Blog & Stories
Insights, updates, and stories from the Sustainability in Prisons Project—highlighting conservation programs, education, research, and community impact.
Growing Sagebrush in Central Washington
by Environmental Specialist Dorothy Trainer and SPP Program Manager Kelli Bush With funding support from the Institute for Applied Ecology (IAE), Coyote Ridge Correction Center (CRCC) has launched a new…
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Roots of Success Marathon Instructor Training, Part Two: Day Four
Photos and text by Joslyn Rose Trivett, SPP Network Manager Part One of the blog available here. The four-day Roots of Success training event culminated with a day at Washington…
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The Taylor’s Checkerspot Butterfly Program Releases Another Butterfly
by Liz Louie, SPP Butterfly Technician Introduction by Lindsey Hamilton, SPP Butterfly Program Coordinator Butterfly technician Elizabeth Louie worked with the Taylor’s checkerspot butterfly (TCB) program at Mission Creek Corrections…
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Working with the Oregon Spotted Frog
Introduction by SPP Frog and Turtle Program Coordinator, Sadie Gilliom. Blog by SPP Frog and Turtle Program Inmate Technician, Mr. Anglemyer. Mr. Anglemyer, the author of the following blog, is…
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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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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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