The Arlington Land Trust established the Arlington Land Trust Conservation Scholarship for graduating seniors at Arlington High School in 2024. These $1,000 scholarships are awarded to students who will be pursuing education, volunteer service and work in conservation, environmental protection or a related field.
2026 Winners
Conard Anderson followed his curiosity for nature from childhood to the doors of Minuteman High School, where he “waded through streams and vernal pools, judged water quality with chemical tests and macroinvertebrate indices, examined tide pools and learned about careers from forestry to water treatment.” He is attending University of Vermont, Rubenstein School of Environmental and Natural Resources to pursue these and other interests in ecology and local wildlife.
Phoebe Klein Taylor has been a camper since preschool and later trained as a counselor at Mass Audubon’s Drumlin Farm. Through the Youth Climate Leadership Program, she organized and attended workshops on the environment and advocacy at Camp Wildwood in New Hampshire. “My personal favorite workshop on Eco-anxiety/Eco-hope explored dark and scary topics while participating in fun activities to build a better community.” Phoebe graduated from Arlington High School and is attending Mount Holyoke to study Environmental Science.
Liam Shadrick was inspired by his childhood hero, David Attenborough, to play in the natural world around Arlington, install and manage a backyard beehive, and explore wilder ecosystems by climbing 16 of the 48 White Mountain peaks over 4,000 feet. An AP Environmental Science class at Arlington High School further expanded his passion for studying and working with natural systems. Liam is attending the University of San Diego to pursue environmental conservation and advocacy.
2025 – not awarded
2024 Winners
We are pleased to recognize these three winners of the inaugural ALT scholarship program:
Tatem Kerr participated in an internship at Mass Audubon’s Habitat Wildlife Sanctuary taking care of resident goats, learning and utilizing best practices for composting, and teaching community service groups and school children about the environment. She plans to major in marine science and work to protect ocean wildlife from plastic waste, and may later explore becoming an environmental lawyer.
Miriam Oliveri-Schneider co-founded Full Circle Compost Service, a student-run, free and accessible food waste reduction service program. She also pursued an internship at Mass Audubon’s Drumlin Farm Wildlife Care Center, where she worked with injured animals and researched the causes. That experience influenced her goal to become a conservation biologist to study the effects of human pollution and environmental degradation on wildlife.
Clara Schneider has been actively involved in the Remembrance of Climate Futures Arlington project, which promotes climate resilience and advocacy, as well as in other internships to promote sustainable waste management and combat extreme heat. Her advocacy for various aspects of environmental preservation and experience on Arlington’s Debate Team have led to her goal of becoming an environmental lawyer.
We congratulate these students on their significant contributions to environmental issues in Arlington and wish them well in their future educational and career endeavors.
We are grateful for the generosity of our members who make these awards possible. Thank you.