Welcome, Lanna!

In June 2026, we welcomed Lanna Antebi‑Igei as our summer intern!

Matched with Royal River Conservation Trust through Maine Coast Heritage Trust's Richard G. Rockefeller Conservation Internship Program, Lanna brought a passion for stewardship, accessibility, and river conservation to the Royal River Watershed.

Previously, Lanna was a part of a Conservation Corps in Plumas County, California, and has worked as a canoe guide in the Minnesota Boundary Waters and Canadian Quetico. Lanna is double-majoring in Geology and Creative Writing at Colby College and hopes to pursue Geomorphology in the future.

In their free time, Lanna can be found competing on their college’s Woodsmen team, navigating rapids from the stern, fishing, painting, and swimming in whatever body of water is most accessible.

Reflecting on the internship, Lanna writes:

Prior to the first day of my internship, I didn’t understand what a land trust was or how conservation easements work. Growing up in California, a majority of land in my home state is privately or federally owned, and I hadn’t ever heard of landowners entering conservation easement agreements. I’ve spent the last few weeks working closely with RRCT monitoring easements, building landowner relationships, participating in trail crew and solo-stewardship opportunities, and working to develop community outreach initiatives and some merch designs. And weed whacking. Lots of weedwhacking.

My favorite parts of the internship include weekly Wednesday Trail Crew with our community of volunteers and expanding our iNaturalist database. Community engagement initiatives, such as our Wescustago Paddle, have also been so much fun!  Above all, as a Geology student studying Geomorphology, I’m excited for the dam removal on the Royal River.

We're incredibly grateful for all that Lanna has contributed to RRCT, and wish them the best on their future endeavors!