Rick Crawford I would like to thank the American Fly Fishing Trade Association (AFFTA) for the opportunity to moderate The Sustainable Angler: Climate Change Panel Discussion at the International Fly Tackle Dealer (IFTD) show this year in Orlando. It is truly humbling to be marrying my passion for fly fishing and sustainability and bringing sustainability…
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Let’s Turn This Thing Around!
[kad_youtube url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LU7Yi2qECM” ] Rick Crawford We are really proud to be 1% for the Planet Members. Last month (Earth Month) 1% for the Planet started a campaign called 360 for the Planet which provide facts on topics such as climate change, pollution, food, water, land and wildlife, which can be read below: Land: more than 32…
Plastic-Free Camping in Everglades National Park: Part 3…Gear
Rick Crawford In last week’s Part 2: Plastic-Free Camping in Everglades National…Groceries I provided some tips to eliminate single-use plastics while doing your grocery shopping. This week I am going to focus on how I tried to eliminate single-use plastics from my camping gear.
Plastic-Free Camping in Everglades National Park: Part 2…Groceries
Rick Crawford As previously mentioned in Plastic-Free Camping in Everglades National Park: Part 1, a few friends I grew up with from Savannah, GA get together for an annual fishing and camping trip to Everglades National Park. It’s a great escape as there is no cell phone service, the landscape is utterly unique and the…
Plastic-Free Camping in Everglades National Park: Part 1
Rick Crawford Every year some friends and I head down to Everglades National Park for a fishing and camping trip. It’s a great escape and a highly anticipated adventure, but I started thinking about how much single-use plastic and waste is generated on these camping trips. I always practice leave no trace principles and recycle…
Emerger Strategies Presents: The Sustainable Angler
Rick Crawford We are thrilled to announce our new blog series “The Sustainable Angler!” Our intent is educate and create more awareness about the impact things like climate change, plastic pollution, over-population and policy have on our fisheries. So, we are interviewing the biggest names in fly fishing to discuss what they are seeing…
