Kelly Hughes of ATS-Environmental describes himself as a inadvertent ecological engineer. With baffles, ramps, ropes and fish-friendly flood gates, Kelly is reconnecting waterways around the world.
Talking points
Solving problems with technology
The ecological world came to me with a problem – all I could hear was excuses.
Creating environments where fish can move at their leisure, with choices
Overcoming ignorance and bureaucracy that believes things are not doable, even when you have done them.
People aren’t very good at joining the dots, and that’s what we need, joined up waterways.
Plastic bottles really are the icon of unsustainability
All my learning has been done wearing gumboots
Kids should go to school with their gumboots on.
Sustainable: being conscious of impacts – being mindful of the things that you touch – both self and societal
Superpower: Tempering one’s desires to match
Activist: Yes, Don’t walk on eggshells
Motivation: We need to make the most of being awake
Miracle: Every school had an enviroclass teacher like Graham Henton
Advice: Be honest about who you think you are trying to impress.
