Blog & Stories
Insights, updates, and stories from the Sustainability in Prisons Project—highlighting conservation programs, education, research, and community impact.
New Frog Rearing Practices at Cedar Creek
New Frog Rearing Practices at Cedar Creek By Graduate Research Associate Andrea Martin Frog season has arrived in Western Washington! Cedar Creek Corrections Center is now home to 315 tadpoles. …
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59 Frogs released at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in March!
59 Frogs released at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in March! By: Graduate Research Associate Andrea Martin In November, Oregon spotted frogs raised at Cedar Creek Corrections Center, the Oregon Zoo, Woodland…
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Newly arrived Taylor’s checkerspot butterflies thriving at MCCCW
Newly arrived Taylor’s checkerspot butterflies thriving at MCCCW By Graduate Research Associate Dennis Aubrey After a more than a year of preparation, the butterfly program at Mission Creek Corrections Center…
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Spring and Cold Moisture Storage at Shotwell’s Landing and Stafford Creek Corrections Center
Spring and Cold Moisture Storage at Shotwell’s Landing and Stafford Creek Corrections Center By Graduate Research Associate Evan Hayduk The snow, hail, and lumpy rain falling around here the last…
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Inmates Participate in Egg Mass Surveying at West Rocky Prairie
Inmates Participate in Egg Mass Surveying at West Rocky Prairie, 2.28.12 By SPP Graduate Research Associate Andrea Martin When Julie Tyson, a biologist with the Washington Department of Fish and…
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SPP Plant Profile: Golden Paintbrush (Castilleja levisecta)
SPP Plant Profile: Golden Paintbrush (Castilleja levisecta) By Graduate Research Associate Evan Hayduk Basic information: Castilleja levisecta is an endangered perennial herb that can grow up to 20 inches tall…
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