Rick Crawford Admittedly, I have never been to Alaska and never seen Bristol Bay, but I can tell you that protecting wild and beautiful places is not only important to me, but should be to every American. As worldwide population grows, so does the need to protect places and fisheries like Bristol Bay as they…
Category: Conservation
The Sustainable Angler: Jess McGlothlin
Rick Crawford If you’ve read any of the interviews I have done for The Sustainable Angler, then you know that there are three main threats our fisheries face today, and they are: Population, Policy and Pollution. I call these threats the “3 P’s” and last month’s interview with Jim Klug, founder of Yellow Dog Flyfishing…
Best Handling Practices for Catch & Release Bonefish
Rick Crawford You know the saying, “fish live in the most beautiful places,” right? I absolutely agree, but I would take that one stop further and argue that it is bonefish that actually live in the most beautiful places. Bonefish can be found in such enchanting locations as: the Florida Keys, Bahamas, Cuba, Mexico, Belize,…
The Sustainable Angler: Yellow Dog Flyfishing Adventures Founder Jim Klug
Rick Crawford There are three main threats our fisheries face today, which are: (Bad) Policy, (Over) Population and Pollution (GHG emissions, plastic, etc.), and if you have been following our blog and social media channels the last few weeks we have been focusing heavily on the plastic pollution problem as well as overpopulation because they are…
Let’s Turn This Thing Around!
[kad_youtube url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LU7Yi2qECM” ] Rick Crawford We are really proud to be 1% for the Planet Members. Last month (Earth Month) 1% for the Planet started a campaign called 360 for the Planet which provide facts on topics such as climate change, pollution, food, water, land and wildlife, which can be read below: Land: more than 32…
Plastic-Free Camping in Everglades National Park: Part 3…Gear
Rick Crawford In last week’s Part 2: Plastic-Free Camping in Everglades National…Groceries I provided some tips to eliminate single-use plastics while doing your grocery shopping. This week I am going to focus on how I tried to eliminate single-use plastics from my camping gear.
