Blog & Stories
Insights, updates, and stories from the Sustainability in Prisons Project—highlighting conservation programs, education, research, and community impact.
Collaboration is Key
By Amanda Mintz, SPP Wetland Ecological Conservation (EVM) Program Coordinator All photos by Ricky Osborne. The Emergent Vegetated Mats (EVM) program at Stafford Creek Corrections Center emerged from a partnership among many…
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Cracking Kinnikinnick
by Carl Elliott, SPP Ecological Conservation Nursery Manager Kinnikinnick (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi) is tough to grow from seeds. Kinnikinnick seeds have compound dormancy: before germination can occur, the seed coats must be…
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Technicians from Cedar Creek participate in turtle release
By Jessica Brown, SPP Turtle Program Coordinator with Biological Science Technicians at CCCC, Darin Armstrong and Noel Priestman. Photos by Jessica Brown Early in April, nine western pond turtles left their…
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Standing in the gap for each other: Environmental wisdom from Roots of Success
by Grady Mitchel and Anthony Powers, Roots of Success Instructors, Bethany Shepler, SPP Green Track Coordinator, and Joslyn Rose Trivett, SPP Education and Outreach Supervisor Roots of Success (Roots) is…
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A New Wildlife Ecological Conservation Program! Sheep Husbandry at WA State Penitentiary
by SPP Co-Director Kelli Bush Historically, bighorn sheep were widespread in western North America. By the turn of the 20th century, populations had dwindled to near extinction, and recovery efforts…
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First Journeyman Beekeepers Have Graduated From AHCC!
Text by Kay Heinrich, Associate Superintendent, Airway Heights Corrections Center (AHCC) Photo by AHCC staff. Airway Heights Apiculture is Preparing Apprentice Beekeepers to Become Journeyman and to Raise Queen Honeybees!…
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