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We're flying to save the Earth. Colorado-based non-profit. Conservation flights are free to qualifying partners:

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#PilotViewFriday This week's featured volunteer pilot is James Dingess! James is based in Nevada and started flying for LightHawk last year! Thanks for being part of the team James and we look forward to your next flight with us! Like this post to share your thanks with James!

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however was under serious threat due to the destruction and fragmentation of their habitat. This mission flew stakeholders and land owners in the recovery area to show the magnitude of the problem and possible solutions. (2/2)

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#TBT: 10 years ago, we flew Instituto de Ecología Regional to support Mexican pronghorn conservation. From the air, the scale of habitat loss was impossible to ignore.

Today, pronghorn still face climate and human-driven pressures, & an aerial view remains a valuable tool.

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Colorado, we’re in the final approach of #ColoradoGivesDay… and there’s still room on this flight.

If you haven’t given yet, now’s a great time to grab your seat and help us land the day strong.

Give before midnight.
➡️🔗https://t.co/gu9US7MXZs.

#LightHawk #GiveWhereYouLive

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What does the end of the Colorado River look like?

We flew The Mirage Podcast team over the Colorado River Delta to see where the river’s flow ends & where the story begins.

On #ColoradoGivesDay, help keep conservation flying.
Give today: https://t.co/gu9US7MXZs

📸 Kim Prodan

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Colorado, rise and shine — it’s #ColoradoGivesDay.

Help us fly to protect the headwaters, rivers, wildlife, & lands we depend on using an aerial view.

Power Hour giving from 7–8 am for bonus $$$!

Your move, Colorado.
Let’s lift conservation together.

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Did you catch the latest issue of our Conservation FLYer newsletter? it's got a great story about a flight transporting about 300 endangered birds from Oklahoma to Arizona to be released into the wild! Check it out! https://t.co/bKsXJqZlUS

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#PilotViewFriday Congratulations to new volunteer pilot Trevor Moody for completing his first flight with LightHawk! Trevor provided a flight for photographer @JHenryFair to capture images and video for conservation partner Puget Soundkeeper.

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of the Western portion of the Sanctuary which is difficult to access by land due to the rugged terrain – a constant theme in LightHawk flights even today! (3/3)

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#TBT A 2015 LightHawk flight over the Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary (CBWS) and Victoria Peak Natural Monument in Belize allowed management to make observations and document changes occurring within and around the protected area. (1/3)

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The flight also identified hotspots for illegal activities, allowing officials to develop security measures. Additionally, the flight allowed the participants to get an overview (2/3)

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LightHawk is in the news! Aviation International News features how our volunteer pilots fly for wildlife, watersheds, & places that need a view from above. On #GivingTuesday, help us give conservation wings with a gift at https://t.co/r21Yez3hNs
Story: https://t.co/ftqNcv8TRF

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Today, join a global wave of generosity. Your #GivingTuesday gift to LightHawk helps protect wildlife & habitats on the ground by putting conservation in the air. Every donation is MATCHED!

Be part of something bigger: https://t.co/VfiialaMmR

#KeepConservationFlying

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would have been several weeks of work for their staff – all completed in a single 2-hour LightHawk flight by Volunteer Pilot Mike McNamara! 📸 by Drake McDonough. (2/2)

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A recent flight with Agricultural Stewardship Association in New York saved our partners weeks worth of on-the-ground monitoring with a single flight! They estimate one flight allowed them to cover 100 sites, which at 2 hours each, (1/2)

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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

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We’re one week from Giving Tuesday—& gearing up to reach our $75,000 year-end goal.

Your support helps LightHawk bring aerial insight to the conservation work happening across the country.

🔗 Donate: https://t.co/VfiialaMmR
📸 Evan Anderman

#GivingTuesday #ConservationInFlight

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A flight with the Nez Perce Tribe over the Snake River showed two very different stories: blocked salmon migration at the dams—and thriving tributaries upstream.

The aerial view helps partners see the full picture and guide what comes next.

#ConservationInFlight #SalmonRecovery

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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

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#PilotViewFriday

Shoutout to Ken Newbury, a LightHawk volunteer pilot for over 10 years! Our partners at the Land Trust of Santa Cruz recently got to experience his dedication on a flight over their lands.

Thank you, Ken, for flying for conservation. ✈️💚

📸: Ken Newbury