Blog & Stories
Insights, updates, and stories from the Sustainability in Prisons Project—highlighting conservation programs, education, research, and community impact.
Each One, Teach One
by Christina Stalnaker, SPP Roots of Success Coordinator and Graduate Research Assistant I’ve had the privilege of working with and visiting several prison classrooms delivering the Roots of Success environmental…
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Inmate Blog: “Hard Time Café”
By Austin Mays, an inmate, student, and cook at Stafford Creek Correction Center Written November, 2014 The way food is prepared is an art. From the choice to the plate,…
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A Big Thank You for the Amazing New Turtle Shed!
by Sadie Gilliom, SPP Frog and Turtle Program Coordinator The horticulture program at Cedar Creek Corrections Center (CCCC) needed storage for their tools, and started using the turtle program’s shed.…
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SPP Bikes to Portland
By Tiffany Webb, SPP Lecture Series Coordinator An Unexpected Journey When I signed up to present at the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) conference, I had…
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Freedom of the Frogs!
By Sadie Gilliom, SPP Graduate Research Assistant On a drizzly September morning, a diverse team of professionals gathered at a wetland in Pierce County. Sustainability in Prisons Project (SPP) representatives…
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New to the Frog and Turtle Program!
By Sadie Gilliom, SPP Graduate Research Assistant Greetings Sustainability in Prisons Project (SPP) followers! My name is Sadie Gilliom. I am the new Oregon Spotted Frog and Western Pond Turtle…
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