Izaak Walton League of America - Bethesda-Chevy Chase Chapter

CHAPTER HOUSE - The Chapter House is the focal point for all monthly general membership, board of directors, committee, youth achievement, boy scout, girl scout and affiliated conservation group meetings. All conservation and educational activities are planned and conducted from the Chapter House. It was destroyed by an arson fire in 1988 and since has been completely rebuilt.

MONTHLY DINNER MEETINGS AND OTHER EVENTS - Provide a forum for member discussion of current topics and events.

CONSERVATION FARM MANAGEMENT - Conduct active and continuing farming agricultural programs, maintain nature trails and exhibits for guided and unguided educational tours for 700 members, their families and guests, boy and girl scout troops, public school classes, and other invited organization and public guests, annual seedling planting program for reforestation purposes, wildlife management planting and habitat development, and Christmas tree planting and sales to the community. Develop and maintain two ponds and their related wildlife habitats for the educational use of those noted above. Maintain practice ranges for archery, trap, skeet, and rifle for use by members, the law enforcement community, and for conducting annual hunter, archery and firearms safety classes. Maintain wooded acreage for wildlife habitat, and boy and girl scout camp ground. Maintain open fields, fields under cultivation and protective feeding areas for wildlife. Prepare and provide cultivated plots for use as vegetable and flower gardens by members.