‘In the wake of a near-total fish kill, southwest Iowans wade into water testing’
In March 2024, a valve malfunction at a NEW Cooperative facility spilled roughly 1,500 tons of liquid nitrogen fertilizer into the East Nishnabotna River near Red Oak, Iowa, causing one of the state’s…
Volunteers Navigate a Bureaucratic Maze to Stop Dangerous Pollution
Karen Daponte Thornton, Little Falls Watershed Alliance In late December 2024, the Montgomery County, Md., Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) proclaimed big news on Facebook: “Huge shoutout to the DEP…
“The Young IKE” Podcast Turns Listeners into Participants
Griffith Pugh, founder of The Young Ike, is a student at Haverford College, a founding member of the Green Crew at the League’s Minnesota Valley Chapter and member of the…
Small Game: Big Opportunity for Recruiting New Hunters
My office at League headquarters is awash in taxidermy. There’s a whole little flock of ducks and geese shot in the teeth of a cold north wind, a handful of…
265,000 Gallons of Fertilizer Grows New Grassroots Organization: The Nishnabotna Water Defenders
By: Heather Wilson, Save Our Streams Coordinator What do you do when a fertilizer spill ravages your local stream, killing hundreds of thousands of fish across two states? For a…
‘New program lets Iowans test local water quality amid rising nitrate concerns’
A news story from Iowa’s News Now in Cedar Rapids explains how the Izaak Walton League is making it possible for volunteers to test water bodies for nitrate and other…
Des Plaines Ikes demonstrate advocacy in action
Advocating for conservation of natural resources spurred the Izaak Walton League’s establishment in 1922 when our founders became alarmed by the toll development and pollution were taking on places they…
‘Nitrate Watch coordinator explains how Iowans can take ownership over their water quality’
Water quality is a major environmental concern in Iowa, and Heather Wilson, Midwest Save Our Streams coordinator for the Izaak Walton League, is helping residents take action through the Nitrate…
‘Izaak Walton League weighs in on USDA reorganization’
In late August, the Izaak Walton League of America voiced concerns over the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s reorganization plan. In a letter (PDF Document) to Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins,…
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.