Category: Focus: Wild Places
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Pilot View: Reconnecting Habitat with Wildlife Overpasses
Flying over a section of Highway 401 in southern Ontario where the Algonquin to Adirondacks Collaborative is working to create wildlife overpasses that reconnect habitat and help animals move safely across the landscape. Video by Jess Lax. Flying north of the border, Ontario-based pilot Adam Goldstein recently completed his very first LightHawk flight. Flying over…
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Reconnecting a Critical Wildlife Corridor in Ontario
From highways to property boundaries, humans are experts at drawing lines across the landscape. But for wildlife, those lines don’t exist, and the consequences can be deadly. That’s why LightHawk and our partners are taking to the skies to show what’s at stake. One of those partners, the Algonquin to Adirondacks (A2A) Collaborative, is working…
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Pilot View: Bears Ears National Monument from Above
Nothing beats the aerial perspective for showing the public the majesty of untouched landscapes across the country. One challenge, though, is that it’s hard to get millions of people into a small plane for a low-level flight over those areas. That’s why LightHawk regularly flies photographers! Their ability to capture the beauty of the landscapes…
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Capturing What Makes Bears Ears Worth Protecting
There are currently 138 National Monuments across the United States, managed by the federal government to protect a wide range of natural, historical, and cultural resources. According to the National Parks Conservation Association, these sites include areas of geologic, marine, archaeological, and cultural significance. Since 1906, presidents have used the Antiquities Act to designate national…
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Pilot View: Flying to Document Ancient Gardens in Arizona
July 2025 Along the Gila River in Arizona exist ancient gardens dating back 1,000 to 1,200 years. From the ground, you may never know the small dirt berms shaping the rolling terrain were once walls dividing sections of these gardens. But from the air, the bigger picture comes into view, you can clearly see the…