Blog & Stories
Insights, updates, and stories from the Sustainability in Prisons Project—highlighting conservation programs, education, research, and community impact.
A Beautiful Spring and Explosive Summer at WCCW
Photos and text by Jacob Meyers, Prairie Ecological Conservation Nursery Coordinator Pop. Pop. Pop. Scream. Laughter. Pop. Pop. Pop. That may sound like a group of teenagers watching a horror…
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Mission Creek butterfly technicians visit Taylor’s checkerspot habitat
Text and images by Keegan Curry, SPP Taylor’s Checkerspot Butterfly Coordinator In late spring, incarcerated technicians from Mission Creek Corrections Center for Women (MCCCW) had the opportunity to visit Scatter…
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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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Trying to Find a Balance: The Emergent Vegetated Mats (EVM) Project
Text by Amanda Mintz and Danyl Herringshaw. Photos by Amanda Mintz unless otherwise noted. The goal of an aquaponics system is to mimic nature by recycling nutrients from animal waste…
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Blooms & Blossoms at Washington Corrections Center
by Alexandra James, SPP Ecological Conservation Nursery Coordinator Spring has sprung at Washington Corrections Center (WCC)! The Ecological Conservation Nursery is well underway with the cultivation of two viola plant…
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Checking in with the Checkerspots
by Keegan Curry, SPP Taylor’s Checkerspot Butterfly Coordinator Each year, the Sustainability in Prisons Project’s (SPP) Taylor’s Checkerspot Butterfly Program rears thousands of endangered caterpillars for reintroduction to the wild.…
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