Outdoor America: Fall 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
Seeds
of Destruction
Hunters can be
part of the solution in stopping the spread of
invasive plants.
By Brad
Fitzpatrick
Fishing for Answers
For
reasons unknown, the Susquehanna is losing its
smallmouth bass population.
Contributing
writers: Darrin Youker and Dawn
Merritt
The
Word at 7 Billion
Is
it possible to protect the wild places we love
in an ever-growing world?
By Laurie
Mazur
DEPARTMENTS
League
Leader
Defending Outdoor America
Since 1922: Looking forward to the League’s
90th anniversary celebration next year – and
beyond.
By Jim Madsen, IWLA National
President
Director’s
Chair
Reflections on Success and
Future Challenges: Successes in 2011 position
the League well for the coming year.
By
David Hoskins, IWLA Executive
Director
Letters
Debating Deer
Management
League
Lines
An
adventure in Ohio * Ikes
educate Creek Freaks * Pollinating
chestnut trees * Building
a conservation classroom * Missouri
River moments * Aiming
for outdoor education * Conservation
on parade * Wild
remembrance * Conserving
a space for outdoor education * Great
Backyard Bird Count
Thinking
Like a Mountain
Ethanol in
Context
By Eric Jensen,
IWLA Energy Coordinator
Hooks &
Bulletins
New League resource for
youth programs: Creek Freaks Web site * New
IWLA staff * Scouting for a nature trail *
Reading Room * Policy Pulse * Spotlight on
Grants * IWLA Endowment Reliance for Compliance
* Favorable
Review of Renewable Energy Standards
Last Stand
Clean Air Act
Under Attack: It’s time to stand up for laws
that protect our air quality, fish and
wildlife, and the public health