Governor’s Office to Host 25 by ’25 Town Hall Meetings

For 25 years CURE has worked from many angles to protect and restore water quality in Minnesota, especially in the highly agricultural watersheds of the Minnesota River Basin. Results are mixed, but it’s clear that we cannot claim success. Forty Percent of Minnesota’s surface waters tested to date fail to meet protective water quality standards.

Governor Dayton recognizes that Minnesota has not done enough to protect our state’s iconic waters. This year he named water quality improvement a top priority of his administration and announced his target goal to achieve a 25% improvement in water quality by 2025.

CURE members have boldly supported the governor’s clean water efforts. They advocated on behalf of the governor’s buffer law, advocated for smarter agricultural practices at the Governor’s water summits, and on a daily basis champion efforts that advocate for cleaner water.

Here’s another opportunity for all of us to step up for Minnesota’s water and share what we believe to be true with other Minnesotans and state officials. Plan to attend one of 10 Town Hall meetings where citizens will gather to collaboratively combat Minnesota’s growing water pollution problems and help the governor reach this 25 by ’25 goal.

For more information visit the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy’s 25 by ’25 goal website.

Below is a schedule of the meetings.  We encourage you to find the one nearest to your community and attend.

Southeast MN: Rochester – Monday, July 31, 2017 – 6:30pm – 8:30pm

South Central MN: Mankato – Wednesday, August 16, 2017 – 6:30pm – 8:30pm

Southwest MN: Marshall – Thursday, August 17, 2017 – 6:30pm – 8:30pm

Northwest MN: Crookston – Tuesday, September 5, 2017 – 6:30pm – 8:30pm

West Central MN: St. Cloud – Wednesday, September 6, 2017 – 6:30pm – 8:30pm

Northeast MN: Ely – Tuesday, September 12, 2017 – 6:30pm – 8:30pm

North Central MN: Bemidji – Wednesday, September 13, 2017 – 6:30pm -8:30pm

Twin Cities Metro: Minneapolis – Tuesday, September 26, 2017 6:30pm – 8:30pm

Twin Cities Metro: Burnsville – Wednesday, October 4, 2017 – 6:30pm – 8:30pm

Twin Cities Metro: Stillwater – Thursday, October 5, 2017 – 6:30pm – 8:30pm

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Kelsey Olson

Kelsey Olson

Director of Environmental Stewardship

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Kelsey Olson (she/her) joined CURE in 2025 as its Director of Environmental Stewardship. As a skilled environmental naturalist, Kelsey’s work focuses broadly on environmental education and advocacy with a keen focus on rural land use and how that use impacts our environment and climate. Working Lands, how land is used to support agriculture and forestry, is a key focus of her work. She brings 15 years’ experience in public communication, environmental education, and rural community engagement – strong communication strategies are core in her work. This includes two terms of service with AmeriCorps in the VISTA program in Oregon and Maryland and a nearly 10-year career as a naturalist followed. She recently worked on communications and marketing for rural economic development.

Kelsey lives in New London, MN, with her young children, husband, dog, and two cats. They enjoy spending time together outside and finding small treasures in nature. Visits to Minneapolis often include visits to one of their favorite historical museums, the Minnesota Swedish Institute. Kelsey enjoys experimenting in the kitchen, whether this is canning local produce, making kombucha, or other treats!