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2025 National Convention

 | In Person

In July, Ikes from across the country will gather in Green Bay, Wisconsin for the 2025 national convention. The theme of this year’s convention is Defending America’s Great Outdoors: A Promise to Future Generations.

Clean Water Webinar: Advocacy at the Local Level

 | Webinar

Virginia Save Our Streams monitors will share how they've gone beyond monitoring and used their data in their local community - and how you can do the same.   Speakers:…

‘Ag fertilizer runoff likely will force more drinking water restrictions’

 | Agriculture
The nitrate pollution at the root of Central Iowa’s lawn watering ban is not unique to Central Iowa. The issue – and its sources – are incredibly widespread. In this…

Meet A Monitor: Jo Ann Sadler

 | Clean Water
Jo Ann Sadler is a Nitrate Watch volunteer from rural northwest Iowa. Like many residents of rural Iowa, Jo Ann’s surroundings are dominated by agricultural fields and she doesn’t live…

Tackling water pollution, amping up advocacy top the agenda for League’s national convention

 | News
Taking action to protect our air, water and the $1.2 trillion outdoor recreation economy has taken on new urgency across the U.S.  “The nitrate water pollution crisis, the rollback of…

‘Atlantic couple teaches neighbors to test waterways’

 | Clean Water
Denise and Larry O’Brien, organic farmers and founding members of the Nishnabotna Water Defenders, are teaching their neighbors in Atlantic, Iowa to monitor pollution in waterways with Nitrate Watch. Learn…

A “Salty Intervention”

 | Clean Water
In February 2025, a Salt Watch volunteer visiting a gas station in Leesburg, Virginia stumbled upon a massive oversalting event. Having seen the consequences of such oversalting on waterways firsthand…

Now it’s our turn to fight for these lands

 | News
By Jared Mott, Conservation Director, Izaak Walton League — The trigger broke just before I expected it, exactly how you want it to. A hundred and sixty-eight yards in front…

Protecting Outdoor America in Communities Across the Country

Over the past 100 years, the Izaak Walton League of America has been an extraordinary champion and defender of the nation’s soil, air, woods, waters and wildlife. Through member-driven bottom-up governance, we’re protecting outdoor America in communities across the country, while working strategically at the national level to win critical conservation battles.

Protecting Outdoor America in Communities Across the Country

Over the past 100 years, the Izaak Walton League of America has been an extraordinary champion and defender of the nation’s soil, air, woods, waters and wildlife. Through member-driven bottom-up governance, we’re protecting outdoor America in communities across the country, while working strategically at the national level to win critical conservation battles.

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