Jordan Bantuelle
Executive Director
Burrow Nature Center
Lumberton,
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Jordan Bantuelle founded the Burrow Nature Center and leads its Forest School program in connecting children with nature through hands-on exploration and play-based learning. Jordan manages 111 acres at the Burrow, restoring pine savannah habitat through prescribed burning and sustainable forestry. He teaches practical skills including foraging, gardening, raising animals, natural building, and permaculture design. Jordan's philosophy centers on meeting human needs while enhancing ecosystems and building community connections.
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Jordan Bantuelle is the founder of the Burrow Nature Center and lead teacher of its Forest School program, which has been nurturing children's connection with nature since 2020 through hands-on exploration, play-based learning, and outdoor skill development.
Jordan's dedication to environmental education began at LSU where he earned his degree in biology while becoming a campus leader in conservation. At the Burrow, he manages 111 acres, focusing on restoring uplands to pine savannah through prescribed burning and sustainable forestry practices that feed his on-site sawmill.
As an educator and practitioner, Jordan teaches the diverse skills he uses, including foraging wild foods, growing vegetables and mushrooms, raising chickens, composting, natural building, permaculture design, water management systems, and various survival and outdoor skills. His teaching philosophy emphasizes that humans can be members of their ecosystem by providing for basic needs in ways that improve habitat and build community
Beyond education, Jordan oversees the land's homestead and farming operations, working alongside volunteers and residents of the All You Need Institute's intentional community to create a living example of sustainable land stewardship.
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