Izaak Walton League of America

Lynchburg Chapter

Welcome to the Izaak Walton League of Lynchburg! We are part of the Izaak Walton League of America, a non-profit national conservation organization with a mission, "To conserve, maintain, protect and restore the soil, forest, water, and other national resources of the United States and other lands, to promote means and opportunities for the education of the public with respect to such resources and their enjoyment and wholesome utilization."

Established in January 1941, one of the ways the Lynchburg, Virginia Chapter has striven to fulfill the IWLA mission is through the development and maintenance of our Walton Park recreational facility. Located in Amherst County just north of Madison Heights, Walton Park covers 325 acres and includes a campground, swimming and fishing lakes, picnic areas, playgrounds, and shotgun, rifle, pistol, and archery ranges.

Also see our Facebook pages Izaak Walton League of Lynchburg and Walton Park Archery.

NOTE: The Rifle Range is open again full-time! But watch out for anyone over there visible ahead of the firing line or coming around the back side of the new range. The Pistol Range never closed, and is also open full-time.

NEW! See our Facebook page: Action Shooting at Izaak Walton - Lynchburg

Nice article on the Action Pistol Shooting program at Izaak Walton in the Amherst New Era~Progress newspaper. Share this with any friends you think might want to participate. You don't have to be an Izaak Walton League of Lynchburg member to participate (but we hope you'll join!). Those wanting more information please email Tony Unroe at: tony.l.unroe70@gmail.com .

Click on photo below to read the article.

Shooting range a hit in Amherst CountyWhen Sarah Sennett took a firearm class for women several years ago through the Izaak Walton League of Lynchburg, she had never touched a gun.

WSET features IWLL!

It was on WSET (ABC-Channel 13) during the August 7th, 2018 12:30 PM half-hour segment. Here is a link to see the presentation:

Izaak Walton League of LynchburgWSET ABC 13 covers news, sports and weather in the Heart of Virginia: Lynchburg, Danville and Roanoke and nearby communities including Amherst, Lexington, Cave Spring, Blacksburg, Martinsville, Farmville, North Shore, Glasgow, Altavista, Gretna, Chatham, Blairs, Bassett, Rocky Mt, Penhook, Moneta and Buena Vista

WE NEED YOU!

The Amherst County Fair will be held on August 16th-19th for the first time in years! The IWLL Park Promotions Committee will display an information booth at the fair and we need members to take turns working the booth. Our goal is to inform as many people as we can about our beautiful park and encourage families to visit us at Open House on August 25th.

Please help support your park by choosing to sign up for a slot(s) to work the booth. To help out please:

1. View the listed days and time below.

2. E-mail your TOP THREE CHOICES with your FIRST AND LAST NAME to PromoteIWLL@gmail.com

Thursday:

August 16th (3:30pm to 6pm)

August 16th (6pm to 8pm)

Friday:

August 17th (11:30am to 2pm)

August 17th (2pm to 4pm)

August 17th (4pm to 6pm)

August 17th (6pm to 8pm)

Saturday:

August 18th (11:30am to 2pm)

August 18th (2pm to 4pm)

August 18th (4pm to 6pm)

August 18th (6pm to 8pm)

Sunday:

August 19th (11:30am to 2:30pm)

August 19th (2:30pm to 5pm)

The Fair information website is: http://amherstcountyfair.com/ .

This provides the location and other information about the Fair.

We hope you can spare a few hours to help the park during this fabulous community event! We hope to see you at the fair or around the park soon!

Sincerely,

Sarah Sennett & the Park Promotion Committee