Blog & Stories
Insights, updates, and stories from the Sustainability in Prisons Project—highlighting conservation programs, education, research, and community impact.
Beekeeping at Clallam Bay
Text and photos by Bethany Shepler, SPP Green Track Coordinator Beekeeping has been growing in popularity throughout prisons in Washington State, with 12 facilities now housing hives! Clallam Bay Corrections…
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McNeil Island’s Newest Residents
Text and photos by Bethany Shepler, Green Track Program Coordinator After four years of organizing, planning, and building a team, honeybees have arrived at McNeil Island. This spring marks a…
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Astrobiology for the Incarcerated – Washington
by Joslyn Rose Trivett, SPP Education and Outreach Manager In April, I was fortunate to spend days and days immersed in the topic of astrobiology. What is astrobiology? It is…
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Workshop series expands to WCC! (take two)
by Joslyn Rose Trivett, SPP Outreach and Education Manager, and Erin Lynam, SPP Workshop Series Coordinator On April 23rd, Washington Corrections Center (WCC) hosted their first workshop of SPP’s Environmental…
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Checking in with the Checkerspots
by Keegan Curry, SPP Taylor’s Checkerspot Butterfly Coordinator Each year, the Sustainability in Prisons Project’s (SPP) Taylor’s Checkerspot Butterfly Program rears thousands of endangered caterpillars for reintroduction to the wild.…
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Aquaponics training at Cedar Creek
Text and photos by Keegan Curry, SPP Taylor’s Checkerspot Butterfly Coordinator Cedar Creek Corrections Center (CCCC) has partnered with Symbiotic Cycles, LLC to expand the aquaponics system in the prison’s…
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