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Project Manager (Nature Restoration)

Miss Kacie Jess


Kacie joined GFT in February 2019 after graduating with a BSc Hons in Animal Biology from the University of Stirling. She worked with GFT each summer between 2019 - 2024, and for the rest of the year travelled the world including Australia, New Zealand, south east Asia and Japan.

Kacie took up a permanent post at GFT in early 2025 as Project Manager (Nature Restoration).  She plays a key role in delivering the practical works in the GFT 'Flowing Forward - Restoring Galloway's Rivers' Programme.  She is particularly experienced in electrofishing surveys, managing databases, invertebrate analysis and project management.

She is a local girl having grown up in Newton Stewart. She enjoys scuba diving, gaming and being outdoors. 

Kacie Jess

Project Manager (Nature Restoration)

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