Rick Crawford I have been giving quite a bit of thought about the future of our planet lately, especially since I have a newborn baby girl. I want her to be able to camp under the big sky of Montana along the cool waters of the Madison River on a fly fishing adventure. I want…
Category: Sustainability
Best of 2018: Top 10 Blogs
Rick Crawford I am grateful for each day that I am able to continue pursuing my dream of marrying fly fishing and sustainability, and I love guiding businesses in the fly fishing industry on their sustainability journey by helping them find ways to protect the planet by minimizing the environmental impact of their operations and…
The Sustainable Angler Podcast: Adventure Journalist, Riverhorse Nakadate
Rick Crawford I first learned of Riverhorse Nakadate through his writing in The FlyFish Journal and then a bit more from my friend Paul Puckett who had Riverhorse as a guest on his podcast, The Barely Live Sessions. If you don’t know him for his writing talent, Riverhorse is a kind, humble and passionate individual…
Reflecting on 2018…Thank You!
Rick Crawford Every year I like to spend time reflecting to count my blessings and learn from my mistakes. 2018 was a wonderful year and I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to meet so many new people and help my clients minimize the environmental impact of their operations and products. In 2018,…
The Sustainable Angler: Alec Underwood from Montana Wildlife Federation
Rick Crawford As this interview is the last in The Sustainable Angler blog series for 2018, I thought it would be fitting to lay out what I set out to do with The Sustainable Angler when I created the blog series in January 2018 by interviewing another Montanan, Hilary Hutcheson….The intent of The Sustainable Angler…
Charleston Bans Single-Use Plastics
Rick Crawford You may recall, but in November 2017, plastic lobbyists and legislators from South Carolina tried to step in and prevent local communities and municipalities from being able to ban items like plastic bags, balloons and styrofoam from their local communities, and the bill to stop local government’s from banning plastic bags and styrofoam…
