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The Endangered Species Act is in Danger

 | Outdoor America
Author: Lisa Ballard One word can make a big difference. In July 2026, the federal government finalized a major change to the Endangered Species Act, removing the regulatory definition of…

Meet a Monitor: Laura DeGolier

 | Meet a Monitor
Author: Heather Wilson, Save Our Streams Coordinator After more than 20 years of volunteer water quality monitoring, Laura DeGolier knows her rivers like friends. In 2006, Laura discovered water quality…

Kate Miller Hired by Izaak Walton League as Conservation Director

 | League Updates
The Izaak Walton League of America has hired Kate Miller as Conservation Director. Miller will direct the League’s broad portfolio of policy, government relations and conservation topics, which includes clean…

Clean Water Under Attack: How to Take Action (Webinar)

 | Clean Water
The Clean Water Act is under attack. What can you do? The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers have proposed changes that could significantly reduce federal protections…

Farm Bill proposal clears Senate Agriculture Committee 

 | Advocacy
On September 16, the Senate Agriculture Committee passed a Farm Bill—the Agricultural Act of 2026—by a vote of 12-11. The development marks an encouraging step for the overdue legislation, but…

Roadless Area protections at risk: Learn how you can help

 | Action Alert
Author: Kate Miller, Conservation Director On August 18, 2026, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a proposal to rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule (2001 Roadless Rule). This proposed action would eliminate widely…

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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