Episode 35 - Alison Baker

Alison Baker is the Restoration Director at the Atlantic Salmon Trust.  A self-confessed disruptor, Alison creates solutions and works with partners across the country to deliver an agenda to make a difference across rivers and the landscape for the benefit of species, including ourselves. Join us as Alison shares her career from life as Building Surveyor in London, to undertaking an MSc in Environmental Management, becoming Clerk of the Forth District Fishery Board and Director of the Forth Rivers Trust, and recently joining the Atlantic Salmon Trust.  We dive into the world of wild Atlantic salmon, including the benefits of riparian planting, the factors of decline and the impact of working at a landscape scale.  We discuss some of the projects Alison has been involved with, like Project Laxford on Reay Forest Estate, and building the largest rock ramp in the UK on the River Almond.Alison also shares her experience of navigating and overcoming some major challenges, including the Wild Fisheries Reform, COVID, the threat of bankruptcy, and misogyny, and her modest view of her own inspiring leadership skills. Find out more about the Atlantic Salmon Trust here : https://atlanticsalmontrust.org/This episode is sponsored by the Landed Estates and Rural Business Team at Henderson Loggie Chartered Accountants.Connect with Alison on social media : LinkedIn : Alison Baker \\ X : Cold Clean Water \\ Instagram : @alison.rivermeanderings Episode Recorded on 27th June 2024.All views expressed are our own. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.