Izaak Walton League of America

Clean Water Webinar: Advocacy at the Local Level
2025-08-26 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual, Virtual
Virginia Save Our Streams monitors will share how they’ve gone beyond monitoring and used their data in their local community – and how you can do the same.

Speakers:
Ashley Palmer, Northern Virginia Soil & Water Conservation District Communication & Education Specialist
Amy Ulland, Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy Board President and Stream Monitoring Program Coordinator
Patricia Colatosti, Town of Christiansburg Environmental Program Supervisor
Carol Kauffman, certified Virginia Save Our Streams monitor and Master Naturalist

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Virginia Save Our Streams Field Certification
2025-08-29 10:00 - 13:00 | Bristow, VA, Bristow, VA, United States
This event serves as the field training requirement for becoming a certified Virginia Save Our Streams monitor. Prior to this event, you must complete the online portion of the certification, including watching 2 webinars and passing a macroinvertebrate identification quiz.

Reach out to Veronica Tangiri with Prince William Soil & Water Conservation District for more information and to register for the event.

Visit vasos.org to learn more about Virginia Save Our Streams.

Virginia Save Our Streams Field Certification
2025-09-06 09:00 - 12:00 | Herndon, VA, Herndon, VA, United States
This event serves as the field training requirement for becoming a certified Virginia Save Our Streams monitor. Prior to this event, you must complete the online portion of the certification, including watching 2 webinars and passing a macroinvertebrate identification quiz.

Reach out to Ashley Palmer with Northern Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District for more information and to register for the event.

Visit vasos.org to learn more about Virginia Save Our Streams.

Smart Salt Applicator Training for Parking Lots and Sidewalks
2025-09-26 09:00 - 14:00 | Izaak Walton League of America-National Headquarters Office, 707 Conservation Lane, Gaithersburg, MD, 20878, United States
This training will help property managers, salt applicators, business owners, municipalities, and MCPS and M-NCPPC Facilities Crews improve salt application effectiveness & reduce chloride pollution while keeping roads, parking lots, and sidewalks safe. Participating organizations have been able to reduce their salt use by 30 to 70% – helping to prevent damage to our infrastructure and threats to our drinking water and local freshwater ecosystems.
The Smart Salt Applicator Training is offered for free to road salt applicators who apply salt in Montgomery County, Maryland. Interested individuals should fill out the waitlist* signup form: https://forms.gle/VvegNRq7HWkYdxVu7
This course is offered virtually or in person. With virtual attendance, there are limited log-ins available. However, there is the option to attend in-person at 707 Conservation Lane, Gaithersburg, MD 20878 for individuals and groups without computer access.
*Submitting this form does NOT mean that you have been enrolled in the Fall 2025 applicator training. However, you must complete this form to be considered for one of the limited spots in the course. We will contact you closer to the date of the course in Fall 2025 if you are selected to be enrolled.
Thanks to funding from the Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection and the Chesapeake Bay Trust, the course is FREE for participants.

Should you have any questions, please contact Izaak Walton League staff at saltwatch@iwla.org. For more information about Salt Watch, visit www.saltwatch.org.

Virginia Save Our Streams Field Certification
2025-10-04 09:00 - 13:00 | Goose Creek Association, 119 The Plains Rd, Ste. 200, Middleburg, VA, 20117, United States
Experience citizen science in action! This program, presented by Goose Creek Association, begins with an in-class lesson introducing students to the importance of water quality and how aquatic life reflects stream health. Afterward, participants will head to Goose Creek for a hands-on benthic monitoring session, collecting and identifying macroinvertebrates like mayflies and caddisflies that reveal the condition of the water.

This event can serve as the field training requirement for becoming a certified Virginia Save Our Streams monitor.

Space is limited, so RSVP today to reserve your spot! Contact Annie Bellis with any questions.

Walk in the Woods: Let's be Smart About Winter Salt - Cabin John Creek
2025-10-04 10:00 - 12:00 | Cabin John Regional Park Baseball Fields #3 & #4, 10612 Westlake Drive, Rockville, MD, 20852
Step into the shoes of an environmental detective as we explore the hidden impacts of oversalting our streets and sidewalks during the winter season. Discover how the excess salt harms delicate aquatic creatures, disrupts the fragile balance of our ecosystems, and pollutes our drinking water, and learn from the experts about what we can do to be “winter salt smart.”
Join the Izaak Walton League of America on this fun and informative hike to learn about our addiction to deicing salt and how we can all live on a low winter salt diet. Together, we can make a significant difference and create a cleaner, healthier future.
Expect to walk about 2-3 miles on flat/even terrain. Please bring your own water bottle.
This event is FREE but please register on Eventbrite in case of delays or rescheduling due to bad weather. The rain date is Sunday, October 12.
Izaak Walton League will be providing a Salt Watch kit to anyone interested in getting involved.
Each participant will be required to complete the following form. Copies will be available at the beginning of the hike or you can bring your own printed, signed copy: https://www.potomacriver.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Liability-Waiver-and-Medical-Form_2020.pdf
This hike is produced by the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin (ICPRB) in collaboration with the Izaak Walton League of America. It is part of ICPRB’s Walk in the Woods series of hikes.

Clean Water Webinar: Achievable Actions to Reduce Pollution with Salt Watch
2025-10-28 13:00 - 14:00 | Virtual, Virtual
Winter is coming, and so is road salt pollution and increased Salt Watch monitoring! Join us for this kickoff event with Salt Watch Coordinator, Abby Hileman, to learn what to expect and what’s new for the upcoming monitoring season. You’ll also hear inspiring stories and practical tips from volunteers with the Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy (VA) and Friends of Sligo Creek (MD) to help you make a difference in your community.
Speakers:

Dean Tousley (Friends of Sligo Creek)
Anne Vorce (Friends of Sligo Creek)
Christine Dunathan (Friends of Sligo Creek)
Amy Ulland (Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy)
Kent Clizbe (Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy)
Scott MacDonald (Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy)

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Walk in the Woods: Let's be Smart About Winter Salt - Sligo Creek
2025-11-01 10:00 - 12:00 | Sligo Creek North Neighborhood Park, Anacostia Tributary Trail System, Takoma Park, MD, 20912
Step into the shoes of an environmental detective as we explore the hidden impacts of oversalting our streets and sidewalks during the winter season. Discover how the excess salt harms delicate aquatic creatures, disrupts the fragile balance of our ecosystems, and pollutes our drinking water, and learn from the experts about what we can do to be “winter salt smart.”
Join the Izaak Walton League of America on this fun and informative hike to learn about our addiction to deicing salt and how we can all live on a low winter salt diet. Together, we can make a significant difference and create a cleaner, healthier future.
Expect to walk about 2-3 miles on flat/even terrain. Please bring your own water bottle.
This event is FREE but please register on Eventbrite in case of delays or rescheduling due to bad weather. The rain date is Sunday, November 2.
Izaak Walton League will be providing a Salt Watch kit to anyone interested in getting involved.
Each participant will be required to complete the following form. Copies will be available at the beginning of the hike or you can bring your own printed, signed copy: https://www.potomacriver.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Liability-Waiver-and-Medical-Form_2020.pdf
This hike is produced by the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin (ICPRB) in collaboration with the Izaak Walton League of America. It is part of ICPRB’s Walk in the Woods series of hikes.

Virginia Save Our Streams Field Certification
2025-11-15 09:00 - 12:00 | Great Falls, VA, Great Falls, VA, United States

2026 IWLA Mid-Winter Meeting of the Board of Directors
2026-02-21 10:00 - 13:00 | MD
2026 IWLA Mid-Winter Meeting of the Board of Directors
Date: Saturday, February 21, 2026
Location: Virtually
Time: Beginning at:
• 10:00 a.m. Eastern
• 9:00 a.m. Central
• 8:00 a.m. Mountain
• 7:00 a.m. Pacific
Please reserve up to three hours for the meeting.
Further details, including the agenda and access information, will be shared in the coming months.
Stay tuned for updates.
