Blog & Stories
Insights, updates, and stories from the Sustainability in Prisons Project—highlighting conservation programs, education, research, and community impact.
What do the students get from SPP lectures? Part Three
Part Three: Session at the Women’s Prison If you haven’t already read Part One, you can do so here, and Part Two is here. Photos and text by Joslyn Rose Trivett,…
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What do the students get from SPP lectures? Part Two
Part Two: Session at the Men’s Prison If you haven’t already read Part One, you can do so here. Phot0s and text by Joslyn Rose Trivett, SPP Education and Outreach…
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A day for pollinators in prisons
Text by Dr. Jody Becker Green, Acting Secretary, Washington State Department of Corrections, and Joslyn Rose Trivett, SPP Education and Outreach Manager Photos by Ricky Osborne On Friday March 3,…
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Environmental Ed for Juveniles in Detention
By Sadie Gilliom, SPP Turtle Rehabilitation Program Coordinator When Rachel Stendahl started work with the Sustainability in Prisons Project in 2013, her dream was to become a marine ecology professor. However,…
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From SPP to Water for the World
By Joey Burgess, Prairie Ecological Conservation Nursery Coordinator, Stafford Creek Corrections Center Drissia Ras served as Ecological Conservation Nursery Coordinator at Stafford Creek Corrections Center from 2012-14 while completing her Master of Environmental Studies degree…
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Lecture Series Coordinators 1, 2, 3
By Paula Andrew, Roots of Success Liaison, Training Coordinator, and “Chicken Lady” at Washington Corrections Center for Women. “There is nothing more beautiful than someone who goes out of their…
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