Morongo Basin Conservation Association has awarded college scholarships to three local graduating high school seniors. 
 
Recipients demonstrate commitments to include conservation and environmental interests in their education and career plans. Each $1,000 scholarship goes toward the student's higher education expenses in the 2025-26 academic year. 

MBCA's Conservation Scholarship is the continuation of our commitment to educate the next generation of conservation-conscious citizens. Jocelyn Gonzalez of Yucca Valley High School is the recipient, planning to study biological sciences at Cal State Fullerton.

The Women's STEAM Scholarship (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) is provided anonymously by two generations of women who held careers in STEAM fields. Molly Brown of Yucca Valley High School is this year’s recipient. The scholarship will help fund her study at University of Utah in Chemical Engineering.

Donations in memory of renowned local artist, conservationist, and longtime MBCA member Steve Rieman make it possible to offer the Steve Rieman Scholarship, intended for a student who will incorporate their conservation commitment into fields requiring environmentally-conscious creativity. The Rieman Scholarship this year goes to Meghann Arballo of Yucca Valley High School. She will study dance and psychology at San Diego State University..

MBCA's mission is to advocate and educate for a healthy desert environment which nurtures wildlands and our communities’ rural character, cultural abundance, and economic well-being. 

Our heartiest congratulations to the scholarship recipients!