Izaak Walton League of America

The Izaak Walton League was formed in 1922 to save outdoor America for future generations. The League's founders, who were avid anglers, named the organization after Izaak Walton, the 17th century author of The Compleat Angler, a classic book about the art and spirit of fishing. We are one of the earliest conservation organizations to set an aggressive course to defend wild America by changing public policy. Almost every major, successful conservation program that America has in place today can be traced directly to a League activity or initiative.

Community
Our work is guided entirely by grassroots volunteers. Throughout more than 250 communities, our chapters advance the mission of the Izaak Walton League – restoring watersheds, reducing air pollution, fighting litter, protecting wildlife habitat and open spaces, and instilling conservation ethics in outdoor recreationists. 

Common Sense
The environment is everyone's issue. We believe that America needs smart solutions that are good for the environment and the economy at the same time. Relying on our unique blend of community-based conservation and common-sense advocacy, the League has made significant progress to protect and restore our nation's waters, promote clean energy, and advance sustainable agriculture.

EIN

36-1930035

CFC Code

10620

CFD Code

0314985

King County Charity Code

2536

City of Seattle Charity ID

14030

Snohomish County/PUD Code

3150

Address

707 Conservation Lane
Gaithersburg
MD
20878

Phone number

(800) IKE-LINE

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In the 1960s and early 1970s, Americans were spurred to action on clean water by images of burning rivers and local streams and lakes choked with trash. The country was also losing hundreds of thousands of acres of wetlands every year. Today, in large part because of the Clean Water Act and effective state and local laws, our waters are dramatically cleaner and the rate of wetland loss has slowed significantly. Productive wetlands, especially in the Prairie Pothole Region in the Dakotas and eastern Montana, support abundant duck populations and many of our streams provide great fishing opportunities. However, the gains we’ve made and the protections provided by the Clean Water Act are increasingly at risk.
 
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Mission

To conserve, maintain, protect, and restore the soil, forest, water, and other natural resources of the United States and other lands; to promote means and opportunities for the education of the public with respect to such resources and their enjoyment and wholesome utilization.