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The Sustainable Angler

The Sustainable Angler podcast is your go-to source for insightful conversations about sustainability, conservation, and the future of fishing. Hosted by sustainability expert Rick Crawford, who is also the founder of the sustainability consultancy, Emerger Strategies, this podcast features interviews with fishing guides, artists, storytellers, scientists, conservationists, and sustainable business pioneers making a positive impact on our planet. Whether you’re a passionate angler, outdoor enthusiast, or business looking to improve your sustainability performance, The Sustainable Angler delivers actionable insights and inspiring stories. Listen now to explore the intersection of fishing, conservation, and sustainable business—because protecting what we love starts with knowledge and action.

A huge thank you to A New Earth Project, the sustainability initiative of Atlantic Packaging, for sponsoring the podcast!

Want to connect your brand with a passionate, sustainability-minded audience? Sponsorship opportunities are available! Partnering with The Sustainable Angler is a powerful way to showcase your commitment to the environment while reaching engaged anglers, outdoor enthusiasts, and industry leaders. Email rcrawford@emergerstrategies.com to learn more!

Latest Episodes:

EP 43. John R. Childress Oct 08, 2021

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In this episode of The Sustainable Angler, I interview Senior Executive Advisor on Leadership, Culture and Strategy Execution Issues, Business Author and Advisor to CEOs, John R. Childress. I have the honor of being included in his latest book, Fly Fishing for Leadership, and we take a deep dive into the "Stewardship and Sustainability" chapter, discuss systems-thinking and the impact fly fishing has on each of us. I hope you enjoy!

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Subscribe to The Sustainable Angler wherever you get your podcasts and leave a review to help us grow the conversation around sustainable business in the fishing and outdoor industries.

For more resources, or to learn how Emerger Strategies can help your brand turn sustainability into a competitive advantage by making it simple, strategic, and profitable, visit www.emergerstrategies.com.

Follow us on Instagram @emergerstrategies and @thesustainableangler and stay tuned for more insights from leaders at the intersection of conservation, business, and the outdoors.

EP 42. NREL's Sherry Stout Aug 26, 2021

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In this episode of The Sustainable Angler, I interview National Renewable Energy Laboratory's (NREL) Sherry Stout. NREL "advances the science and engineering of energy efficiency, sustainable transportation, and renewable power technologies and provides the knowledge to integrate and optimize energy systems" and Sherry is the Arctic Strategic Program Manager and Senior Research Engineer for NREL. However, Sherry and I met because she reached out to me because she purchased a SaraBella fly rod because of their commitment to go carbon neutral and being a member of the Fly Fishing Climate Alliance. We discuss everything from the energy crisis of the 1970's to how the Arctic is warming 3x faster than the rest of the planet is a canary in the coal mine of sorts of what is to come related to climate change. We also discuss how to responsible fish for trout as stream temperatures rise, as well as the stream closures and Hoot Owl Restrictions that are in place in Colorado, Oregon and Montana due to low stream flows and high water temperatures. Finally we chat about the challenges associated with cities transitioning to 100% renewable energy and Sherry shares a message of climate hope. Below are some links to some of the topics Sherry mentions and I hope you enjoy!

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Subscribe to The Sustainable Angler wherever you get your podcasts and leave a review to help us grow the conversation around sustainable business in the fishing and outdoor industries.

For more resources, or to learn how Emerger Strategies can help your brand turn sustainability into a competitive advantage by making it simple, strategic, and profitable, visit www.emergerstrategies.com.

Follow us on Instagram @emergerstrategies and @thesustainableangler and stay tuned for more insights from leaders at the intersection of conservation, business, and the outdoors.

EP 41. TS Designs Founder Eric Henry Jun 11, 2021

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In this episode of The Sustainable Angler podcast, I interview TS Designs Founder Eric Henry. TS Designs is "making and printing the best sustainable t-shirts in the world, which are Made in USA from 'dirt to shirt'" with a 500 mile radius supply chain. We talk about everything from running a sustainable business by using the triple bottom line (people, planet, profit); take a deep dive into the supply chain, the environmental & social impact of making our clothes; how buying local improves our communities, makes businesses more resilient and mitigates the impacts of climate change; and finally, how TS Designs is the 1st supplier to join the Fly Fishing Climate Alliance and why that's a big deal! Thanks for listening and hope you enjoy!

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Subscribe to The Sustainable Angler wherever you get your podcasts and leave a review to help us grow the conversation around sustainable business in the fishing and outdoor industries.

For more resources, or to learn how Emerger Strategies can help your brand turn sustainability into a competitive advantage by making it simple, strategic, and profitable, visit www.emergerstrategies.com.

Follow us on Instagram @emergerstrategies and @thesustainableangler and stay tuned for more insights from leaders at the intersection of conservation, business, and the outdoors.

EP 40. Science On The Fly Founder Dr. Max Holmes May 21, 2021

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In this episode of The Sustainable Angler podcast, I interview Science on the Fly Founder and Woodwell Climate Research Center Deputy Director & Sr. Scientist Dr. Max Holmes. We discuss everything from what is causing climate change; to how climate is affecting river chemistry & fish; to how Science on the Fly is using citizen science to collect data on rivers "to further our understanding of changing watersheds around the world through long term, world-class river science." Thanks for listening and hope you enjoy!This episode of The Sustainable Angler is presented by Emerger Strategies with support from Rheos Gear.Special thanks to Dr. Max Holmes and Science on the Fly for helping to solve the climate crisis through better data and for doing their part to protect what they love!THANK YOU for listening, and if you like what you’re hearing, please leave a Rating & Review, Like and Follow!

🎣 Like what you heard?

Subscribe to The Sustainable Angler wherever you get your podcasts and leave a review to help us grow the conversation around sustainable business in the fishing and outdoor industries.

For more resources, or to learn how Emerger Strategies can help your brand turn sustainability into a competitive advantage by making it simple, strategic, and profitable, visit www.emergerstrategies.com.

Follow us on Instagram @emergerstrategies and @thesustainableangler and stay tuned for more insights from leaders at the intersection of conservation, business, and the outdoors.

EP 39. Atlantic Packaging President Wes Carter May 07, 2021

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In this episode of The Sustainable Angler podcast I interview Atlantic Packaging President Wes Carter, and we take a deep dive on plastic pollution, specifically centered around plastic packaging. We discuss everything from zero waste and designing for circularity; the carbon footprint of plastic packaging and what Atlantic Packaging is doing to clean up its own act; and Carter's new series, A New Earth Project, which takes a deeper look into surf history, manufacturing and plastic packaging problem. Hope you enjoy!

🎣 Like what you heard?

Subscribe to The Sustainable Angler wherever you get your podcasts and leave a review to help us grow the conversation around sustainable business in the fishing and outdoor industries.

For more resources, or to learn how Emerger Strategies can help your brand turn sustainability into a competitive advantage by making it simple, strategic, and profitable, visit www.emergerstrategies.com.

Follow us on Instagram @emergerstrategies and @thesustainableangler and stay tuned for more insights from leaders at the intersection of conservation, business, and the outdoors.

EP 38. Creative Energies Co - Owner Scott Kane Apr 09, 2021

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In this episode of The Sustainable Angler podcast I interview Creative Energies Co-Owner Scott Kane. This interview was especially fun because I was an intern/solar installer for Creative Energies back in 2010 while living in Jackson Hole, WY. I got to travel all over Idaho, Wyoming and Utah installing solar with a fly rod in-hand and looking back, it was probably when we were installing a solar-powered fish screen on a ranch for a local chapter of Trout Unlimited that the seed was planted to protect what I love by marrying fly fishing and sustainability. Fast-forward 11 years later and I am still working to protect what I love and Scott and the team at Creative Energies is still working to solve the climate crisis by installing solar all over Idaho, Wyoming and Utah, and in this episode we provide some background information on solar; the challenges the solar industry faces as there have recently been several electric utilities that are trying to reduce the amount they buy solar power back from homeowners and businesses making it a far less attractive option in terms of payback periods; and we also discuss how all fish love solar! Hope you enjoy!

🎣 Like what you heard?

Subscribe to The Sustainable Angler wherever you get your podcasts and leave a review to help us grow the conversation around sustainable business in the fishing and outdoor industries.

For more resources, or to learn how Emerger Strategies can help your brand turn sustainability into a competitive advantage by making it simple, strategic, and profitable, visit www.emergerstrategies.com.

Follow us on Instagram @emergerstrategies and @thesustainableangler and stay tuned for more insights from leaders at the intersection of conservation, business, and the outdoors.

EP 37. Bajio Sunglasses CEO Al Perkinson Mar 26, 2021

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In this episode of The Sustainable Angler podcast, I interview Bajio Sunglasses CEO and Founder Al Perkinson and we discuss everything from cause marketing and sustainable business; to our mutual love of flats fishing (Bajio is the Spanish word for the shallows, that part of the ocean that sits between land and deep blue water); to how Bajio is launching its new sunglass brand with the intent of using its brand to create a positive impact on communities and the environment. I will also mention that Bajio Sunglasses is a member of the Fly Fishing Climate Alliance and is committed to going carbon neutral by 2030! Hope you enjoy!Special thanks to Bajio Sunglasses and Al Perkinson for all you will be doing to make a positive impact and protecting what you love!

🎣 Like what you heard?

Subscribe to The Sustainable Angler wherever you get your podcasts and leave a review to help us grow the conversation around sustainable business in the fishing and outdoor industries.

For more resources, or to learn how Emerger Strategies can help your brand turn sustainability into a competitive advantage by making it simple, strategic, and profitable, visit www.emergerstrategies.com.

Follow us on Instagram @emergerstrategies and @thesustainableangler and stay tuned for more insights from leaders at the intersection of conservation, business, and the outdoors.

EP 36. Indifly Executive Director Matt Shilling Mar 12, 2021

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In this episode of The Sustainable Angler, I interview Indifly Executive Director Matt Shilling and we talk about everything from that fact that Indigenous people are the protectors of 80% of the world's biodiversity; how Indifly is empowering Indigenous people around the world to own and operate fly fishing ecotourism businesses that "provide sustainable livelihoods, generate community-wide economic benefits, and create incentives for the protection of Indigenous homelands;" and Matt shares some incredible success stories from Rewa Eco Lodge in Guyana, Anaa Atoll in French Polynesia and the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming. To learn more about Indifly and support their mission, please visit: www.indifly.org.

🎣 Like what you heard?

Subscribe to The Sustainable Angler wherever you get your podcasts and leave a review to help us grow the conversation around sustainable business in the fishing and outdoor industries.

For more resources, or to learn how Emerger Strategies can help your brand turn sustainability into a competitive advantage by making it simple, strategic, and profitable, visit www.emergerstrategies.com.

Follow us on Instagram @emergerstrategies and @thesustainableangler and stay tuned for more insights from leaders at the intersection of conservation, business, and the outdoors.

EP 35. Charleston Waterkeeper Executive Director Andrew Wunderley Dec 18, 2020

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In this episode of The Sustainable Angler, I interview Charleston Waterkeeper Executive Director Andrew Wunderley and we talk about everything how Charleston Waterkeeper is relentlessly fighting to keep our water clean; how plastic pollution is Charleston's dirty little secret; the impact climate change is having on Charleston's water quality; and how nature has already engineered the perfect climate solutions to defend the Lowcountry from sea level rise. Thanks for listening and hope you enjoy!

🎣 Like what you heard?

Subscribe to The Sustainable Angler wherever you get your podcasts and leave a review to help us grow the conversation around sustainable business in the fishing and outdoor industries.

For more resources, or to learn how Emerger Strategies can help your brand turn sustainability into a competitive advantage by making it simple, strategic, and profitable, visit www.emergerstrategies.com.

Follow us on Instagram @emergerstrategies and @thesustainableangler and stay tuned for more insights from leaders at the intersection of conservation, business, and the outdoors.

EP 34. Captain Benny Blanco Dec 04, 2020

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In this episode of The Sustainable Angler, I interview Florida fishing guide and TV host Captain Benny Blanco and we discuss everything from the history of the Everglades and current restoration efforts; the importance of talking about environmental issues on his show, Guiding Flow TV; and share some success stories and discuss the resiliency of nature. Thanks for listening and hope you enjoy!

🎣 Like what you heard?

Subscribe to The Sustainable Angler wherever you get your podcasts and leave a review to help us grow the conversation around sustainable business in the fishing and outdoor industries.

For more resources, or to learn how Emerger Strategies can help your brand turn sustainability into a competitive advantage by making it simple, strategic, and profitable, visit www.emergerstrategies.com.

Follow us on Instagram @emergerstrategies and @thesustainableangler and stay tuned for more insights from leaders at the intersection of conservation, business, and the outdoors.

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