🛩️ #PilotViewFriday
Meet Gerold Noyes—a LightHawk volunteer pilot since 2014. For over a decade, he’s donated his time, skills & aircraft to support conservation across New England.
👏 Thanks Gerold for being our wings & for everything you bring to LightHawk’s mission!
#LightHawk #FlyingForGood
Meet Gerold Noyes—a LightHawk volunteer pilot since 2014. For over a decade, he’s donated his time, skills & aircraft to support conservation across New England.
👏 Thanks Gerold for being our wings & for everything you bring to LightHawk’s mission!
#LightHawk #FlyingForGood
September 5, 2025 at 6:23 PM
🛩️ #PilotViewFriday
Meet Gerold Noyes—a LightHawk volunteer pilot since 2014. For over a decade, he’s donated his time, skills & aircraft to support conservation across New England.
👏 Thanks Gerold for being our wings & for everything you bring to LightHawk’s mission!
#LightHawk #FlyingForGood
Meet Gerold Noyes—a LightHawk volunteer pilot since 2014. For over a decade, he’s donated his time, skills & aircraft to support conservation across New England.
👏 Thanks Gerold for being our wings & for everything you bring to LightHawk’s mission!
#LightHawk #FlyingForGood
#PartnersAreSaying
“I had not realized before the flight the sheer size and impact of the Everglades to our local economy and well being.”
– Betty De Aragon, Brickell Magazine
LightHawk flights don’t just show the view—they reveal the significance.
#Everglades #FlyingForGood
“I had not realized before the flight the sheer size and impact of the Everglades to our local economy and well being.”
– Betty De Aragon, Brickell Magazine
LightHawk flights don’t just show the view—they reveal the significance.
#Everglades #FlyingForGood
September 24, 2025 at 6:18 PM
#PartnersAreSaying
“I had not realized before the flight the sheer size and impact of the Everglades to our local economy and well being.”
– Betty De Aragon, Brickell Magazine
LightHawk flights don’t just show the view—they reveal the significance.
#Everglades #FlyingForGood
“I had not realized before the flight the sheer size and impact of the Everglades to our local economy and well being.”
– Betty De Aragon, Brickell Magazine
LightHawk flights don’t just show the view—they reveal the significance.
#Everglades #FlyingForGood
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
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
September 15, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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
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 is at #AirVenture2025! Our CEO and CAO are there this week catching up with pilots and the aviation community.
If you see them, give ’em a wave—and tell them how much you love what we do from the sky! 💙
#OSH25 #LightHawk #FlyingForGood
If you see them, give ’em a wave—and tell them how much you love what we do from the sky! 💙
#OSH25 #LightHawk #FlyingForGood
July 21, 2025 at 2:51 PM
✈️ LightHawk is at #AirVenture2025! Our CEO and CAO are there this week catching up with pilots and the aviation community.
If you see them, give ’em a wave—and tell them how much you love what we do from the sky! 💙
#OSH25 #LightHawk #FlyingForGood
If you see them, give ’em a wave—and tell them how much you love what we do from the sky! 💙
#OSH25 #LightHawk #FlyingForGood
🦅 When a California condor vanishes, it’s all hands—and wings—on deck.
LightHawk flies telemetry missions to help wildlife teams locate missing birds fast.
It’s how aviation is accelerating conservation from above.
#FlyingForGood #CaliforniaCondor #AerialConservation #LightHawk
LightHawk flies telemetry missions to help wildlife teams locate missing birds fast.
It’s how aviation is accelerating conservation from above.
#FlyingForGood #CaliforniaCondor #AerialConservation #LightHawk
July 23, 2025 at 6:44 PM
🦅 When a California condor vanishes, it’s all hands—and wings—on deck.
LightHawk flies telemetry missions to help wildlife teams locate missing birds fast.
It’s how aviation is accelerating conservation from above.
#FlyingForGood #CaliforniaCondor #AerialConservation #LightHawk
LightHawk flies telemetry missions to help wildlife teams locate missing birds fast.
It’s how aviation is accelerating conservation from above.
#FlyingForGood #CaliforniaCondor #AerialConservation #LightHawk
#TBT: Oil spills, tanker traffic, climate impact—in 2018, we flew photographer Garth Lenz over the the Trans Mountain Pipeline route, capturing images to raise awareness of the expansion risks.
The issues remain urgent. So does the need for perspective.
📸Garth Lenz
#LightHawk #FlyingForGood
The issues remain urgent. So does the need for perspective.
📸Garth Lenz
#LightHawk #FlyingForGood
September 11, 2025 at 6:37 PM
#TBT: Oil spills, tanker traffic, climate impact—in 2018, we flew photographer Garth Lenz over the the Trans Mountain Pipeline route, capturing images to raise awareness of the expansion risks.
The issues remain urgent. So does the need for perspective.
📸Garth Lenz
#LightHawk #FlyingForGood
The issues remain urgent. So does the need for perspective.
📸Garth Lenz
#LightHawk #FlyingForGood
Sometimes the best way to understand a problem is to change your perspective.
We flew a photographer over fracking sites in PA—capturing how close they are to local watersheds. Hard to see from the ground. Impossible to ignore from the air. 🛩️
#LightHawk #FlyingForGood
We flew a photographer over fracking sites in PA—capturing how close they are to local watersheds. Hard to see from the ground. Impossible to ignore from the air. 🛩️
#LightHawk #FlyingForGood
September 10, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Sometimes the best way to understand a problem is to change your perspective.
We flew a photographer over fracking sites in PA—capturing how close they are to local watersheds. Hard to see from the ground. Impossible to ignore from the air. 🛩️
#LightHawk #FlyingForGood
We flew a photographer over fracking sites in PA—capturing how close they are to local watersheds. Hard to see from the ground. Impossible to ignore from the air. 🛩️
#LightHawk #FlyingForGood
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
#VeteransDay #LightHawk #FlyingForGood #ConservationInFlight #Service #Gratitude
November 11, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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
#VeteransDay #LightHawk #FlyingForGood #ConservationInFlight #Service #Gratitude
📸 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
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
August 19, 2025 at 6:27 PM
📸 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
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
Whether it’s endangered species transport or aerial surveys, Lane brings skill, heart, & a whole lot of smiles to every flight.
#FlyingForGood #ConservationInFlight
August 15, 2025 at 6:24 PM
✈️ #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
Whether it’s endangered species transport or aerial surveys, Lane brings skill, heart, & a whole lot of smiles to every flight.
#FlyingForGood #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
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
October 4, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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
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
🛩️ We’re in the final days of the #50in50Challenge… and let’s just say, the skies have been very busy.
We’re holding onto a little secret.
Something awesome is in the air.
Stay tuned.
#LightHawk #ConservationInFlight #FlyingForGood #ProtectWhatMatters
We’re holding onto a little secret.
Something awesome is in the air.
Stay tuned.
#LightHawk #ConservationInFlight #FlyingForGood #ProtectWhatMatters
July 11, 2025 at 1:05 PM
🛩️ We’re in the final days of the #50in50Challenge… and let’s just say, the skies have been very busy.
We’re holding onto a little secret.
Something awesome is in the air.
Stay tuned.
#LightHawk #ConservationInFlight #FlyingForGood #ProtectWhatMatters
We’re holding onto a little secret.
Something awesome is in the air.
Stay tuned.
#LightHawk #ConservationInFlight #FlyingForGood #ProtectWhatMatters
Did you catch the September Conservation FLYer? ✈️
It features first-time LightHawk pilot Bronson Daughtry’s flight over iconic Wyoming landscapes—and a gorgeous photo from Chris Boyer, our Northern Region Program Manager.
👉 Read the latest issue: https://loom.ly/A1eKhiU
#LightHawk #FlyingForGood
It features first-time LightHawk pilot Bronson Daughtry’s flight over iconic Wyoming landscapes—and a gorgeous photo from Chris Boyer, our Northern Region Program Manager.
👉 Read the latest issue: https://loom.ly/A1eKhiU
#LightHawk #FlyingForGood
October 6, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Did you catch the September Conservation FLYer? ✈️
It features first-time LightHawk pilot Bronson Daughtry’s flight over iconic Wyoming landscapes—and a gorgeous photo from Chris Boyer, our Northern Region Program Manager.
👉 Read the latest issue: https://loom.ly/A1eKhiU
#LightHawk #FlyingForGood
It features first-time LightHawk pilot Bronson Daughtry’s flight over iconic Wyoming landscapes—and a gorgeous photo from Chris Boyer, our Northern Region Program Manager.
👉 Read the latest issue: https://loom.ly/A1eKhiU
#LightHawk #FlyingForGood
Channel Islands skies for Flight 35 of our #50in50Challenge.🦊
Volunteer pilot Barb Filkins flew telemetry surveys to track the island fox—a species once on the brink.
Each signal matters. Each flight supports its future.
#LightHawk #AerialConservation #IslandFox #WildlifeScience #FlyingForGood
Volunteer pilot Barb Filkins flew telemetry surveys to track the island fox—a species once on the brink.
Each signal matters. Each flight supports its future.
#LightHawk #AerialConservation #IslandFox #WildlifeScience #FlyingForGood
June 30, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Channel Islands skies for Flight 35 of our #50in50Challenge.🦊
Volunteer pilot Barb Filkins flew telemetry surveys to track the island fox—a species once on the brink.
Each signal matters. Each flight supports its future.
#LightHawk #AerialConservation #IslandFox #WildlifeScience #FlyingForGood
Volunteer pilot Barb Filkins flew telemetry surveys to track the island fox—a species once on the brink.
Each signal matters. Each flight supports its future.
#LightHawk #AerialConservation #IslandFox #WildlifeScience #FlyingForGood
✈️ Meet #LightHawk volunteer pilot Rick Turley, featured in a recent Coloradoan article! Rick’s commitment embodies what “conservation in flight” is all about.
📖 Read more about Rick’s journey and why he chooses to fly for conservation:https://loom.ly/PTbEVVM
#FlyingForGood #ProtectWhatMatters
📖 Read more about Rick’s journey and why he chooses to fly for conservation:https://loom.ly/PTbEVVM
#FlyingForGood #ProtectWhatMatters
Fort Collins pilot volunteers his own plane, time and money to fly conservation missions
Fort Collins pilot Rick Turley, volunteer for Grand Junction-based nonprofit Lighthawk: 'I feel like I am serving a useful purpose.'
www.coloradoan.com
August 11, 2025 at 5:45 PM
✈️ Meet #LightHawk volunteer pilot Rick Turley, featured in a recent Coloradoan article! Rick’s commitment embodies what “conservation in flight” is all about.
📖 Read more about Rick’s journey and why he chooses to fly for conservation:https://loom.ly/PTbEVVM
#FlyingForGood #ProtectWhatMatters
📖 Read more about Rick’s journey and why he chooses to fly for conservation:https://loom.ly/PTbEVVM
#FlyingForGood #ProtectWhatMatters
🛩️ Flights 45 & 46 of our #50in50Challenge brought us back to VT—one flight to track the health of Otter Creek from agricultural impacts, the other to document how development is shaping wildlife connectivity across the state.
📍 Two flights. One connected ecosystem.
#LightHawk #FlyingForGood
📍 Two flights. One connected ecosystem.
#LightHawk #FlyingForGood
July 13, 2025 at 12:20 PM
🛩️ Flights 45 & 46 of our #50in50Challenge brought us back to VT—one flight to track the health of Otter Creek from agricultural impacts, the other to document how development is shaping wildlife connectivity across the state.
📍 Two flights. One connected ecosystem.
#LightHawk #FlyingForGood
📍 Two flights. One connected ecosystem.
#LightHawk #FlyingForGood
A view from the air can change everything. As Joseph Quiroz, WY Outdoor Council, shared:
“Even after 20 years of land travel in the Red Desert, seeing it from the air broadened my appreciation & put me in a better position to advocate for its conservation.
#AerialPerspective #FlyingForGood
“Even after 20 years of land travel in the Red Desert, seeing it from the air broadened my appreciation & put me in a better position to advocate for its conservation.
#AerialPerspective #FlyingForGood
September 17, 2025 at 6:04 PM
A view from the air can change everything. As Joseph Quiroz, WY Outdoor Council, shared:
“Even after 20 years of land travel in the Red Desert, seeing it from the air broadened my appreciation & put me in a better position to advocate for its conservation.
#AerialPerspective #FlyingForGood
“Even after 20 years of land travel in the Red Desert, seeing it from the air broadened my appreciation & put me in a better position to advocate for its conservation.
#AerialPerspective #FlyingForGood
✈️ LightHawk is at #AirVenture2025! Our CEO and CAO are there this week catching up with pilots and the aviation community.
If you see them, give ’em a wave—and tell them how much you love what we do from the sky! 💙
#OSH25 #LightHawk #FlyingForGood
If you see them, give ’em a wave—and tell them how much you love what we do from the sky! 💙
#OSH25 #LightHawk #FlyingForGood
July 21, 2025 at 3:43 PM
✈️ LightHawk is at #AirVenture2025! Our CEO and CAO are there this week catching up with pilots and the aviation community.
If you see them, give ’em a wave—and tell them how much you love what we do from the sky! 💙
#OSH25 #LightHawk #FlyingForGood
If you see them, give ’em a wave—and tell them how much you love what we do from the sky! 💙
#OSH25 #LightHawk #FlyingForGood
🛩️ We gave a lift to some fellow aviators—300 masked bobwhite quail chicks + 5 adults!
Volunteer pilot Warren Dean flew them from the George Miksch Sutton Avian Research Center in OK to AZ, where they’ll be released at Buenos Aires NWR to help restore this endangered species.
#FlyingForGood
Volunteer pilot Warren Dean flew them from the George Miksch Sutton Avian Research Center in OK to AZ, where they’ll be released at Buenos Aires NWR to help restore this endangered species.
#FlyingForGood
September 9, 2025 at 6:48 PM
🛩️ We gave a lift to some fellow aviators—300 masked bobwhite quail chicks + 5 adults!
Volunteer pilot Warren Dean flew them from the George Miksch Sutton Avian Research Center in OK to AZ, where they’ll be released at Buenos Aires NWR to help restore this endangered species.
#FlyingForGood
Volunteer pilot Warren Dean flew them from the George Miksch Sutton Avian Research Center in OK to AZ, where they’ll be released at Buenos Aires NWR to help restore this endangered species.
#FlyingForGood
#TBT: In 2021, LightHawk and American Rivers flew the Yampa—for a film telling the story of one of the last free-flowing rivers in the Colorado Basin.
Today, it’s still at the heart of the fight for resilient rivers in the West.
📸 David Cole
#FlyingForGood #ColoradoRiverBasin
Today, it’s still at the heart of the fight for resilient rivers in the West.
📸 David Cole
#FlyingForGood #ColoradoRiverBasin
September 25, 2025 at 6:10 PM
#TBT: In 2021, LightHawk and American Rivers flew the Yampa—for a film telling the story of one of the last free-flowing rivers in the Colorado Basin.
Today, it’s still at the heart of the fight for resilient rivers in the West.
📸 David Cole
#FlyingForGood #ColoradoRiverBasin
Today, it’s still at the heart of the fight for resilient rivers in the West.
📸 David Cole
#FlyingForGood #ColoradoRiverBasin
✈️ Where Are We Wednesday!
We’ve flown missions in 27 states this year—can you guess where this landscape is?
Drop your answer below 👇and we’ll reveal the answer tomorrow!
#WhereAreWeWednesday #LightHawk #FlyingForGood
We’ve flown missions in 27 states this year—can you guess where this landscape is?
Drop your answer below 👇and we’ll reveal the answer tomorrow!
#WhereAreWeWednesday #LightHawk #FlyingForGood
November 12, 2025 at 8:07 PM
✈️ Where Are We Wednesday!
We’ve flown missions in 27 states this year—can you guess where this landscape is?
Drop your answer below 👇and we’ll reveal the answer tomorrow!
#WhereAreWeWednesday #LightHawk #FlyingForGood
We’ve flown missions in 27 states this year—can you guess where this landscape is?
Drop your answer below 👇and we’ll reveal the answer tomorrow!
#WhereAreWeWednesday #LightHawk #FlyingForGood
Our coastlines face growing challenges—from erosion and flooding to habitat loss and development pressures.
LightHawk provides the aerial view that reveals patterns you can’t see from the ground—insights that guide on-the-ground solutions.
#LightHawk #CoatalConservation #FlyingForGood
LightHawk provides the aerial view that reveals patterns you can’t see from the ground—insights that guide on-the-ground solutions.
#LightHawk #CoatalConservation #FlyingForGood
September 27, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Our coastlines face growing challenges—from erosion and flooding to habitat loss and development pressures.
LightHawk provides the aerial view that reveals patterns you can’t see from the ground—insights that guide on-the-ground solutions.
#LightHawk #CoatalConservation #FlyingForGood
LightHawk provides the aerial view that reveals patterns you can’t see from the ground—insights that guide on-the-ground solutions.
#LightHawk #CoatalConservation #FlyingForGood
🛩️ #PilotViewFriday Rock your wings for Eric Berman!
Eric (on the left in the photo!) joined our pilot ranks this year & has already signed up for multiple missions in the Pacific Northwest. 👏
Thanks for bringing your enthusiasm & passion for conservation to the skies, Eric!
#FlyingForGood
Eric (on the left in the photo!) joined our pilot ranks this year & has already signed up for multiple missions in the Pacific Northwest. 👏
Thanks for bringing your enthusiasm & passion for conservation to the skies, Eric!
#FlyingForGood
September 12, 2025 at 5:51 PM
🛩️ #PilotViewFriday Rock your wings for Eric Berman!
Eric (on the left in the photo!) joined our pilot ranks this year & has already signed up for multiple missions in the Pacific Northwest. 👏
Thanks for bringing your enthusiasm & passion for conservation to the skies, Eric!
#FlyingForGood
Eric (on the left in the photo!) joined our pilot ranks this year & has already signed up for multiple missions in the Pacific Northwest. 👏
Thanks for bringing your enthusiasm & passion for conservation to the skies, Eric!
#FlyingForGood
🛩️ 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
✅ 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
September 3, 2025 at 5:04 PM
🛩️ 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
✅ 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
🛩️ #PilotViewFriday
Meet Gerald Glaser of CA—flying with LightHawk since 2021! He’s flown multiple missions each year, helping conservation efforts across the West.
👏 Thanks, Gerald, for making conservation take flight!
#LightHawk #FlyingForGood #VolunteerPilot
Meet Gerald Glaser of CA—flying with LightHawk since 2021! He’s flown multiple missions each year, helping conservation efforts across the West.
👏 Thanks, Gerald, for making conservation take flight!
#LightHawk #FlyingForGood #VolunteerPilot
August 29, 2025 at 6:45 PM
🛩️ #PilotViewFriday
Meet Gerald Glaser of CA—flying with LightHawk since 2021! He’s flown multiple missions each year, helping conservation efforts across the West.
👏 Thanks, Gerald, for making conservation take flight!
#LightHawk #FlyingForGood #VolunteerPilot
Meet Gerald Glaser of CA—flying with LightHawk since 2021! He’s flown multiple missions each year, helping conservation efforts across the West.
👏 Thanks, Gerald, for making conservation take flight!
#LightHawk #FlyingForGood #VolunteerPilot