Upcoming Events​​

Wild & Scenic Film Festival, December 9th, 2019 7:00pm-9:30pm at Surly

MCEA is proud to sponsor the upcoming Wild & Scenic Film Festival at Surly on December 9th. MCEA's work will be featured at the festival. Tickets are limited — we hope you will join us! Click here for tickets.

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Past Events​​

Legally Green: The Next 45, October 24, 2019 5:30 - 9:00 PM at St. Thomas University

It was an amazing celebration at the 2019 Legally Green: The Next 45. We are humbled by the outpouring of support, and honored to play a role in protecting the Minnesota you love.
Thank you to our sponsors, our speakers, our performers (Give Get Sistet), our artist (Jordan Malcolm Hamilton), Smitty's Workshop, Portage Productions, Do Good Events, University of St. Thomas for hosting, and so many more!
Most of all, thank you to our supporters, Minnesotans who understand the need to protect our air and water. You make our work possible.

Legally Green: The Next 45
St. Thomas University, Woulfe Alumni Hall
October 24, 5:30 - 9:00 PM

RegenerateMN Happy Hour, October 17, 2019 5:30 - 7:30 PM at BlackStack Brewing
Join the RegenerateMN committee for an informal happy hour to catch up, converse, and start planning for fall and winter. RegenerateMN is the public engagement committee of MCEA and has organized some great activities and events over the past few years. The brownfields presentation and tour of Northern Stacks in Fridley was attended by over 50 people and got rave reviews.

If you've been looking for a chance to get involved with MCEA, we'd love to meet you, so come on by and meet RegenerateMN members and MCEA staff for this informal event. 

​MCEA Garden Party, September 17, 2019, 5:30 - 7:00 at 4725 Aldrich Ave. S, Minneapolis, MN
Join MCEA and our hosts Jeffrey and Mary Frush for a garden party and fundraiser in support of MCEA's growing Duluth presence. Northern communities are fundamental to MCEA's work to defend Minnesota's natural resources. We are pleased to announce our first ever staff person based in Duluth -- JT Haines. Join us on September 17 for a garden party to support this expanded work in Duluth.

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​MCEA Duluth Happy Hour, July 29, 2019, 5:30 - 7:30, Zeitgeist Arts Cafe, Duluth, MN
Join MCEA for a Happy Hour event on July 29th. Meet MCEA's new Duluth staff member JT Haines, MCEA CEO Kathryn Hoffman, and other staff experts. 

RSVP (free) at https://mncenter.salsalabs.org/2019duluthhappyhour to ensure we have enough food and beverage for everybody. Complementary Bent Paddle for the first 48! Learn more about our work on PolyMet, our appeal of Minnesota Power's proposed Superior gas power plant, and our strategy to defend a livable climate for the next generation. 

​MCEA Happy Hour Open House, June 27, 2019, 5:30 - 7:30 at 1919 University Ave W, St. Paul, MN
You're invited to join MCEA's on-staff experts and legal staff for Happy Hour on Thursday, June 27 from 5:30pm-7:30pm at our offices - 1919 University Avenue W, Suite 515 in Saint Paul.

We'll have drinks and appetizers from Birchwood Cafe to enjoy while you move around our office space and chat with lead program staff about what environmental policy work we just wrapped up at the Capitol, as well as what cases will be moving forward on the PolyMet copper-nickel mine proposal in the coming months. There will be plenty to learn, including insight on our clean water and climate change work, and lots of information to share with one another - we hope you can join us!

​MCEA in Ely, Tues. July 31 2018 @ the Grand Ely Lodge and Northern Grounds
MCEA staff traveled to Ely to join our supporters in a conversation around current environmental issues in Minnesota. We thank all those who were able to join us for this needed and timely dialogue as we discussed MCEA's latest work on the proposed PolyMet mine, as well as how we're helping combat the effects of climate change on the BWCA Wilderness.

Happy Hour Open House, Wed. June 20 2018 @ 1919 University Avenue W
Over 90 MCEA supporters, new and established, stopped by to tour our new office space and connect with our on-staff experts. Attendees mixed and mingled while learning about MCEA's current projects and enjoying drinks and appetizers courtesy of Birchwood Cafe.

Breakfast Open House, Wed. May 16 2018 @ 1919 University Avenue W
Over 100 MCEA supporters, new and established, stopped by to tour our new office space, connect with our on-staff experts to learn about their current projects, and devour 14 trays of delicious quiche from Birchwood Cafe - wow, what a morning!

Hard Hat Tour, Thur. March 15 2018 @ 1919 University Avenue W
Long-time supporters of the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy were one of the first to see our new office headquarters at 1919 University Ave W. They joined us to learn about how our new space better reflects our environmental values while expanding our ability to collaborate internally and connect with stakeholders across the state.
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RegenerateMN: Maximize Your Impact at the Minnesota State Capitol,
Sat. February 10 2018 @ the Minnesota State Capitol
RegenerateMN, a program of the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy, met for an afternoon to tour the Capitol building and hear from legislators and advocates about how to maximize their impact and influence decision makers. We also met at Rival House for a post-event social to continue conversations relating back to the insights our panelists shared. Our panelists included Senator John Marty, Senator Jim Abeler, Senator Sandra Pappas, Patricia Nauman (Executive Director of Metro Cities), Molly Pederson (former Senior Policy Advisor for Governor Mark Dayton, and Senator Scott Dibble.

Legally Green: Stand Up for Science, Thur. Oct 26 2017 @ University of St. Thomas
Thank you to all of those who attended this year's Legally Green gala. Because of your generous support, we set new records with over 350 attendees and over $200,000 in pledged support for MCEA! We are so grateful to be a part of this community of people who understand the importance of science for protecting clean air and water for the next generation.

MCEA Legislative Awards Ceremony, Mon. Oct 2 2017 @ Modist Brewing Co.
Over fifty MCEA staff members, board members, committee members, and long-time supporters joined us to recognize those who have shown by their actions their strong commitment to our shared environmental values. At the event we honored Sen. Chris Eaton & Rep. Alice Hausman (Paddling Upstream Award), Sen. Eric Simonson & Rep. Jamie Becker-Finn (Trailblazer Award), and Great Gauthier, Legislative Director for the MN Pollution Control Agency (Environmental Envoy Award). 

Gathering in Grand Marais, Mon. July 31 2017 @ The Pincushion Trails Inn
MCEA donors & friends gathered to enjoy refreshments and conversation about our recent work across the state and to learn how to invest in our mission. MCEA offers a huge thank you to longtime supporters Bob Nesheim and Marlys Johnson for hosting the event at their bed and breakfast, The Pincushion Trails Inn!

Gathering in Ely, Sun. July 30 2017 @ The Grand Ely Lodge
MCEA donors & friends gathered to enjoy refreshments and conversation about our recent work across the state and to learn how to invest in our mission.

RegenerateMN: Transportation Trending, Tues. July 25 2017 @ Bad Weather Brewing Co.
RegenerateMN, an MCEA initiative to engage our state's next generation of environmental leaders, hosted an event about the future of transportation policy in Minnesota and how we can better to prepare for it. Our panelists (Frank Douma, Larry Herke, and Leili Fatehhi) discussed the near- and long-term prospects for autonomous vehicles, including their potential to increase equity and decrease pollution from transportation. Our moderator, MCEA's Land Use & Transportation Director Jim Erkel, also provided context on transportation planning in Minnesota, including everything down to the bike lanes people used to get to the event. Lastly, attendees were able to check out a variety of electric vehicles, including one of the new Chevy Bolts!
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