Businesses Unite to Defend Public Lands America’s public lands are at risk of being sold, defunded, or developed, and that’s why Emerger Strategies is proud to join 60+ businesses to send a powerful message to our lawmakers: protecting our public lands is critical to individuals, communities and businesses across the country. The Conservation Alliance is…
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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 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…
A Statement Regarding the Shrinking of our National Monuments
As I am sure you already know, President Trump has taken it upon itself to shrink Bear’s Ear National Monument by 85% and Grand Staircase-Escalante by roughly 50% in the name of lesser restrictions and increasing development on public lands, but rest assured, the “development” that will ensue will be a land grab for oil…
Wyoming Cutt Slam
In the 2011 summer, my fishing buddy,Benjy Duke, and I were working as Aquatic Invasive Species Technician’s for Wyoming Game and Fish in Jackson, WY. While working there we heard about the Wyoming Cutt Slam, which is “designed to encourage anglers to learn more about Wyoming’s cutthroat sub-species.”
Reflecting on 2016
A new year and clean slate! I love the hope and optimism associated with ringing in a new year. I also love taking the time to reflect. 2016 was a great year for Emerger Strategies. We landed our first client, Flood Tide Company, and are working with them to minimize their environmental footprint while enhancing their…