As Women’s History Month comes to a close, we’re celebrating the women who make this work possible, in the air and on the ground.

From pilots to partners, your leadership is shaping the future of conservation.💙

#WomensHistoryMonth #LightHawk #WomenInConservation

Maine’s coastal bluffs protect more than the views behind them.

Pilot Jonathan Hinson flew parts of ME's coast, including Popham Beach & Morse Mtn. to document how erosion & rising seas are reshaping these landscapes & guide decisions protecting coastal ecosystems.

📸 JMilne

#LightHawk #Maine

Happy St. Patrick’s Day from LightHawk.

Here’s to green landscapes, healthy rivers, and the wild places we’re lucky to see from above. 🍀

#StPatricksDay #LightHawk #ProtectWildPlaces #GAviation

Water defines the Everglades.

LightHawk pilot flew Dr. Steve Davis of the Everglades Foundation to view the Everglades Agricultural Area Reservoir site and other restoration projects helping restore the natural flow of water south through this iconic wetland.

#Everglades #LightHawk #WaterMatters

The biggest barrier to environmental progress isn’t a lack of ideas. It’s hesitation. 1% for the Planet CEO Kate Williams explains why progress rarely comes from perfect plans. It comes from people willing to act.

Proud to be part of the 1% for the Planet network.
Read: loom.ly/bKtVQ-s

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Meet LightHawk volunteer pilot Gerold Glaser. Based in California, Gerold has been flying conservation missions with us since 2021 in his Cessna 170.

Passengers say he’s “fantastic and fun” to fly with. Thanks for helping move conservation forward, Gerold.

#LightHawk #PilotViewFriday

LightHawk was founded on a simple idea: perspective changes understanding.

From above, landscapes reveal connections that are easy to miss from the ground. Rivers, habitat, development, and the decisions shaping them all become part of one bigger story.

That’s why we keep flying.

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Two weeks ago, a LightHawk volunteer pilot flew an endangered Mexican gray wolf from New Hampshire to New Mexico to meet a potential mate—one small step in the long recovery of this species. Grateful to partners at Zoo New England and ABQ BioPark.

#MexicanGrayWolf #LightHawk

How To Save the Colorado River The Colorado River is running dry. Cooperation is the only way forward, writes Pete McBride.

The Colorado River’s crisis is hard to grasp from the ground. From above, shrinking reservoirs and exposed shorelines reveal the scale. A TIME article on water rights, features imagery captured on a #LightHawk mission that made that view possible.

🔗 Read: https://loom.ly/K8M1GWU
📸 Pete McBride

California condors disappeared from the wild. Black-footed ferrets were believed extinct. White abalone still face an uncertain future.

They’re here because people chose to act.

LightHawk flies to help partners protect species still fighting to survive.

#WorldWildlifeDay #LightHawk

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

A few years ago, parts of this river corridor were drainage channels and farmland.

Today, wetlands are returning.

Flights like this can fully capture restoration work that helps improve water quality, reduce flooding, and restore habitat.

📸 QC Clean River Advisory Council

#LightHawk #Wetlands

Most of a condor’s life happens out of sight.

They can spend days beyond human view, riding thermals above remote canyons. Telemetry offers rare insight into where they’ve been.

Sometimes, a small signal reminds us they’re still out there.

📸 Dave Meyer
#LightHawk #CaliforniaCondor #Wildlife

Snowpack acts as the West’s most important natural reservoir.

It stores water through winter and releases it in summer. This year, much of the western US faces a significant deficit.

From the air, you can see where the snow should be — and where it isn’t.

📸 Len Necefer
#LightHawk #Snowpack

As AI investors eye Montana for new data centers, communities brace for water impacts Massive data centers could more than double Montana’s electricity needs. Here’s what we know about how three are expected to impact local water supplies.

As Montana faces potential data center development, communities are asking what it could mean for their water.

LightHawk pilot Chris Boyer flew partners with Montana Environmental Information Center to capture aerial imagery supporting this important story.

📷 Chris Boyer/#LightHawk

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