Boothbay Region Land Trust is pleased to welcome Sammie Huss to the team this summer as our 2026 intern. Sammie comes to us from Portland with a background in environmental communications and education. A graduate of Colby College with a degree in Environmental Literature and Philosophy, Sammie has a passion for collecting and translating scientific data with a goal to sustainably increase the accessibility of nature through education and science writing.
Sammie recently completed a thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail, starting in Georgia in April of 2025. She spent six months hiking north through the Appalachians to Mount Katahdin here in Maine. Her experiences on the AT reinvigorated her love for the outdoors and reminded her just how crucial it is to protect and provide access to these beautiful spaces we are lucky to have right here in Maine.
“The Appalachian Trail was a six-month window into just how wonderful the outdoors and the communities around it can be,” Sammie explains. “Where else are you invited you to listen, learn, and connect as deeply as you are in the heart of a pine forest or on a rocky seacoast? I spent six months doing as much of that as I could, now it is time to create some good with what I learned.”
Beyond of her backcountry experience, Sammie provided environmental education at a forest school in Seattle and was an environmental advisor at a brewery in New Zealand. Her background in ecology education, data collection and implementation, and outdoor work makes her especially well-suited for supporting BRLT’s outdoor educational programming and land stewardship. She is very excited to help further the land trust’s work of educating and building community focused on the incredible natural environments here in midcoast Maine.
Boothbay Region Land Trust’s internship program provides early career candidates in environmental sciences and related fields the opportunity to develop skills in a variety of roles including environmental education, land stewardship, and nonprofit communications and fundraising with the goal of supporting and training the next generation of environmental leaders.
