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We Are the Ikes
The Izaak Walton League of America holds a deeply personal relationship with the nation's waters and outdoors, engaging in paddling, youth fishing events, and critical conversations about our waters, wetlands, water quality, agriculture, and of course the river and its wing dams, sedimentation, and navigation…
UMR Chapter Update: Projects and Local River News
At La Crosse's July 11 Youth Outdoorfest we had over 300 visit our "Touch of the Wild" trailer that we borrowed from the Outdoor Heritage Education Center. We're discussing the customizing of one of their trailers for the Upper Mississippi River…
Upper Mississippi River Chapter IWLA Update
Our Upper Mississippi River chapter’s collaboration with a UW-La Crosse Recreation Management class to develop QR-code-based environmental interpretation materials for Hintgen Island (near La Crosse) is drawing to a close…
Bumpy Road for the Federal Conservation on the Upper Mississippi Is Smoothing Out, Maybe.
Federal conservation efforts on the Upper Mississippi River faced major uncertainty in 2025 as proposed budget cuts threatened long-standing restoration and monitoring programs supported by the Izaak Walton League and its…