Blog & Stories
Insights, updates, and stories from the Sustainability in Prisons Project—highlighting conservation programs, education, research, and community impact.
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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Team building for native violets at Washington Corrections Center
Written June 11, 2015 Joey Burgess, SPP Ecological Conservation Nursery Coordinator and Graduate Research Assistant All photos by Joey Burgess My first two months working with the Sustainability in Prisons…
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Gardens at Airway Heights Corrections Center
by SPP Network Manager, Joslyn Rose Trivett All photos by AHCC staff. Airway Heights Corrections Center (AHCC), located near Spokane, Washington, has abundant vegetable gardens. There is a huge main…
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Beds for Violets at Washington Corrections Center: Building SPP’s newest conservation nursery!
By Conrad Ely SPP Ecological Conservation Nursery Coordinator, Shotwell’s Landing Tuesday March 24, a Sustainability in Prisons Project (SPP) nursery crew—Carl Elliott, Ricky Johnson & I—set out for Shelton to…
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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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Sustainable Practices Lab at WA State Penitentiary – Part 2
by Joslyn Rose Trivett, SPP Network Manager This blog is the second photo gallery from my visit to the Sustainable Practices Lab (SPL) at Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla…
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