Blog & Stories
Insights, updates, and stories from the Sustainability in Prisons Project—highlighting conservation programs, education, research, and community impact.
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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Playing a small part for incarcerated men who “deserve no less”
Nancy DeWitt coordinates Sagebrush in Prisons programs in Idaho and Oregon. Often, she finds volunteers who can bring additional education and enrichment to the program. Recently, Nancy checked in with Marc…
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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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Turtle Season is Here!
By Marisa Pushee, SPP Ecological Conservation Coordinator It’s turtle trapping season for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW). When we arrived onsite at the South Puget Sound Wildlife…
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Long Live the Kings!
By Joslyn Rose Trivett, SPP Education and Outreach Manager & Erin Lynam, SPP Environmental Workshop Series Coordinator This past December, the workshop series brought salmon to Washington Corrections Center for…
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Busy as a Bee at WSP
By Bethany Shepler, SPP Green Track Coordinator Amid the razor wire and blocky buildings of the Washington State Penitentiary, you might be surprised to see beautiful blooming flowers and thousands…
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