Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Conservation taking flight: EcoFlight gives bird-eye view to conservation battles


Ecoflight, an Aspen-based nonprofit, was founded by Bruce Gordon in 2002 with the mission of providing an aerial perspective on environmental issues and threats. They provide invaluable services to conservation organizations like Grand Canyon Trust and the article below tells their compelling story.


Ecoflight prepares to take Trust's Roger Clark on overflight of Grand Canyon uranium mines

On Monday morning three private planes left Aspen airspace. But these weren’t Learjets with leather interiors and a dedicated flight attendant for traveling CEOs. These three aircraft were tiny Cessnas more than 30 years old that looked and felt more like flying sardine cans than planes. However the mission was as important as any business executive’s: to educate students on the conservation issues facing national parks in the Southwest as part of EcoFlight’s Flight Across America.

The lead plane was piloted by Bruce Gordon, the founder, president, and chief pilot of Ecoflight. The Aspen-based nonprofit started in 2002 with the mission of providing an aerial perspective on environmental issues and threats. Policy makers, conservation groups, the media and young adults are flown throughout the West so that they can see the impact, or potential impact, that man’s activities have on the landscape.


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