Blog & Stories
Insights, updates, and stories from the Sustainability in Prisons Project—highlighting conservation programs, education, research, and community impact.
Turtles plus woodpeckers plus…
Text by Jessica Brown, SPP Turtle Program Coordinator, Philip Fischer, U.S. Forest Service volunteer and Adam Mlady, Biological Science Technician. Photos by Jessica Brown Cedar Creek Corrections Center (Cedar Creek)…
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Biological Science Technician at Cedar Creek speaks about his time with SPP
By John Fitzpatrick, Biological Science Technician at Cedar Creek Corrections Center. Foreword and photos by Jessica Brown, SPP Turtle Program Coordinator. When John Fitzpatrick applied and interviewed for an opening…
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New Woodpecker Nest Monitoring Project at Cedar Creek
Text by Jessica Brown, SPP Turtle Program Coordinator and Philip Fischer, U.S. Forest Service volunteer. Photos by Jessica Brown. In November, the Woodpecker Nest Monitoring Project at Cedar Creek was…
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Climate Change Symposium in Prison: Incarcerated people creating solutions
Text by Erin Lynam, Workshop Series Coordinator Photos by Ricky Osborne
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Happenings at Cedar Creek Corrections
Text and photos by Jessica Brown, SPP Turtle Program Coordinator After several months of planning, a new wildlife conservation program at Cedar Creek Correctional Facility will soon be up and…
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SPP Manager Carl Elliott Receives Restorationist of the Year Award!
by SPP Co-Director Kelli Bush Sustainability in Prisons Project’s (SPP) Ecological Conservation Nursery Manager, Carl Elliott has been awarded the Society for Ecological Restoration Northwest Chapter’s (SERNW) Restorationist of the Year Award…
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