Blog & Stories
Insights, updates, and stories from the Sustainability in Prisons Project—highlighting conservation programs, education, research, and community impact.
Are Octopuses Smarter Than a 5th Grader? A Workshop on Octopus Intelligence at WCCW
Are octopuses smarter than a 5th grader? Are you? How do we measure intelligence? In a June workshop at the Washington Corrections Center for Women (WCCW), Rus Higley and Aeriel…
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How trees connect nature and people: Workshop at Stafford Creek with Nalini Nadkarni
In late February, a special workshop was hosted at Stafford Creek Correctional Center. Renowned ecologist and SPP co-founder Nalini Nadkarni gave a talk about how trees connect nature and people.…
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Resourceful Art
Text and photos by Bethany Shepler, SPP Green Track Program Coordinator Creating fine art is rarely described as an easy activity—inspiration and skills have to be cultivated. Creating art in…
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A New Innovative Partnership
Text by Kelli Bush, SPP Co-Director, The Evergreen State College Over the past year, SPP Evergreen staff have been working with Washington Department of Transportation (WSDOT) and Washington Department of…
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Caring about people, caring about place
by Joslyn Trivett, SPP Education and Outreach Manager Airway Heights Corrections Center (AHCC) is a fair trip from the Evergreen team’s offices in Olympia—a six hour drive, or a flight to…
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