Izaak Walton League of America

Outdoor America: Fall 2011
IN THIS ISSUE: Seeds of Destruction: Hunters can help stop the spread of invasive species * Fishing for Answers: The Susquehanna River is losing its smallmouth bass population * The World at 7 Billion: Is it possible to protect the wild places we love in an ever-growing world? * League Lines * And much more....

How To: Recycle a Christmas Tree
(Appropriate for All Ages) For those of you who celebrate the holidays with a blue spruce or Douglas fir, the fresh smell of pine today will be replaced by dry, dead branches and lots of pine needles in January. But that tree isn’t done yet! There are plenty of uses for it around your home and neighborhood.

New EPA Mercury Rule Protects Health of Vulnerable Americans, Fish and Wildlife (12/21/11)
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today issued requirements to control mercury and other toxic air emissions from coal- and oil-fired power plants – the largest unregulated industrial sources of hazardous air pollution in the United States. The new rules are the culmination of 10 years of work by the Izaak Walton League of America and partner groups to ensure EPA meets its obligations under the Clean Air Act to safeguard the health of all Americans and our natural resources.

IWLA National Scholarships
Know a college student with a passion for protecting America's outdoors? The League’s National Conservation Scholarship provides two $2,500 scholarships for qualified college juniors or seniors studying a conservation- or environment-related major. Applications accepted starting January 1.

IWLA National Awards Nominations
Volunteers are the heart of the Izaak Walton League. Recognize the outstanding volunteers in your chapter – and the outstanding work you have done over the past year. It's quick and easy. And you deserve to be recognized! Deadlines: March 15 and June 1.