Rick Crawford This is a special interview for me personally because when I decided to launch Emerger Strategies, the first thing I did was become a 1% for the Planet member because I believe whole-heartedly in giving back to environmental nonprofits working solutions to save the planet, so needless to say, I am stoked to…
Category: The Sustainable Angler
The Sustainable Angler Podcast: Documentary Filmmaker Grey Gowder
Rick Crawford In this episode of The Sustainable Angler, I interview documentary filmmaker Grey Gowder, and we discuss his upcoming film, Sea Change, which is about “Two young educators set out on a thrilling 2-year circumnavigation of the world in a 40-foot sailboat to see these changes happening first-hand and to learn how island and…
The Sustainable Angler Podcast: Author Mark Kurlansky
Rick Crawford In this episode of The Sustainable Angler, I interview “Salmon: A Fish, the Earth and the History of Their Common Fate” author, Mark Kurlansky and we kick off the conversation talking a little fishing; then take a deeper dive into the environmental threats to salmon, such as: deforestation, urban sprawl, insecticides, agricultural practices,…
The Sustainable Angler Podcast: SC Aquarium Director of Conservation Albert George
Rick Crawford In this episode of The Sustainable Angler, I interview South Carolina Aquarium Director of Conservation Albert George and we talk about everything from climate mitigation and adaptation strategies in Charleston and the Lowcountry, such as green infrastructure; the Resiliency Initiative for Coastal Education (R.I.C.E); how climate change is impacting the Gullah Geechee people…
The Sustainable Angler Podcast: Wil Flack of BelizeFly
Rick Crawford In this episode of The Sustainable Angler, I inerview Wil Flack of BelizeFly and we talk about everything from catching the travel bug and how Wil sailed all over the world; environmental threats to our fisheries such as climate change, plastic pollution, and in Belize, gill nets; and also some success stories such…
Trouble on the Firehole River
Rick Crawford As Benjy and I cracked open a couple of cold beers next to our car in Yellowstone National Park as the sun was about to disappear for the day, we realized just how lucky we were to have made it back to the car at all. It was June 2011 and my fishing…