IZAAK WALTON LEAGUE OF AMERICA
Updated 13 days ago
707 Conservation Lane • Gaithersburg, MD 20878
For more than a century, the Izaak Walton League of America has worked to safeguard the lands, waters and wildlife that define our outdoor heritage. As we step into a new presidential administration and new congressional session, the urgency to act has never been greater. Our goal is clear: secure long-term conservation success through decisive policy action, ensuring that future generations inherit a thriving natural world... To conserve, restore, and promote the sustainable use and enjoyment of our natural resources, including soil, air, woods, waters, and wildlife... The Izaak Walton League recognizes that what we do on the land impacts the quality of our water. Our efforts to address soil erosion date back to 1937, when we called for a national program to retire fields in mountainous areas from agricultural use. We also pushed for state laws controlling indiscriminate application of agricultural chemicals. A decade before Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, we highlighted the long-..