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…
Tag: Sustainability

The Sustainable Angler Podcast: Adventure Journalist, Riverhorse Nakadate
Rick Crawford I first learned of Riverhorse Nakadate through his writing in The FlyFish Journal and then a bit more from my friend Paul Puckett who had Riverhorse as a guest on his podcast, The Barely Live Sessions. If you don’t know him for his writing talent, Riverhorse is a kind, humble and passionate individual…

Reflecting on 2018…Thank You!
Rick Crawford Every year I like to spend time reflecting to count my blessings and learn from my mistakes. 2018 was a wonderful year and I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to meet so many new people and help my clients minimize the environmental impact of their operations and products. In 2018,…

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…

RepYourWater Sets Target of Donating $65K to Conservation in 2018
Rick Crawford Fishing and hunting apparel brand, RepYourWater, is working to surpass their 2017 goal of donating $50K to conservation by giving $65K in 2018! RepYourWater donates 3% of all sales to their nonprofit partners, such as Bonefish & Tarpon Trust, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, local chapters of Trout Unlimited and many others, and they…

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…