All the Salt that Remains: The Lasting Danger of Road Salt to Our Waterways
By: Abby Hileman, Salt Watch Coordinator Winter may come and go, but the impact of road salt lingers long after the snow melts—seeping into our soil, groundwater, and waterways where…
What I’ve Learned: 50 Years of Conservation for Nongame Wildlife
By: Carrol L. Hendersen Wildlife sought by hunters and anglers—whether wild turkeys or walleyes—tend to get a lot of attention, and funding. That’s fair. Hunting and fishing are popular traditions…
Meet a Monitor: Phillip Mariscal
Phillip Mariscal says joining the Izaak Walton League Rockville Chapter was the best decision he ever made.
Small Actions, Massive Milestones: Celebrating 10,000 Salt Watch Samples
By: Abby Hileman, Salt Watch Coordinator Can small actions really make a big difference for our waterways? We just proved they can. When I joined the Izaak Walton League back in 2022,…
Report on Cancer Rates in Iowa Examines Links to Pesticides, Nitrate, PFAS and Radon
On March 25, 2026, the Iowa Environmental Council and the Harkin Institute released an 88-page report titled “Environmental Risk Factors and Iowa’s Cancer Crisis” that summarizes medical research on the risk factors…
Izaak Walton League Campaign for Clean Water, 2026
More than a century ago, conservationists founded the Izaak Walton League of America to curb the rampant pollution of the nation’s waterways and conserve vanishing wild places. In the decades…
Meet a Monitor: Mark Wincek
By: Abby Hileman, Salt Watch Coordinator From “The Burning River” to Salt Watch: Meet Mark, the Citizen Scientist Protecting Cleveland’s Waterways For some, the environment is a hobby. For Mark,…
Izaak Walton League Appoints Jared Mott as Executive Director
Gaithersburg, Md.——The Izaak Walton League of America has appointed Jared Mott as its Executive Director effective March 11. Mott, who has served as Conservation Director at the League since 2017,…
Proposed Farm Bill clears first hurdle
In the early hours of March 5, lawmakers of the House Agriculture Committee voted 34 to 17 to pass a draft Farm Bill, The Farm, Food and National Security Act…
Your kit will include a bottle containing 25 nitrate test strips which you can use to test your water source(s) throughout the year. You’ll also receive postcards explaining how to use your nitrate test strips and how to share your Nitrate Watch results on the Clean Water Hub.
Your kit will include four test strips so you can test your waterway throughout the season. You’ll also receive a chart to help you interpret your results and a postcard with instructions for completing a Salt Watch test and reporting your findings.