Climate change is one of the greatest threats to fish and fisheries on the planet, and according to the Intergovernmental Panel in Climate Change (IPCC), the world would have to curb its carbon emissions by at least 49% of 2017 levels by the year 2030 and then achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 in order to…
Category: Sustainability

RepYourWater Releases 2020 Sustainability Report
Erie, Colo. July 9, 2021 – RepYourWater has released their 2020 Sustainability Report and continues to demonstrate leadership in the fly fishing industry by maintaining a zero-waste status, achieving carbon neutrality from their Scope 1 (direct greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from operations), Scope 2 (indirect GHG emissions from purchased electricity) & Scope 3 (indirect GHG…

The Business Case for Measuring & Reducing your Carbon Footprint
According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) we must halve global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2030 and be carbon neutral by 2050 in order to avoid the catastrophic effects of climate change. In order to reduce our GHG emissions, it makes sense to first measure them because what gets measured, gets managed….

How the new film “Drop” Achieved Carbon Neutrality
Rick Crawford In my opinion, when it comes to climate change, there are too many films are hyper-focused on the doomsday scenario, whereas Drop, a Spruce Park Productions film, presented by Patagonia and Protect Our Winters with support from Yeti and Orvis takes a different approach by following a drop of water from the top…

Mike Pease Adventures Becomes California’s 1st Carbon Neutral Fly Fishing Guide
Rick Crawford I am thrilled to announce that Mike Pease Adventures has become California’s 1st Carbon Neutral Fly Fishing Guide! Mike is also an Orvis Endorsed Fly Fishing Guide and Founder of Feather River Fly Fishing School. If you are looking for a great guide, who is doing his part to protect what he loves,…

The Sustainable Angler Podcast: TS Designs Founder Eric Henry
Rick Crawford In this episode of The Sustainable Angler podcast, I interview TS Designs Founder Eric Henry. TS Designs is “making and printing the best sustainable t-shirts in the world, which are Made in USA from ‘dirt to shirt’” with a 500 mile radius supply chain. We talk about everything from running a sustainable business…