Blog & Stories
Insights, updates, and stories from the Sustainability in Prisons Project—highlighting conservation programs, education, research, and community impact.
Lecture Series Coordinators 1, 2, 3
By Paula Andrew, Roots of Success Liaison, Training Coordinator, and “Chicken Lady” at Washington Corrections Center for Women. “There is nothing more beautiful than someone who goes out of their…
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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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The Many Benefits of Working With Students
Photos clockwise from the top left: Sadie Gilliom (ball cap), Ricky Johnson, Daniel Cherniske, Conrad Ely, and Lindsey Hamilton working in prisons. Photo of Conrad by Ricky Osborne. By Joslyn…
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Fracking Lecture at Coyote Ridge Corrections Center
By Gretchen Graber of Institute for Applied Ecology. The Sustainability Lectures Series at Coyote Ridge Corrections Center in Washington State hosted the first speaker of the year on February 9th. …
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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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