Blog & Stories
Insights, updates, and stories from the Sustainability in Prisons Project—highlighting conservation programs, education, research, and community impact.
Beans to Bluebonnets
Text by Bethany Shepler, SPP Green Track Coordinator All photos by SPP-Evergreen staff This May I visited Airway Heights Corrections Center (AHCC). It was about a year after the town…
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UW & Prison Study Soil Health
Inmates at the WSRU Vermiculture program partner with the University of Washington to test the ability of soil health to influence human health By Nick, Teaching Assistant for University Beyond…
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A Beautiful Spring and Explosive Summer at WCCW
Photos and text by Jacob Meyers, Prairie Ecological Conservation Nursery Coordinator Pop. Pop. Pop. Scream. Laughter. Pop. Pop. Pop. That may sound like a group of teenagers watching a horror…
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Gardening for a good cause in Kitsap County
By Keegan Curry, SPP Taylor’s Checkerspot Butterfly Program Coordinator I recently visited the Kitsap Ecological Conservation District (KCD) near Poulsbo, WA to learn more about their innovative GRACE project. GRACE…
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Caring for the Community with Coastal Harvest
Text and photos by Amanda Mintz unless otherwise noted. If you have never seen Stafford Creek Corrections Center, you might be surprised; among the fences and gray buildings are one…
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Astrobiology for the Incarcerated – Ohio
by Joslyn Rose Trivett, SPP Education and Outreach ManagerNote: See an earlier article for an introduction to the Astrobiology for the Incarcerated program In late April, the Astrobiology for the…
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