Cara Donald Email & Phone Number

North Highlands, Scotland

• Operations Officer - Strategic Projects & PartnershipsMain Areas of Work:
• Working within multi-agency project team to successfully submit bid to UNESCO for The Flow Country World Heritage Site inscribed in July 2024Representing Nature Scot within the Highland Tourism Partnership to develop.
• Agri-Environment Climate Scheme casework across Highlands and associated trainingRepresent Nature Scot & stakeholder engagement across Sutherland and Caithness Community Partnerships and Biodiversity, Tourism and.

Aviemore, Scotland, United Kingdom

Have received training in:- Visitor Experience Planning- Exceeding Visitor Expectations- Forester Web- developing social media audiences- trail checks- ongoing upkeep of the visitor centre. In addition I have trained and managed temporary stewards in their duties as well as ongoing duties of monitoring busy visitor sites, trails and facilities. In all work.

Stirlingshire

Ranger covering North of Stirling Council area:Responsible for co-ordinating site projects to maintain and enhance the biodiversity and access to multiple greenspace sites for local communities and provide support to community groups operating in volunteer activities to achieve these aims.To work as part of an Operations team to implement site management.

Dunfermline

Delivery of:Undertaking ecological surveys on Fife Council property including Phase 1 Habitat and bat surveys Pittencrieff Park HLF projects (2012-2016) - Signage & Interpretation projects (leaflets, website and signage)Environmental education programme for schools, youth groups and volunteersOutdoor eventsVoluntary opportunities for public, community.

Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch & Strathspey

Delivery of:Environmental educationOutdoor, countryside eventsCountryside access and promoting the Scottish Outdoor Access CodeWildlife monitoring including red squirrels, butterflies and birdsSmall Mammal surveys at Merkinch LNRRed Squirrel Transect monitoringButterfly Transect monitoring

Dean Castle Country Park

Assisted and co-ordinated countryside events and environmental education activities.Promoting Scottish outdoor access code.Co-ordinated a series of Phase 1 Habitat Surveys contributing to LBAP.

Dean Castle Country Park

As above

Master Of Science (Msc), Wildlife Biology And Conservation, Pass

• Completed courses in Behavioural Ecology, Population and Communities, Biodiversity and Rarity, Scientific Methods, Humans and Wildlife.

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Zoology/Animal Biology, 2:2

• Studied a wide range of subjects including Ecology, Animal Biology, Parasite Biology, The Biology and Control of Malaria and.