Blog & Stories
Insights, updates, and stories from the Sustainability in Prisons Project—highlighting conservation programs, education, research, and community impact.
Farm to Table Celebration at WCC
Text and photos by SPP Prairie Ecological Conservation Nursery Coordinator Alexandra James The Farm-to-Table concept is making headway in Washington state prisons. In general, the concept promotes the use of…
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Beekeepers are hard at work at Stafford Creek
Text and photos by Bethany Shepler, SPP Green Track Coordinator Class photo of beekeeping apprenticeship students with Ed Baldwin (far left) and Duane McBride (second from the left). The bees…
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My First Few Months at SPP
Text by Bethany Shepler, SPP Green Track Coordinator When I first heard about a job opening at the Sustainability in Prisons Project, I couldn’t believe there was a group that…
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Happenings at Cedar Creek Corrections
Text and photos by Jessica Brown, SPP Turtle Program Coordinator After several months of planning, a new wildlife conservation program at Cedar Creek Correctional Facility will soon be up and…
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Inmates Assemble Life-Saving Clean Drinking Water Systems
By Rachel Friederich, DOC Communications Originally published to Washington State Department of Corrections Newsroom WALLA WALLA – More than 3.4 million people die each year from diseases caused by poor…
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SPP Manager Carl Elliott Receives Restorationist of the Year Award!
by SPP Co-Director Kelli Bush Sustainability in Prisons Project’s (SPP) Ecological Conservation Nursery Manager, Carl Elliott has been awarded the Society for Ecological Restoration Northwest Chapter’s (SERNW) Restorationist of the Year Award…
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