This week we’re recognizing volunteer pilot Arlene Myers Alexander.
Since 2014, she’s flown dozens of LightHawk missions in the Northeast, generously contributing her time and expertise to conservation.
Thank you, Arlene.
#LightHawk #PilotViewFriday #ConservationInFlight #WomenInAviation
Love is seeing the bigger picture. ❤️
This Valentine’s Day, we’re grateful for the pilots, partners, and supporters who share our love for wildlife and wild places.
Together, we’re bringing conservation into view.
#ValentinesDay #ConservationInFlight #LightHawk
Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at LightHawk.
We’re grateful for you—our volunteer pilots, partners, and supporters. You make this work possible.
📸 Jonathan Milne
🛩️ Pilot: Jonathan Hinson
#HappyThanksgiving #ConservationInFlight #Grateful #ThankYou #LightHawk
We’re one week from Giving Tuesday—and gearing up to reach our $75,000 December goal.
Your support helps LightHawk bring aerial insight to the conservation work happening across the country.
🔗 Donate: https://www.lighthawk.org/donate
📸 Evan Anderman
#GivingTuesday #ConservationInFlight
A flight with the Nez Perce Tribe over the Snake River showed two very different stories: blocked salmon migration at the dams & thriving tributaries upstream.
The aerial view helps partners see the full picture and guide what comes next.
#ConservationInFlight #SalmonRecovery #LightHawk #NezPerce
Behind the scenes at 2,000 ft 🎥✈️
Camera mounts capture what most people never get to see—giving partners early insights into change and helping protect critical habitats.
What in-flight views should we share next?
#AerialPerspective #ConservationInFlight #LightHawk
Did you see the October Conservation FLYer?
This month’s mission features Northwestern Maine’s forests—and incredible fall colors. 🍁
Check it out! www.lighthawk.org/what-we-do/conservation-...
#LightHawk #ConservationInFlight #AerialConservation #Maine
#PartnersAreSaying
“There would have been no way to get such a comprehensive view of the river… this overview will help us along tremendously.”
– Brynne Lazarus, USGS
The view from above changes what we understand—and how we act.
#LightHawk #ConservationInFlight #USGS
To all veterans across the LightHawk community and beyond—thank you for your service, in the air and on the ground. 💙
#VeteransDay #LightHawk #FlyingForGood #ConservationInFlight #Service #Gratitude
#TBT to 2018, when photographer Lauren Ownes joined a LightHawk flight with the New England Forestry Foundation to capture Maine’s Denny’s River—vital spawning habitat for endangered Atlantic Salmon. 🐟
Forests shape rivers. Rivers sustain life. 🌲💧
#LightHawk #ConservationInFlight #NewEngland
Glaciers on Colorado’s Front Range are changing—fast.
LightHawk teamed up with a @ColoradoStateU researcher to fly over 12 glaciers from Rocky Mountain NP to the Indian Peaks, capturing images to track climate-driven change.
Understanding starts with seeing. ❄️
#LightHawk #ConservationInFlight
It’s #WorldWildlifeDay! 🌍🦅
From transporting endangered species to flying aerial surveys, LightHawk uses the power of flight to protect wildlife & the places they depend on.
Conservation takes perspective—& that’s why we fly. 🛩️
#LightHawk #FlyingForGood #ConservationInFlight
A busy season is ahead for endangered species recovery!
Our volunteer pilots are crossing the nation to transport black-footed ferrets, whooping cranes, Mexican wolves, and California condors—playing a vital role in their reintroduction and recovery efforts.
#LightHawk #ConservationInFlight
160 flights. 500 hours in the air. And it’s only September.
Every LightHawk mission adds perspective—and impact—to conservation projects across the country. Can’t wait to see where the rest of 2025 takes us.
#LightHawk #ConservationInFlight #AerialPerspective #FlyingForGood #GeneralAviation
🛩️ LightHawk flies to reveal what’s hard to see from the ground.
A past flight over Colorado documented roadless areas opened to oil & gas leasing—imagery that helped partners raise awareness & push for protections.
That’s the power of aerial perspective.
#ConservationInFlight
🛩️ As of September:
✅ 150 flights completed
✅ 238 people flown—journalists, officials & scientists
That’s the impact of aerial perspective: seeing conservation issues differently, making better choices for wildlife & wild places. 🌎
#LightHawk #ConservationInFlight #FlyingForGood
🦈 It’s International Whale Shark Day!
In 2014, LightHawk gave scientists an aerial view of whale shark populations—helping monitor their numbers & document the growing pressures of tourism.
Gentle giants, vital ecosystems.
📸 Ivan Gabaldon / Mote Marine Lab
#LightHawk #ConservationInFlight
🗣️ #PartnersAreSaying
“Thank you for an incredible experience and invaluable information on the importance, history and impact of the Everglades to Miami… Greatly appreciate all your efforts and work to support the Everglades.”
– Betty De Aragon, Brickell Magazine
#LightHawk #ConservationInFlight
📸 Happy #WorldPhotographyDay!
LightHawk flies photographers to capture aerial images that inspire action & conservation.
They say a photo is worth 1,000 words… from 1,000 feet, we think it’s worth 10,000. 🛩️
#FlyingForGood #ConservationInFlight
✈️ #PilotViewFriday shoutout to Volunteer Pilot Lane Gormley, one of LightHawk’s most dedicated West Coast pilots.
Whether it’s endangered species transport or aerial surveys, Lane brings skill, heart, & a whole lot of smiles to every flight.
#FlyingForGood #ConservationInFlight
🐺 We couldn’t let #InternationalWolfDay pass without celebrating one of nature’s most iconic species.
LightHawk has flown gray, Mexican & red wolves for recovery efforts across North America —because when wolves thrive, nature does too.
#WolfRecovery #ConservationInFlight
#TBT to 2017: LightHawk & Friends of the Yampa flew advocates over the Yampa River to witness its unique floodplains & riparian habitat.
A powerful reminder of what’s at stake—and why this wild river is worth protecting.
📸: Sinjin Eberle
#ConservationInFlight #ProtectWhatMatters
