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Small Actions, Massive Milestones: Celebrating 10,000 Salt Watch Samples

 | Salt Watch
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

 | Press Statements
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 Appoints Jared Mott as Executive Director

 | League Updates
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

 | Advocacy
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…

News & Views: Conservation Shifts to States

 | Outdoor America
While federal agencies rollback programs and cut budgets for science and environmental programs, any progress on conservation issues in 2026 will likely come from the states as they assume a…

From High School Camcorder to Conservation Career: Ryan Wagner’s Journey with the Izaak Walton League

 | League Updates
When Ryan Wagner first connected with the Izaak Walton League of America, he was just a high school student with a camcorder and a curiosity about the natural world. He…

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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