Blog & Stories
Insights, updates, and stories from the Sustainability in Prisons Project—highlighting conservation programs, education, research, and community impact.
WCCW Sustainability Workshop
by Tiffany Webb, SPP Lecture Series Coordinator On July 1, SPP offered a sustainability workshop at the Washington Corrections Center for Women (WCCW) as part of the Science and Sustainability…
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“Participating in the transformation of the world” : Roots of Success at Stafford Creek Corrections Center
By Amory Ballantine, SPP Roots of Success Coordinator Photos by Joslyn Rose Trivett, SPP Network Manager “Education either functions as an instrument which is used to facilitate integration of the…
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SPP Ecological Conservation Nursery Manual, 4th Edition: The Best Ever!
by Joslyn Rose Trivett, SPP Network Manager I am super impressed by the hot-off-the-press, 4th edition SPP Ecological Conservation Nursery Manual. The 4th edition represents the cumulative knowledge and effort…
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Ideas Worth Spreading: “Turning Keys” in a Washington prison
By Kelli Bush, SPP Program Manager On March 15, 2014 Monroe Correctional Complex in Monroe, Washington will host a TEDx event. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design; it’s is a…
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The Great Unknowns
By Carl Elliott, SPP Ecological Conservation Nursery Manager The cultivation of native plant material in a nursery is fraught with unknowns. Wild-collected and farm-raised seed often have erratic germination requirements…
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Photo Gallery from Roots of Success Graduation at Stafford Creek Corrections Center
by Joslyn Rose Trivett, SPP Network Manager “The program is called Roots of Success, but it feels like the course is a seed planted in our minds.” “We have a…
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