About the Centennial Planning Committee and Partners

The planning committee for the 100th anniversary is an informal group of Upper Mississippi National Wildlife and Fish Refuge ("the Refuge") staff, Friends of the Refuge groups, and other interested parties who recognize the importance of celebrating Will Dilg and the Izaak Walton League's magnificent creation and see it as an opportunity to engage the public to help the Refuge through the next 100 years.

Planning partners include:

• Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge staff
• Refuge District "Friends" Groups:
  • Friends of Refuge Headwaters ( FriendsOfTheRefugeHeadwaters.org)
  • Friends of Trempealeau Refuge
  • Friends of the Refuge Mississippi River Pools 7 & 8 (www.for78.org )
  • Friends of Pool 9 (www.FriendsOfPool9.org)
  • Stewards of the Upper Mississippi River Refuge (StewardsUMRR.org)
• Big River Magazine (www.BigRiverMagazine.com)
• Lake Onalaska Protection and Rehabilitation District (www.Lake Onalaska.Org)
• Izaak Walton League of America ( www.IWLA.org) and subdivisions:
  • Minnesota Division, Izaak Walton League of America (sites.google.com/view/minnesotaikes)
  • Wapasha Chapter (Wabasha)
  • Will Dilg Chapter, Winona (https://www.facebook.com/people/Will-Dilg-Chapter-Izaak-Walton-League/100070671331209/)