Blog & Stories
Insights, updates, and stories from the Sustainability in Prisons Project—highlighting conservation programs, education, research, and community impact.
Roots of Success Marathon Instructor Training, Part 1: The first three days
By Christina Stalnaker, SPP Graduate Research Assistant and Roots of Success Coordinator After a rigorous, 4-day training event, all 12 prisons in Washington State have a cadre of Roots of…
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Flight of the Taylor’s Checkerspot Butterflies
By Christina Stalnaker, SPP Graduate Research Assistant and Roots of Success Coordinator It was a smaller crowd than usual: two males fluttered around a single female. The lighting was ideal and…
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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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New Turtle & Frog Technicians
We recently hired two new inmate technicians that bring exciting new skills to the Frog and Turtle Program! Inmate technician Anglemyer is an aspiring journalist and inmate technician Boysen has…
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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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Sustainable Practices Lab at WA State Penitentiary – Part 1
by Joslyn Rose Trivett, SPP Network Manager In late November, I had the pleasure of touring the Sustainable Practices Lab, or SPL, in Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla. The…
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