Blog & Stories
Insights, updates, and stories from the Sustainability in Prisons Project—highlighting conservation programs, education, research, and community impact.
A Convicts Redemption
By Jamar Glenn, Western Pond Turtle Technician Who would’ve thought a turtle’s life was so parallel to mine? I was given a great opportunity to work with an endangered species,…
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Western Pond Turtle Release
by Fiona Edwards, SPP Graduate Research Assistant In mid-April, 10 western pond turtles (WPT) were released from Cedar Creek Corrections Center (CCCC) back into the wild. The turtles were housed…
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So Close to a Million Plants We Can Almost Taste It
By Carl Elliott, SPP Ecological Conservation Nursery Manager SPP’s Ecological Conservation Nursery continue to thrive at three facilities in Washington State: Stafford Creek Corrections Center, Washington Corrections Center for Women,…
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Fire in the Demonstration Garden
Last month, as part of the ongoing cultivation of the demonstration prairie garden at Shotwell’s Landing nursery, the inmate prairie restoration crew got to burn an area for seeding with…
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Counting the Birds instead of counting the days until summer at Mission Creek Corrections Center for Women
By Taylor’s checkerspot butterfly program coordinator and Graduate Research Assistant, Lindsey Hamilton At Mission Creek Corrections Center for Women (MCCCW) four inmate technicians rear Taylor’s checkerspot butterflies as a contribution…
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Interview with Officer Glenn Epling, New Beekeeping Project Lead at Cedar Creek Corrections Center
By Fiona Edwards, SPP Graduate Research Assistant In June, I had the opportunity to meet Officer Glenn Epling, the new beekeeping project lead at Cedar Creek Corrections Center (CCCC). Officer…
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