Grantee Profile: LightHawk
LightHawk donates flights to help protect land, water, and wildlife in the U.S., Mexico, Central America, and parts of Canada. Photo by Kevin Steele, with aerial support by LightHawk.
Founded in 1979, LightHawk is a nonprofit, volunteer pilot-based organization that flies environmental missions in collaboration with a network of more than 167 pilots and hundreds of partner organizations throughout Central and North America. Their mission is to champion environmental protection through the unique perspective of flight.
Recent Grant History:
2010 - $40,000 To provide flight services in support of conservation projects in the North Cascades, High Divide, Crown of the Continent, and Central Oregon. Place-based Conservation
2009 - $25,000 To provide flight services in support of conservation projects in the North Cascades, High Divide, Crown of the Continent and Central Oregon. Place-based Conservation
2008 - $30,000 To provide flight services in support of conservation projects in the North Cascades, High Divide and Montana's Missoula and Ravalli Counties. Conservation Capacity
