Rick Crawford As I was experiencing the tug of the first Snake River Cutthroat of our trip to Jackson, WY I couldn’t help but feel nostalgic as this was only our second trip back since we moved back east in 2011, and it had been seven years since our last visit. Like everywhere these days…
Mending the Line Blog
The Most Powerful Action You Can Take to Fight Climate Change Today
Rick Crawford We know climate change is the greatest threat our fisheries face today. Warmer water temperatures, less snowpack and wildfires threaten cold water species like trout and salmon. Ocean acidification is making it difficult for shelled animals (oysters, mussels, etc.) & crustaceans (shrimps, crabs, etc.) to build their shells and survive, which threatens flats…
The Sustainable Angler: Oliver White
Rick Crawford In this episode of The Sustainable Angler Podcast, I interview Abaco Lodge and Bair’s Lodge owner and world-renowned angler, Oliver White. We discuss everything from the history of Abaco Lodge to some of the awesome sustainability initiatives at Abaco and Bair’s Lodge, climate change and even “the one” fly Oliver would bring to…
Sustainability 101: What is Carbon Neutrality?
Rick Crawford Climate change is the greatest threat to fisheries, and many other species survival around the world, and according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), worldwide global emissions will need to be cut 55% by 2030 and carbon neutral by 2050. So, what does it mean to go carbon neutral?
Keep Chopping! Positive Sustainability Stories from Around the World
Rick Crawford My New Year’s Resolution this year is to “Imagine a Sustainable Planet” because I believe you have to have a vision for the world you want to create. My vision includes: massive reforestation projects around the world to protect biodiversity and fight the climate crisis; keeping fossil fuels in the ground and moving…
The Sustainable Angler Podcast: Author Stephen Sautner
Rick Crawford In this episode of The Sustainable Angler Podcast I interview Stephen Sautner who is a New York Times Contributor and author of two fly fishing books: Fish On, Fish OFF: The Misadventures of a Self-Taught Angler and A Cast in the Woods: A Story of Fly Fishing, Fracking and Floods in the Heart…