Blog & Stories
Insights, updates, and stories from the Sustainability in Prisons Project—highlighting conservation programs, education, research, and community impact.
SPP Says Goodbye and Best Wishes to Dedicated Butterfly Technician
The Taylor’s checkerspot butterfly (TCB) rearing program at Mission Creek Corrections Center for Women (MCCCW) was initiated in 2011. Inmate technicians first practiced raising painted lady butterflies in a new…
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Reaching higher at Coyote Ridge Corrections Center
SPP Peer to Peer gathering By Joslyn Rose Trivett, SPP Network Manager All photos by Kelly Frakes, Capitol Programs Twenty-two people gathered at Coyote Ridge Corrections Center (CRCC) for a…
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Cedar Creek Prairie Ecological Conservation Crew 2014
Carl Elliott, SPP Ecological Conservation Nursery Manager Photos by Jaal Mann, SPP Ecological Conservation Nursery Coordinator This is the second spring for a crew from Cedar Creek Corrections Center dedicated…
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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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The Butterflies Get Their Own Computer
By SPP Taylor’s checkerspot program coordinator Lindsey Hamilton At Mission Creek Corrections Center for Women (MCCCW) four inmate technicians raise Taylor’s checkerspot butterflies as a contribution to the recovery of…
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SPP’s New Lecture Series Certification
by Tiffany Webb, SPP Lecture Series Coordinator This past Thursday at Stafford Creek Corrections Center (SCCC), inmates were recognized for their science and sustainability education achievements! This is a new…
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