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…
When you pour a glass of water from the kitchen tap or watch a local stream ripple by, you assume it’s clean if it looks clear. But there is a…
By: Bruce Ingram, Field Editor – Outdoor America magazine, Issue 2 2026 Virginia’s Scott Barrier, who has been a member of the League’s Roanoke Valley Chapter for some 15 years,…
By Heather Wilson, Save Our Streams Coordinator and Kate Hansen, Agriculture Programs Director One of the biggest environmental stories to affect Iowans in 2025 was the first-if-its-kind lawn-watering ban issued…
By Phil Bloom What do Arthur Carhart, “Ding” Darling, Nash Buckingham, Olaus Murie, Sigurd Olson and Anne LaBastille have in common? They were conservation giants. They also were members of…
By Jared Mott, Executive Director A couple things happened in recent weeks that I’ve been unable to stop thinking about. First, a long email thread with two other passionate conservationists…
By: Sam Puckett, Clean Water Program Director In January, a catastrophic collapse of a 72-inch sewer line near Cabin John, Maryland made national news. Many experts called it the largest…
By Michael Reinemer – Editor, Outdoor America (For more articles from the magazine, visit iwla.org/outdoor-america-magazine.) Between layoffs and budget cuts, federal support for science is shrinking. The Washington Post reported…
The article reports that the U.S. Senate narrowly voted 50–49 to overturn a 20-year federal ban on copper-nickel mining in Minnesota’s Superior National Forest near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area…
Your kit will include a bottle containing 25 nitrate test strips which you can use to test your water source(s) throughout the year. You’ll also receive postcards explaining how to use your nitrate test strips and how to share your Nitrate Watch results on the Clean Water Hub.
Your kit will include four test strips so you can test your waterway throughout the season. You’ll also receive a chart to help you interpret your results and a postcard with instructions for completing a Salt Watch test and reporting your findings.