Outdoor America Spring 2011
Outdoor America is the award-winning quarterly magazine of the Izaak Walton League of America. Each issue is filled with entertaining and educational articles about the conservation work of League members. We also provide in-depth coverage of broader conservation issues such as national energy policy, urban sprawl, and wetland loss. To start receiving Outdoor America, become a League member. Here's what you missed in this issue of the magazine:
FEATURES
Trade
Wars (PDF link)
Will nutrient
trading save or spoil our streams? As water
quality continues to decline across the
country, many states are hoping that nutrient
trading programs can deliver on their promise
of cleaner waterways.
By Suzanne
Teller
Easing Into
Conservation
Conservation easements
provide a win-win for landowners – tax
benefits today and conservation benefits for
future generations.
By Bruce
Ingram
Damaged
Delta
Manmade changes
to the Mississippi River are sinking coastal
wetlands.
By Dawn Merritt
DEPARTMENTS
League
Leader
Working With the Land: We
can all help protect unique and sensitive
landscapes
By Jim Madsen, IWLA National
President
Director’s
Chair
Conservation Programs at a
Crossroads: An updated report on the budget
battles in Washington, DC
By David
Hoskins, IWLA Executive Director
League Lines
No Refuge
for Trash in Great Dismal Swamp * Ikes Camp
Earns an “A” for “Awesome!” * Ikes Hit
the Target for Membership Growth * Hero of
Conservation: Rockville’s Ron Kuipers * Ikes
Teach Students About Water Quality * Common
Cents: Go Green, Earn Green * Citizen Science:
Firefly Watch
Thinking Like a
Mountain
Hunters on the Frontlines:
Declining numbers of hunters does not bode well
for conservation
By Ron Regan,
Association of Fish and Wildlife
Agencies
Outdoor Ethics
The
Rising Cost of Outdoor Recreation: How much is
too much for a fishing or hunting
license?
By David Hart, Field
Editor
Hooks and
Bulletins
Young Ikes * Earth Day
Poetry Contest * 2012 Farm Bill: Stewardship,
Prosperity, and Fairness Events * Policy
Pulse * Reading Room * Spotlight on Grants
Last Stand
America’s
Great Outdoors: A call to action for
conservation and recreation
By Amy
Salzman, White House Council on Environmental
Quality
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