Blog & Stories
Insights, updates, and stories from the Sustainability in Prisons Project—highlighting conservation programs, education, research, and community impact.
Bright colors speak loudly for the hard work being done at Stafford Creek!
Photos and text by Joey Burgess, SPP Ecological Conservation Nursery Coordinator for Stafford Creek Corrections Center (SCCC) For nursery technicians, much of the year is spent inside greenhouses where they…
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SPP-model programs: Possibilities for Japan
Text and photos by Atsuko Otsuka, freelance journalist and author, consultant for the Guide Dog Puppy-Raising Program and the Horse Program at Shimane Asahi Rehabilitation Program Center in Japan I’ve…
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Prairie technicians visit the prairie
Text by Jeanne Dodds, SPP Prairie Ecological Conservation Nursery Coordinator for Washington Corrections Center for Women Photos by Ricky Osborne In May, Sustainability in Prisons Project (SPP) created a first-time…
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Clallam Bay Corrections Center – First Beekeeping Graduates!
Text and photos by Emily Passarelli, SPP Green Track Program Coordinator With the help of Mark Urnes from North Olympic Peninsula Beekeepers Association, Clallam Bay Corrections Center has graduated 12 new…
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A day for pollinators in prisons
Text by Dr. Jody Becker Green, Acting Secretary, Washington State Department of Corrections, and Joslyn Rose Trivett, SPP Education and Outreach Manager Photos by Ricky Osborne On Friday March 3,…
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Enthusiasm, grace, and patience
By Carl Elliott, Kelli Bush, and Joslyn Rose Trivett, SPP-Evergreen Managers Fawn Harris fills her days to overflowing, and navigates her many activities with grace and patience. She is a Master of…
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