Everyday Changemakers - Dell McCLurg, Merkinch Community Council

Dell McCLurg of the Merkinch Community Council reflects on turning life's challenges into local activism and the creation of the community's Merkinch Local Nature Reserve. The story is the final in a 5-part series of weekly interviews with a variety of grassroots organisations involved in climate, biodiversity and social justice action across Inverness.  Transcript  See our website: https://sccan.scot/blog/everyday-changemakers-dell-merkinch-community-council/ Credits Interview, edit and sound production: Kaska Hempel Resources Friends of Merkinch Local Nature Reserve https://www.facebook.com/merkinchreserve/  Merkinch Local Nature Reserve Ticket office http://www.merkinchlnr.org.uk/htm/old_ticket_office/old_ticket_office.php  Merkinch Community Centre https://www.merkinchcommunitycentre.co.uk/about/    Networks of community organisations: Scottish Communities Climate Action Network https://sccan.scot/  Development Trusts Association Scotland https://dtascot.org.uk/  Highlands and Islands Climate Hub https://hiclimatehub.co.uk/  Highland Good Food Partnership (also a great podcast!) https://highlandgoodfood.scot/  Highland Community Waste Partnership  https://www.keepscotlandbeautiful.org/highland-community-waste-partnership/  Circular Communities Scotland https://www.circularcommunities.scot/  Incredible Edible Network https://www.incredibleedible.org.uk/  Community Woodlands Association Scotland https://www.communitywoods.org/  Community Land Scotland https://www.communitylandscotland.org.uk/