The Furman University Shi Institute for Sustainable Communities, in partnership with Sustain SC, has launched the Sustainability Leadership Initiative (SLI) — an innovative leadership development program and host of ongoing Sustainability Forums for future-minded leaders in South Carolina, and I am honored to be a part of the 2023-24 class. SLI Fellows are visionaries and…
Category: Lowcountry
EVENT: 2023 Hope Summit Conference
The Hope Summit is a forum for ideas and solutions. The Carolina Ocean Alliance believes in the importance of a community-driven approach that prioritizes local voices, local knowledge, and community co-governance in the interconnected efforts to create a brighter future for our local communities and for our planet. By giving ordinary people agency to shape…
Guest Blog: Taking a Closer Look: Marshland
By Aaron Wood Analyzing the habitats that are both prized as a fishery and an integral part of our broader ecosystem. By the time March 1st comes around I’m fiending in a way that has left my wife, friends, and coworkers wondering if it’s time for an intervention. While I’m not off selling plasma or…
The Sustainable Angler Podcast: Charleston Waterkeeper Executive Director Andrew Wunderley
Rick Crawford In this episode of The Sustainable Angler, I interview Charleston Waterkeeper Executive Director Andrew Wunderley and we talk about everything how Charleston Waterkeeper is relentlessly fighting to keep our water clean; how plastic pollution is Charleston’s dirty little secret; the impact climate change is having on Charleston’s water quality; and how nature has…
Catching a Redfish + Wave in the Same Day?
Rick Crawford Over the last several years, I have been trying to catch a redfish and a wave in the same day for no other reason than it would be a guaranteed good day, but lately it has become a bit of an obsession. Luckily, catching waves and redfish is at least an option here…
The Sustainable Angler Podcast: republicEn Executive Director Bob Inglis
Rick Crawford In this episode of The Sustainable Angler, I interview former U.S. Congressman and Executive Director of republicEn Bob Inglis. We cover a lot of ground, but we focus on how a Republican Congressman became concerned about climate change; the hidden costs of fossil fuels; the conflict of faith and science when it comes…