Blog & Stories
Insights, updates, and stories from the Sustainability in Prisons Project—highlighting conservation programs, education, research, and community impact.
Lectures Captivate Offenders at the Washington Corrections Center for Women (WCCW)
Posted by Graduate Research Associate Sarah Clarke In September 2009 we kicked off a science and sustainability lecture series at the WCCW in Gig Harbor, WA. Included as part of…
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Growing Plants and Potential: Stafford Creek Nursery Project
Carl Elliott, one of our Graduate student Research Associates, has been documenting his work with the project since April. The following are a few of his entries. Introduction 4/01/2010 Throughout…
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Offenders take college credit at Evergreen
Posted by Graduate Research Associate Liesl Plomski Cedar Creek Correction Center inmate, Charles Butts, recently completed a 2 credit research paper on photovoltaic cells with The Evergreen State College. Charles…
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The Early Bird Gets the Worm
Posted by undergraduate research assistant Sarelle Caicedo It’s 6 AM, and while most people are still sleeping at this point, this is the prime time of the day for bird…
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Frog Project Receives Grant from Oregon Zoo Foundation
Posted by Graduate Research Associate Liesl Plomski This April, Cedar Creek Correction Center was awarded a $4,375 grant from the Oregon Zoo Foundation to expand the Oregon spotted frog captive…
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Bird Ecological Conservation Project Taking Flight at Stafford Creek Corrections Center
Blog post by undergraduate research assistant Sarelle Caicedo. Purple Martins and Western bluebirds are two of the most charismatic birds of the Pacific Northwest. As the newest hands-on project of…
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