Blog & Stories
Insights, updates, and stories from the Sustainability in Prisons Project—highlighting conservation programs, education, research, and community impact.
Celebrating another flight season for butterfly technicians
Text and photos by Keegan Curry, SPP Taylor’s Checkerspot Butterfly Program Coordinator Inmates at Mission Creek Corrections Center for Women (MCCCW) continue to amaze us. Each year, a group of…
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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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The Challenges—and Opportunities—of a New Program
Text and photos by Amanda Mintz, SPP EVM Program Coordinator From a tilapia farm to a wetland plant nursery, the aquaponics house at Stafford Creek Corrections Center has experienced major…
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Taylor’s checkerspot wake up and release
Text and photos by Keegan Curry, SPP Butterfly Program Coordinator Washington’s winter was exceptionally cold and wet this year, posing unique challenges for SPP’s Taylor’s checkerspot rearing program. After a…
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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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