About Us
Stacey McCluskey has been an outdoor educator, public school teacher, writer, and Maine guide for more than 20 years. Her approach with people of all ages is to meet them where they are. “Learning and recreating outside can be what we want it to be: an adventure, a place to relax, a place to discover, a place to play, a place to challenge us, and a place to soothe us.”
My Mission
My mission is to help teachers become comfortable with outdoor learning so that students of all ages spend time outside every day in addition to recess.
Some of the outdoor learning experiences Stacey has created and led…
Trips with middle and elementary students to places including vernal pools, wetlands, river gorges, woods, meadows, ponds, mountains, pegmatites, and waterfalls.
Participation with students in community science projects such as “Stream Explorers.”
She has worked with Maine Huts and Trails to offer naturalist and LNT activities to the Overland Group.
Founded and operated Flagstaff Daycamp for Girls
Founded and operated Young Naturalist Camp for kids in grades 2-5.
Overnight trips with 50 eighth-grade students to the Flagstaff Hut, part of the Maine Huts and Trails
Flyfishing school for women
Fished the Kennebec River with middle school students
Snowshoed and cross-country skied miles with students in grades 4-8
Paddled many rivers, ponds, and lakes and hiked mountains with people of all ages
And countless outdoor lessons, games, and explorations all over the walkable lands surrounding the schools in which she has worked.
Stacey is co-owner of Four Peaks Guide Service, which provides guided fly fishing, hunting, backpacking, paddling, and hiking trips to people visiting the Western Maine Region. Her husband, John McCluskey is a registered Master Maine Guide who specializes in fly fishing and hunting for white-tail deer. Stacey specializes in fly fishing, backpacking, hiking, and youth programming.
