Blog & Stories
Insights, updates, and stories from the Sustainability in Prisons Project—highlighting conservation programs, education, research, and community impact.
Cross Pollination: Violet Program Presents in the Workshop Series
Text and Photos by Erin Lynam, SPP Workshop Series Coordinator and Alexandra James, SPP Ecological Conservation Nursery Coordinator The Prairie Ecological Conservation Nursery Crew: pictured from left to right are…
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Gardening for a good cause in Kitsap County
By Keegan Curry, SPP Taylor’s Checkerspot Butterfly Program Coordinator I recently visited the Kitsap Ecological Conservation District (KCD) near Poulsbo, WA to learn more about their innovative GRACE project. GRACE…
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Blooms & Blossoms at Washington Corrections Center
by Alexandra James, SPP Ecological Conservation Nursery Coordinator Spring has sprung at Washington Corrections Center (WCC)! The Ecological Conservation Nursery is well underway with the cultivation of two viola plant…
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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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SPP, Allies, and Friends: Thank you and goodbye!
Text by Liliana Caughman, outgoing SPP Workshop Coordinator Photos by Mark Sherwood and Kelly Peterson at SCCC It is strange how the past two years have flown by and…
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Roots of Success Gains Momentum at Airway Heights
Note: Roots of Success is an environmental program led by incarcerated instructors in 10 of 12 prisons in the state, and in many other corrections institutions statewide. In Washington, more than…
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