Blog & Stories
Insights, updates, and stories from the Sustainability in Prisons Project—highlighting conservation programs, education, research, and community impact.
Excellent Student and Teacher
By Susan Christopher, Butterfly Technician, Mission Creek Corrections Center for Women The butterfly technicians from Mission Creek Corrections Center for Women (MCCCW) would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to…
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Summit for Beekeeping in Prisons
By Emily Passarelli, SPP Green Track Coordinator, and Joslyn Rose Trivett, SPP Education and Outreach Manager You might think that beekeeping in prisons is a nice idea, but not a…
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Prison Shares Earthworm Wealth with Northwest Trek Wildlife Park
Text and photos by Sadie Gilliom, current SPP Western Pond Turtle Program Coordinator and previous Northwest Trek employee Inside the three rows of razor wire, Monroe Correctional Complex houses more than…
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New Turtles and New Technicians!
Text and photos by Western Pond Turtle Program Coordinator, Sadie Gilliom Cedar Creek and Larch Corrections Centers programs just received new turtles last week! These turtles just finished their treatments…
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Collecting Sagebrush Seeds
Article and photos by Gretchen Graber, Sagebrush Grower Contractor at the Institute for Applied Ecology As part of the Great Basin Sagebrush partnership, we collected sagebrush seed twice this November.…
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What is an Aquatic Emergent Pre-Vegetated Mat?
By Amanda Mintz, Emergent Vegetation Ecological Conservation Nursery Coordinator, and Master of Environmental Studies student In SPP’s new Emergent Vegetation Ecological Conservation Nursery at Stafford Creek Corrections Center, we are…
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