Blog & Stories
Insights, updates, and stories from the Sustainability in Prisons Project—highlighting conservation programs, education, research, and community impact.
Teddy bears and rebuilt bicycles: From prison to the community
Text and photos by Bethany Shepler, SPP Green Track Program Coordinator There are little bits of prison humor throughout the SPL; the signs for the bear and quilt production area…
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New Woodpecker Nest Monitoring Project at Cedar Creek
Text by Jessica Brown, SPP Turtle Program Coordinator and Philip Fischer, U.S. Forest Service volunteer. Photos by Jessica Brown. In November, the Woodpecker Nest Monitoring Project at Cedar Creek was…
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Turning a new leaf with emergent vegetated mats!
Photos and text by Amanda Mintz, SPP EVM Program Coordinator In mid-October, SPP delivered our third batch of Emergent pre-Vegetated Mats (EVM) to wetlands at West Rocky Prairie, Joint Base Lewis McChord…
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Letter from one of the Roots Master Trainers
By Bethany Shepler, SPP Green Track Program Coordinator and Eugene Youngblood, Roots of Success Master Instructor Because Youngblood is a Master Trainer for Roots of Success, he can certify new…
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Beekeepers are hard at work at Stafford Creek
Text and photos by Bethany Shepler, SPP Green Track Coordinator Class photo of beekeeping apprenticeship students with Ed Baldwin (far left) and Duane McBride (second from the left). The bees…
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Happenings at Cedar Creek Corrections
Text and photos by Jessica Brown, SPP Turtle Program Coordinator After several months of planning, a new wildlife conservation program at Cedar Creek Correctional Facility will soon be up and…
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