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…
Tag: Climate Change
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…
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: 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…
Lessons from a Life of Fly Fishing and Surfing: We are Part of Nature, Not Separate
Rick Crawford Because fly fishing and surfing are both outdoor sports, and lifestyles for that matter, anglers and surfers tend to be more aware about things that negatively impact our environment. Fly fishing requires that we have an understanding of not only the fish we are targeting, but also their environment. When fishing for trout,…
5 Reasons to be Hopeful About Climate Change in the United States
Rick Crawford If you haven’t heard, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Report was released last month saying that if greenhouse gases which cause global warming continue to rise at current rates, the earth will warm to 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit (1.5 degrees Celsius) by 2040 with catastrophic results if we don’t curb greenhouse gas…
