Drones are proving to be a valuable tool in conservation, allowing researchers to gather data and images that would be challenging to collect manually in difficult-to-access environments. Partnering with Dotmote Labs and AgEagle, The Nature Conservancy in Washington was able to collect climate data over a nearly 400-acre area in the Ellsworth Creek Preserve.

Learn more about this microclimate mapping project and the other ways drones are being used in conservation efforts on TNC's Fieldnotes blog.