CURE Partners with Minnesota Master Naturalist to Offer Prairies and Potholes Course

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Upcoming Events for 2015

CURE is very excited to partner with the Minnesota Master Naturalist Program to offer a Prairies and Potholes certification training.  This course is being taught by longtime CURE member and Master Naturalist Kylene Olson. Beginning on March 10th and every Tuesday until May 19th, CURE will host a Minnesota Master Naturalist Training at our office in Montevideo. There are scholarships available through the Minnesota Master Naturalists Program. It is important to note that all sessions are required for certification as well as two field days scheduled for Saturday, April 25th and Saturday, May 16th.

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Kylene Olson, Executive Director of the Chippewa River Project, was awarded the 2013 RiverKeeper Award at our 22nd Annual Meeting.

SAVE the DATE! CURE’s 23rd Annual Meeting is scheduled for Saturday, April 18th at the Maynard Community Center. The format will be fresh and new with a focus on some of the work that CURE is doing, a speaker, dinner catered by Budger’s Supper Club as well as a possible outing in the morning. We are still in the planning phase but please SAVE the DATE!

Wednesday, April 22nd at 5:15 PM, we will have an ACTION OPPORTUNITY with our Earth Day – Minnesota River Roadside Clean Up.

Saturday, May 9th from 11 AM to 3 PM, Grasp the Nettle! Workshop with CURE member Audrey Arner at Moonstone Farm. This event is co-sponsored by Milan Village Arts School and CURE.

July 10th & 11th another partnership with Land Stewardship and the Chippewa 10% Project will feature our second Simon Lake, MN BioBlitz. For more information, please visit our website and updates will be posted as they are made available.

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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!