The Iowa Wildlife Federation is the leading voice for conservation minded sportsmen in Iowa. IWF is committed to protecting wildlife habitat, promoting common sense solutions to natural resource issues, enhancing hunting, fishing and other recreational opportunities, and educating and inspiring future generations the importance of our natural resources.

Iowa Wildlife Federation:

* Supports sustainable conservation programs in the Farm Bill;

* Strongly promotes fully enforcing the Clean Water Act for all Iowa’s wetlands;

* Supports efforts to maintain and enhance recreational opportunities, such as hunting and fishing, on public lands and the protection of current holdings together with cooperative public-private access programs;

* Promotes peregrine falcon restoration, restoration of--and soon, limited harvest of--river otters. Administers the Trumpeter Swan Trust Fund;

* Recognized leader in urban deer management task forces, conservation education council, hunter education, Wildlife Diversity Initiative;

* Engages future generations of Iowans by distributing National Wildlife Week materials to Iowa’s schools; sponsors annual grade school Wildlife Poster Contest, supports hunter education programs, youth hunting opportunities

* Supports programs that educate the public about Iowa’s wonderful and diverse natural resources;

* Publishes a quarterly newsletter to keep our members informed about hot conservation issues;