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National Staff Tour of Arlington-Fairfax Chapter Includes an Afternoon of Trap Shooting

 | Outdoor America
Author: Michael Reinemer, Editor Outdoor America 2026, Issue 3 In August, the League’ national headquarters staff toured Virginia’s Arlington-Fairfax Chapter, founded in 1936. It is the Izaak Walton League’s largest chapter…

Meet a Monitor: Jiwoo Lee

 | Clean Water
Jiwoo, Virginia Save Our Streams' youngest volunteer trainer, used to be afraid of bugs. Now she's an intern in the Odanata collection at Smithsonian, is developing a macroinvertebrate identification AI model and wants to study entomology in college.

Rollback of Conservation Laws Calls for Restoration of Protections and Reimaging How We Steward Outdoor America

 | Outdoor America
Author: Michael Reinemer, Editor Outdoor America 2026, Issue 3 All of us who care about clean drinking water, thriving wild landscapes and a healthy planet have our hands full. The…

First Annual Nitrate Pollution Awareness Week Reaches a Broad Audience

 | Nitrate Watch
Author: Sam Puckett, Clean Water Program Director Outdoor America 2026, Issue 3 Between July 26 and August 1, 2026, thousands of community members, clean water advocates and public health supporters…

Red Rose Chapter Works on Setting Things Right for the American Chestnut

 | Outdoor America
Author: Derek Pritts Outdoor America 2026, Issue 3 Twenty years ago, it started with a few American chestnut seedlings and more than a few dreams of what the American chestnut…

Squirrel Hunters, Clear-Cuts and Sweeping Transformation of U.S. Forest Policies

 | Outdoor America
Why the Izaak Walton League v. Butz Matters Outdoor America 2026, Issue 3 Author: Char Miller The banner headline on the front page of the Elkins, West Virginia, newspaper for…

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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