Camp Ripley celebrates Stewardship Day and community

Employees of the Camp Ripley Training Center took part in the inaugural Stewardship Day celebration May 22, 2025, recognizing the achievements of ecological sustainability and the importance of environmental awareness.

“This year, Camp Ripley’s Environmental Teams is hosting a stewardship day which is a combination of our spring Earth Day event and Planting for the Future which usually happens in the fall,” said 1Lt. Colton Rossow, public affairs officer for the Camp Ripley Training Center.

Historically, Camp Ripley’s Earth Day events included the maintenance and refinement of multiple areas around the installation. Most of the projects followed the usual spring-cleaning theme but also included the planting of new trees or the development of native plant species in heavily utilized areas. The all-volunteer teams for Stewardship Day, focused work on planting approximately 2,000 flowering prairie plants within the historic fort site and along the Mississippi River shoreline.

Read the full article from the Morrison County Record here.