Izaak Walton League
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The Izaak Walton League is an American environmental organization founded in 1922 that promotes natural resource protection and outdoor recreation. The organization was founded in Chicago, Illinois by a group of sportsmen who wished to protect fishing opportunities for future generations. They named the league after seminal fishing enthusiast Izaak Walton (1593-1683). An early result of their efforts was the establishment of the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge in 1924.
