LightHawk Welcomes New CEO

Mar 16, 2020 | Blog

FT. COLLINS, CO, 16 March 2020 – LightHawk, the largest conservation flying organization in the country, welcomes Michele Rutledge as new CEO to lead the organization in its mission to inspire conservation action through the aerial perspective of at-risk and...

Think. Plan. Fly.

Sep 4, 2019 | Blog

A guest article by Devon Player. For this flight, LightHawk partnered with Puget Soundkeeper and Unleash the Brilliance. Puget Soundkeeper works to preserve and protect the waters of Puget Sound. Unleash the Brilliance was founded to empower youth who are at risk of...

Soaring Higher: Floods, Puppies, Lobsters and Dams

Aug 7, 2019 | Blog, Oceans & Coastlines, Waterways, Wildlife

Your Giving Creates Conservation Change Floods Ravage the Land MIDWEST ISSUE: Record flooding destroyed farms and towns this spring as well as key energy infrastructure, threatening drinking water supplies. HOW LIGHTHAWK HELPS: We responded quickly to document the...

Conservation FLYer: June 2019

Jun 28, 2019 | Blog, Newsletters, Waterways

What happens when fly fishing doesn’t mean what you think? Read our monthly newsletter to find out! Overlooking the lakes of northern Wisconsin from William Menzel’s Piper. Researchers counted fishermen from the air to help guide future management and...

891 Hours on a Plane

May 23, 2019 | Blog

It’s out! A celebration of our past operating year’s LightHawk accomplishments. Read our Annual Report to find out the incredible things our supporters enabled us to do for the earth. LightHawk 2019 Annual Report 5 Reasons You Should Read Our Annual Report...

Soaring Higher: Whales, Lynx, Land Trusts and Toxic Algae

Mar 5, 2019 | Blog, Newsletters, Oceans & Coastlines, Wild Places, Wildlife

How LightHawk’s Supporters are Saving the Earth From Slime to SavedWhen LightHawk flights lead to presidential actionsWhen you think of Florida’s beaches, you probably don’timagine them abandoned, full of dead fish, and giving off toxic gas. That’s exactly what...