Blog & Stories
Insights, updates, and stories from the Sustainability in Prisons Project—highlighting conservation programs, education, research, and community impact.
Celebrating another flight season for butterfly technicians
Text and photos by Keegan Curry, SPP Taylor’s Checkerspot Butterfly Program Coordinator Inmates at Mission Creek Corrections Center for Women (MCCCW) continue to amaze us. Each year, a group of…
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Cedar Creek Turtle Release 2017
By Turtle Technician, William Anglemyer Photos by Sadie Gilliom On the morning of April 17th, ten turtles from the SPP Cedar Creek Turtle Program were released onto a Washington Department…
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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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The Challenges—and Opportunities—of a New Program
Text and photos by Amanda Mintz, SPP EVM Program Coordinator From a tilapia farm to a wetland plant nursery, the aquaponics house at Stafford Creek Corrections Center has experienced major…
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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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