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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Statement by Jared Mott, Executive Director On April 16, the Senate took an unprecedented step to undermine the will of the American people, ignore reams of scientific data and forget decades…

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By: Carrol L. Hendersen Wildlife sought by hunters and anglers—whether wild turkeys or walleyes—tend to get a lot of attention, and funding. That’s fair. Hunting and fishing are popular traditions…

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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…

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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…

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