Blog & Stories
Insights, updates, and stories from the Sustainability in Prisons Project—highlighting conservation programs, education, research, and community impact.
Finding Elysium
Words and Color-Pencil Illustrations by Michael Gorski, Ecological Conservation Technician, Stafford Creek Corrections CenterEditor’s note: Seems like Mr. Gorski gives SPP too much credit, but his beautiful work needs to be…
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Busy as a Bee at WSP
By Bethany Shepler, SPP Green Track Coordinator Amid the razor wire and blocky buildings of the Washington State Penitentiary, you might be surprised to see beautiful blooming flowers and thousands…
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Bright colors speak loudly for the hard work being done at Stafford Creek!
Photos and text by Joey Burgess, SPP Ecological Conservation Nursery Coordinator for Stafford Creek Corrections Center (SCCC) For nursery technicians, much of the year is spent inside greenhouses where they…
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Environmental programs in corrections, near and far
By Kelli Bush, SPP Acting Director for Evergreen, and Joslyn Rose Trivett, SPP Education and Outreach Manager Our summer newsletter highlights a selection of environmental programs in corrections. Most of…
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SPP-model programs: Possibilities for Japan
Text and photos by Atsuko Otsuka, freelance journalist and author, consultant for the Guide Dog Puppy-Raising Program and the Horse Program at Shimane Asahi Rehabilitation Program Center in Japan I’ve…
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Sagebrush in Prisons
By Stacy Moore, Institute for Applied Ecology Program Director, Ecological Education, and Joslyn Rose Trivett, SPP Education and Outreach Manager “For the first time in my life I’m actually doing…
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