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…
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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.
The Sustainable Angler: RepYourWater Co-Founders Corinne & Garrison Doctor
Rick Crawford Since Earth Day is this weekend, we thought it would be good to interview our friends over at RepYourWater as there are few companies that do as much to protect what they love than RepYourWater, which was co-founded and is led by Corinne and Garrison Doctor. More on that in a bit, but…
Plastic-Free Camping in Everglades National Park: Part 1
Rick Crawford Every year some friends and I head down to Everglades National Park for a fishing and camping trip. It’s a great escape and a highly anticipated adventure, but I started thinking about how much single-use plastic and waste is generated on these camping trips. I always practice leave no trace principles and recycle…
Pollution: 5 Things You Can Do to Refuse Single-Use Plastics
Rick Crawford Population, policy and pollution are the three main threats to fisheries around the world. I call these threats “the 3P’s” and through “The Sustainable Angler” I am trying to educate and create more awareness about what I believe to be fixable problems. If you have spent any time on a river, beach or…
