Blog & Stories
Insights, updates, and stories from the Sustainability in Prisons Project—highlighting conservation programs, education, research, and community impact.
The Challenges—and Opportunities—of a New Program
Text and photos by Amanda Mintz, SPP EVM Program Coordinator From a tilapia farm to a wetland plant nursery, the aquaponics house at Stafford Creek Corrections Center has experienced major…
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Taylor’s checkerspot wake up and release
Text and photos by Keegan Curry, SPP Butterfly Program Coordinator Washington’s winter was exceptionally cold and wet this year, posing unique challenges for SPP’s Taylor’s checkerspot rearing program. After a…
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A day for pollinators in prisons
Text by Dr. Jody Becker Green, Acting Secretary, Washington State Department of Corrections, and Joslyn Rose Trivett, SPP Education and Outreach Manager Photos by Ricky Osborne On Friday March 3,…
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Environmental Ed for Juveniles in Detention
By Sadie Gilliom, SPP Turtle Rehabilitation Program Coordinator When Rachel Stendahl started work with the Sustainability in Prisons Project in 2013, her dream was to become a marine ecology professor. However,…
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Inspiring Students
By SPP Director for Evergreen, Dr. Carri LeRoy While reading a draft of the newsletter this quarter, I was overwhelmed by memories of SPP students past, inspired by SPP students…
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Across cultures and values
By Brittany Gallagher, External Affairs Manager, The Nature Conservancy When I was looking into graduate schools, I searched for an environmental studies program in which social justice was an integral–and integrated–part.…
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