Jordan Clouse

With all the time and energy she put into making fairy houses as a kid, there was no way Jordan could stop playing outside as an adult. Growing up in the mountains of Colorado, she discovered a knack for recognizing the patterns in nature and tending to growing things. Eventually, this included kids adventuring through the same places she had! She found a group of lifelong friends and connection to the natural world at camps immersed in the outdoors and hoped to steward that for young people who came after.

After heading counseling staff in their childhood camp in the Rockies, Jordan felt the pull to explore and attune to another natural environment, their new home of Vermont. After spending a season as a sugarmaker in the maple stands of Mount Mansfield, they realized they needed to spend their days learning with other people, particularly children, as kids tend to have great imaginations and lots of fun.

Jordan believes in the balance of solitude and community in the forests, the magic and science of the world around us and the power of both time-tried skills and laid-back observation. She is a storyteller and learner at her core, and deeply appreciates the knowledge and skill of children in this area. Jordan loves exploring the wisdom of all beings, including humans, plants, animals, and the landscape around us. She spends as much time as she can learning all sorts of odds and ends but is very passionate about botany, mycology, herbalism, foraging, hiking, poetry, puppetry, and gardening. When not outside, she is probably reading or nurturing her space in Burlington’s vibrant communities.