Blog & Stories
Insights, updates, and stories from the Sustainability in Prisons Project—highlighting conservation programs, education, research, and community impact.
Beekeeping is Freedom
By Joslyn Rose Trivett, SPP Education & Outreach Manager and Ellen Miller, President of the West Plains Beekeepers Association and Vice President of Washington State Beekeepers Association (WASBA). This story…
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MCC-SOU graduates Beekeepers: their excitement is contagious!
Text by Bethany J. Shepler, Green Track Program Coordinator We are so excited to announce that Monroe Correctional Complex-Special Offender Unit (SOU) just graduated their first class of Beekeepers! Since…
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Seed to Supper: a bittersweet goodbye
By Jacob Meyers, Ecological Conservation Nursery Coordinator For the past year and a half, I’ve had a truly unique and remarkable opportunity. Once per month, I made the hour long…
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Letter from a graduate: Centralia College Horticulture Program at Cedar Creek Corrections Center
Letter by a Horticulture Program graduate, courtesy of Scott Knapp, Horticulture Instructor The Centralia College Horticulture Program at the Cedar Creek Correction Center (CCCC) is a valuable asset to our…
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First Graduates in 4 Years!
By Bethany Shepler, SPP Green Track Program Coordinator We’re so excited to announce that Mission Creek Corrections Center for Women (MCCCW) just graduated their first Roots of Success (Roots) course…
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A New Innovative Partnership
Text by Kelli Bush, SPP Co-Director, The Evergreen State College Over the past year, SPP Evergreen staff have been working with Washington Department of Transportation (WSDOT) and Washington Department of…
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