Blog & Stories
Insights, updates, and stories from the Sustainability in Prisons Project—highlighting conservation programs, education, research, and community impact.
Live Falcon and Certification Ceremony makes Lecture Soar
Our friends at the West Sound Wildlife Shelter sure know how to draw a crowd. Their most recent lecture at Washington Corrections Center for Women (WCCW) drew the highest attendance…
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From Poop to Employment: Jonathan Jones-Thomas shares his experience returning to prison as a guest lecturer
By Jonathan C. Jones-Thomas, Group Three Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator Photos by Tiffany Webb, SPP Lecture Series Coordinator Going back to prison to talk to inmates about job opportunities in…
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Frog Release 2015: Celebrating the Program that Paved the Way!
by SPP Program Manager, Kelli Bush On October 6th, SPP partners from Department of Corrections and The Evergreen State College gathered with representatives from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington Department of…
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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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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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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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