Blog & Stories
Insights, updates, and stories from the Sustainability in Prisons Project—highlighting conservation programs, education, research, and community impact.
From Poop to Employment: Jonathan Jones-Thomas shares his experience returning to prison as a guest lecturer
By Jonathan C. Jones-Thomas, Group Three Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator Photos by Tiffany Webb, SPP Lecture Series Coordinator Going back to prison to talk to inmates about job opportunities in…
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SPP’s New Co-Director: Stephen Sinclair
by Joslyn Rose Trivett, SPP Network Manager Stephen Sinclair has replaced Dan Pacholke as the Assistant Secretary for the Prisons Division with the Washington State Department of Corrections. With the…
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Sustainability… in Prison? SPP Coordinator and MES Graduate Candidate, Tiffany Webb, shares her experience of working in prisons
By Tiffany Webb, SPP Lecture Series Coordinator Cross posted from the Evergreen State College, Master of Environmental Studies Program blog. I don’t think I have ever encountered anyone with dreams…
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First Prison to be Certified as Wildlife Habitat!
The National Wildlife Federation (NWF) is pleased to recognize the Washington Corrections Center for Women (WCCW) in Gig Harbor as an official Certified Wildlife Habitat site. NWF celebrates the efforts…
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Environmental Justice and Hope for the Commons
by Tiffany Webb, SPP Lecture Series Coordinator Working with SPP as a graduate student has provided more opportunity and professional experience than I could have imagined when I started as…
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Prairie Appreciation Day 2014 – Photo Gallery
Photos by Joslyn Rose Trivett, SPP Network Manager. To find out more about Prairie Appreciation Day, see the article: Butterflies, flowers and prairies, oh my! by one of SPP’s conservation…
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