It Could Save Your Life: Connecting the Dots between Human and Wildlife Health
By: Michael Reinemer, Editor Life-saving lessons come from understanding diseases shared by wildlife and humans. Five years ago, a woman in Fremont County, Wyoming, not far from Yellowstone National Park,…
As Impacts of Nitrate Pollution Loom Large, Volunteers Step Up
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Meet a Monitor: Fred Bailey
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What’s it Worth to You? Measuring the Economic Value of Natural Areas
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Volunteers Navigate a Bureaucratic Maze to Stop Dangerous Pollution
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“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…
University Students Create Clean Water Awareness Campaign for the League
The Izaak Walton League is known for its environmental mission. However, it has been difficult to expand their audience among members of Generation Z (born between 1996 and 2010). For…
Why we fight to protect America’s public lands and what’s at stake
By Michael Reinemer, Editor, Outdoor America: The envy of the world. Our scenic, iconic public lands have attracted and inspired generations of Americans and visitors from abroad as well. The…
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.