Blog & Stories
Insights, updates, and stories from the Sustainability in Prisons Project—highlighting conservation programs, education, research, and community impact.
Beds for Violets at Washington Corrections Center: Building SPP’s newest conservation nursery!
By Conrad Ely SPP Ecological Conservation Nursery Coordinator, Shotwell’s Landing Tuesday March 24, a Sustainability in Prisons Project (SPP) nursery crew—Carl Elliott, Ricky Johnson & I—set out for Shelton to…
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Sustainability… in Prison? SPP Coordinator and MES Graduate Candidate, Tiffany Webb, shares her experience of working in prisons
By Tiffany Webb, SPP Lecture Series Coordinator Cross posted from the Evergreen State College, Master of Environmental Studies Program blog. I don’t think I have ever encountered anyone with dreams…
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Each One, Teach One
by Christina Stalnaker, SPP Roots of Success Coordinator and Graduate Research Assistant I’ve had the privilege of working with and visiting several prison classrooms delivering the Roots of Success environmental…
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Inmate Blog: “Hard Time Café”
By Austin Mays, an inmate, student, and cook at Stafford Creek Correction Center Written November, 2014 The way food is prepared is an art. From the choice to the plate,…
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Sustainable Practices Lab at WA State Penitentiary – Part 2
by Joslyn Rose Trivett, SPP Network Manager This blog is the second photo gallery from my visit to the Sustainable Practices Lab (SPL) at Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla…
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A Big Thank You for the Amazing New Turtle Shed!
by Sadie Gilliom, SPP Frog and Turtle Program Coordinator The horticulture program at Cedar Creek Corrections Center (CCCC) needed storage for their tools, and started using the turtle program’s shed.…
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