Rick Crawford In this episode I interview Flood Tide Co. Founder Paul Puckett and chat about fishing in the Seychelles, how Paul got started as an artist, Flood Tide’s journey starting out in an attic to becoming 1% for the Planet Members to their new “Sprummer” collection which includes shirts made with Repreve fabrics made…
Category: The Sustainable Angler
The Sustainable Angler Podcast: Climate Change Panel Discussion from IFTD
Rick Crawford This episode of The Sustainable Angler Podcast was recorded live at the International Fly Tackle Dealer (IFTD) show in Orlando in July 2018 and I decided to release it as a podcast episode, so it’s “from the archives”… Maybe I’ll start calling these “Rick’s Picks” like the famous Grateful Dead archive releases, Dick’s…
The Sustainable Angler: Tailwater Lodge’s Tom Fernandez
Rick Crawford Tom and I first crossed paths about ten years ago when we were in the same MBA in Sustainable Business program at Marylhurst University and discovered we were both fly anglers, and managed to stay in touch over the years as we are both passionate about fly fishing and sustainability. I married my…
The Sustainable Angler Podcast: Costa Fly Community Leader Peter Vandergrift
Rick Crawford EPISODE 3: In this episode of The Sustainable Angler, I interview Costa Sunglasses Fly Community Leader Peter Vandergrift. Peter is a former fly fishing guide who now works for Costa Sunglasses. We discuss everything from water pollution threats at Pebble Mine and on the Smith River to Costa’s Kick Plastic Campaign and their…
The Sustainable Angler: 1% for the Planet Co-founder, Craig Mathews
Rick Crawford I first learned of 1% for the Planet from reading Let My People Go Surfing by Patagonia Founder, Yvon Chouinard. I later discovered that Yvon had co-founded 1% for the Planet with Blue Ribbon Flies Founder, Craig Mathews. For those of you unfamiliar with Blue Ribbon Flies in West Yellowstone, MT, it’s a…
Sustainability 101: What is Climate Change?
Rick Crawford Being a sustainability consultant and in the field of sustainability for nearly a decade, I sometimes forget that I may be speaking a different language when talking about topics such as: the tragedy of the commons, sustainability, sustainable business and others. So, I am writing some blog articles about basic concepts and principles…