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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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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The Bridge to Evergreen
by Kristina Faires, SPP Program Enhancement Coordinator The window I sit near and write this is open and expansive. It looks out to The Evergreen State College’s Red Square. Even on…
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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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