Blog & Stories
Insights, updates, and stories from the Sustainability in Prisons Project—highlighting conservation programs, education, research, and community impact.
Aquaponics training at Cedar Creek
Text and photos by Keegan Curry, SPP Taylor’s Checkerspot Butterfly Coordinator Cedar Creek Corrections Center (CCCC) has partnered with Symbiotic Cycles, LLC to expand the aquaponics system in the prison’s…
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Coyote Ridge Corrections Center looks gray, but it’s the “greenest” prison in the nation!
Text and photos by Bethany Shepler, SPP Green Track Coordinator At first glance, Coyote Ridge Corrections Center (CRCC) does not look very green, but superficial looks can be deceiving; it’s…
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Liaisons are our Roots for Success
Text and photos (except where noted) by Bethany Shepler, SPP Green Track Coordinator Roots of Success (Roots) is an environmental education program that promotes awareness of environmental issues, problems and solutions,…
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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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Prison Shares Earthworm Wealth with Northwest Trek Wildlife Park
Text and photos by Sadie Gilliom, current SPP Western Pond Turtle Program Coordinator and previous Northwest Trek employee Inside the three rows of razor wire, Monroe Correctional Complex houses more than…
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Evergreen’s President for Climate Action
Higher Education Backs We Are Still In Coalition by Joslyn Rose Trivett, SPP Education & Outreach Manager Late last week, Evergreen’s President George Bridges joined hundreds of his colleagues nationwide in signing…
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