Boothbay Region Land Trust has selected two students as the recipients of the Barge/McKee Scholarship.

Kimberly Gordon graduated from the Boothbay Region High School in 2012. Currently, she is a third year student at the University of Maine Orono with a major in ecology and environmental science. During her studies, she has realized that, “growing up in Maine is a privilege that many people do not get” and plans to “make a difference for Maine” upon graduation.

Maya Schwehm is a graduating senior at Boothbay Region High School. She plans to study at College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor in the fall, with a focus on human ecology. She is celebrating her transition out of high school by hiking the Appalachian Trail and has already walked over 900 miles.

The Barge/McKee scholarship was endowed by one of Boothbay Region Land Trust’s founders, Lois Barge. It is also named for Ruth McKee, the longest serving member of the land trust’s board of directors. The scholarship fund supports environmental studies for residents of the Boothbay peninsula, and range from $250 to $2,000. The Barge/McKee Scholarship is distributed annually by Boothbay Region Land Trust. For more information about the land trust, please visit www.bbrlt.org.