Blake Olson | Macalester College

Blake Olson received a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies from St. Olaf College with an emphasis in Arts & Humanities. In his program, he focused on understanding the underlying narratives regarding the relationship between humanity and nature found in literature, film, and other media. Although his educational background was more humanities focused, he is passionate about waste reduction and sustainable materials management because these topics deal with immediate challenges and involve solving problems within our close communities. He enrolled in the Minnesota GreenCorps to start tackling these problems on the ground level, completing two years of service at Macalester College from 2023-2025. In 2025, Blake was hired by the Sustainability Office as part of the MPCA’s Waste Reduction & Reuse grant to continue his work at Macalester.