Blog & Stories
Insights, updates, and stories from the Sustainability in Prisons Project—highlighting conservation programs, education, research, and community impact.
Snakes in a prison
Text by Giovanni Galarza and Joslyn Rose Trivett Photos by Ricky Osborne Last week, SPP’s Science and Sustainability Lecture at Stafford Creek Corrections Center brought Giovanni Galarza and two snakes into the…
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The Bridge to Evergreen
by Kristina Faires, SPP Program Enhancement Coordinator The window I sit near and write this is open and expansive. It looks out to The Evergreen State College’s Red Square. Even on…
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Collecting Sagebrush Seeds
Article and photos by Gretchen Graber, Sagebrush Grower Contractor at the Institute for Applied Ecology As part of the Great Basin Sagebrush partnership, we collected sagebrush seed twice this November.…
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What is an Aquatic Emergent Pre-Vegetated Mat?
By Amanda Mintz, Emergent Vegetation Ecological Conservation Nursery Coordinator, and Master of Environmental Studies student In SPP’s new Emergent Vegetation Ecological Conservation Nursery at Stafford Creek Corrections Center, we are…
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New Turtles Arrived!
Text and photos by Sadie Gilliom, SPP Western Pond Turtle Program Coordinator After a few months of waiting, Cedar Creek and Larch Corrections Centers have each received a new batch of…
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A Master of Training
by Eugene Youngblood, Roots of Success Master Trainer at Coyote Ridge Corrections Center & Joslyn Rose Trivett, SPP Education & Outreach Manager Photos provided by DOC staff Timing + Action =…
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