Blog & Stories
Insights, updates, and stories from the Sustainability in Prisons Project—highlighting conservation programs, education, research, and community impact.
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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SPP visits the United Nations
By Brittany Gallagher, Education & Evaluations Coordinator In July, I had the honor of spending two weeks at the United Nations Office in Geneva, Switzerland, for the UN’s annual Graduate…
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Take Your Child to Work Day at WCCW
by Fiona Edwards, SPP Graduate Research Assistant On Wednesday, Washington Corrections Center for Women (WCCW) hosted Take Your Child to Work Day. SPP Graduate Research Assistants Brittany Gallagher, Bri Morningred,…
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SPP at the World Congress on Positive Psychology
By Joslyn Trivett, SPP Network Manager In late June, I attended the third international conference on positive psychology in Los Angeles. There were 1,200 participants with numerous representatives from every…
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Washington Corrections Center for Women Celebrates its SPP programs
by Bri Morningred, SPP Graduate Research Assistant and SPP Coordinator for Washington Corrections Center for Women (WCCW) conservation nursery photos by Shauna Bittle It was a beautiful day in Gig…
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SPP Graduate Research Assistants Present Theses
By Fiona Edwards, SPP Graduate Research Assistant Recently three of SPP’s graduate research assistants completed their Master of Environmental Studies theses and presented their findings to an audience of faculty,…
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