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‘Central Iowa Water Works ends all watering restrictions as record-setting nitrate levels dip back down’

 | In the News
Central Iowa Water Works has lifted all outdoor watering restrictions after nitrate levels in the Des Moines and Raccoon rivers declined, allowing the utility to meet federal drinking water standards…

Take Action to Protect America’s Prairie Wetlands

 | Action Alert
The clock is ticking. We have a brief opportunity to tell the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to protect the science-based safeguards that have protected the Prairie Pothole Region for…

Forever Chemicals: How PFAS Are Poisoning Waterfowl as Well as Humans (and What We Can Do about It)

 | Outdoor America
Outdoor America, Issue 2, 2026 By: Lisa Ballard Forever chemicals are a category of over 15,000 manmade compounds, primarily per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or simply PFAS. They are “forever” because…

‘Izaak Walton League events promote nitrate pollution awareness, monitoring’

 | In the News
The Izaak Walton League of America is marking Nitrate Pollution Awareness Week (July 26–August 1) with a series of free virtual events designed to educate the public about nitrate pollution…

PBS Will Air Documentary about an Early League Leader

 | League Updates
Gene Stratton-Porter was probably the League’s most famous and influential booster during our first two years. She was a successful novelist, film producer and conservationist who lent her full-throated support…

Meet a Monitor: Paityn and Mackenzie

 | Meet a Monitor
By: Abby Hileman, Salt Watch Coordinator The Izaak Walton League of America has been working to conserve habitats for future generations since 1922. Over a century later, a new generation…

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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