Blog & Stories
Insights, updates, and stories from the Sustainability in Prisons Project—highlighting conservation programs, education, research, and community impact.
Sagebrush in Prisons
By Stacy Moore, Institute for Applied Ecology Program Director, Ecological Education, and Joslyn Rose Trivett, SPP Education and Outreach Manager “For the first time in my life I’m actually doing…
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Butterfly conservation takes flight in Oregon prison
Text by Ronda Naseth, Oregon Taylor’s Checkerspot Butterfly Program Coordinator, Oregon Zoo Photos by Tom Kaye, Institute for Applied Ecology, and Chad Naugle, Oregon Department of Corrections The excitement generated by the…
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What growing sagebrush means to me
By Toby Jones, an incarcerated technician in the Sagebrush in Prisons Project at Warner Creek Correctional Facility in Lakeview, Oregon. Thank you to Institute for Applied Ecology for sharing this piece…
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Roots of Success Gains Momentum at Airway Heights
Note: Roots of Success is an environmental program led by incarcerated instructors in 10 of 12 prisons in the state, and in many other corrections institutions statewide. In Washington, more than…
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Cedar Creek Turtle Release 2017
By Turtle Technician, William Anglemyer Photos by Sadie Gilliom On the morning of April 17th, ten turtles from the SPP Cedar Creek Turtle Program were released onto a Washington Department…
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What do the students get from SPP lectures? Part Three
Part Three: Session at the Women’s Prison If you haven’t already read Part One, you can do so here, and Part Two is here. Photos and text by Joslyn Rose Trivett,…
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