Join us in welcoming Jordan Jimmie to our Board of Directors!

February 7, 2025-

The Wilderness Land Trust is excited to welcome Jordan Jimmie to our Board of Directors!

Jordan is a proud Diné (Navajo) raised in Flagstaff, Arizona. Near his childhood home, he grew up exploring Coconino National Forest with friends, which cultivated a reverence for our environment and a yearning for adventure. Jordan witnessed a small stream transform into a roaring torrent near Oak Creek Canyon in high school which encouraged him to study hydrology at the University of Arizona, earning a bachelor’s degree. Following college, he went on to earn a master’s degree in Forestry at the University of Montana – Missoula (UM), and another master’s degree in Biological and Ecological Engineering at Oregon State University (OSU).

His thesis at UM modeled the implications of surface water delivery in the Flathead Indian Irrigation Project with the then-recent enactment of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes water rights settlement and compact. His work at OSU looked into the drainage time of applied surface water to an active aquifer recharge project located in the lower Toppenish Creek watershed in Yakama Nation.

Currently, Jordan resides in Portland, OR, and is a Water Resources Designer at Otak, Inc. He fully enjoys spending time outdoors and is particularly keen on backpacking, trail running, angling, and exploring new areas in Oregon. Jordan can also be found weightlifting, reading about Native American history, and listening to music.

Join us in welcoming Jordan to our board of directors! We look forward to the leadership and expertise he will bring to the organization.