Blog & Stories
Insights, updates, and stories from the Sustainability in Prisons Project—highlighting conservation programs, education, research, and community impact.
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It is the biggest week for giving in the United States. As you are opening your huge hearts, we ask you to choose SPP for your end-of-the-year donations. Our core…
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Beekeeping Behind Bars
Beekeeping Behind Bars By Tiffany Webb, SPP Education and Evaluation Coordinator This fall, inmates gathered with enthusiastic faces for a presentation from the Olympia Beekeeper’s Association. The presentation was hosted…
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The Smell of Hope
Written in November, 2012 by compost-technician and inmate at Cedar Creek Corrections Center Deep within each human being there lies an enigmatic force, or power, if you will. This power…
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And Then There Were Three: Third Hoop House Complete at Washington Corrections Center for Women
By Bri Morningred, SPP Graduate Research Assistant and Washington Corrections Center for Women Ecological Conservation Nursery Coordinator At long last the third hoop house in SPP’s conservation nursery at Washington…
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Cedar Creek’s Roots of Success Graduation
By Joslyn Rose Trivett, SPP Network Manager November4th, 2013, I had the pleasure of attending the first Roots of Success graduation ceremony at Cedar Creek Corrections Center (CCCC). Roots of…
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The Wonders of In-Vessel Composting at Cedar Creek Corrections Center
By Joslyn Rose Trivett, SPP Network Manager In the short time that Cedar Creek Corrections Center (CCCC) has had their new in-vessel composter operational, I have heard many great things…
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