Blog & Stories
Insights, updates, and stories from the Sustainability in Prisons Project—highlighting conservation programs, education, research, and community impact.
SPP Internship on Reentry
by Carolina Landa June 6, 2016 This semester has been very amazing for me working with SPP, an organization that I respect and owe a lot to. One of the…
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Larch’s First Turtle Release: A Technician’s Response
by Sadie Gilliom, SPP Western Pond Turtle Program Coordinator, and Mr. Goff, SPP Turtle Technician Photos by Sadie Gilliom, except where noted On May 18th, 2016, Larch Corrections Center released its…
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All snaps! Airway Heights amazing firewood program
To make or receive donations from the firewood program, please check out SNAP’s Energy Assistance Program: https://www.snapwa.org/energy-assistance-programs/ Article text and photos by Joslyn Rose Trivett, SPP Network Manager I have…
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Prairie seeds close up
Photos by Jim Miles, Prairie Ecological Conservation Technician at Stafford Creek Corrections Center (SCCC) Text by Ricky Johnson, Prairie Ecological Conservation Technician Program Coordinator Jim Miles is a conservation nursery technician…
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A Successful Turtle Release
by Sadie Gilliom, Western Pond Turtle Program Coordinator On April 14th, four western pond turtles were released back into the wild in a wetland in Pierce County. These turtles had…
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Photos from WCCW Work party
Text and photos by Joslyn Rose Trivett, SPP Network Manager In late March, the prairie conservation nursery at Washington Corrections Center for women held a work party. Three SPP staff who…
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