Blog & Stories
Insights, updates, and stories from the Sustainability in Prisons Project—highlighting conservation programs, education, research, and community impact.
Sowing Seeds for Transformative Education
By Joslyn Rose Trivett, SPP Education and Outreach Manager, The Evergreen State College In early January, we welcomed Master of Environmental Studies graduate student Carly Rose to the Sustainability in…
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Rethinking the Landscape of Incarceration
Text and photos by Erica Benoit, SPP Environmental Workshop Series Coordinator More than 70 students filled the workshop classroom at the Washington Corrections Center for Women (WCCW) in Gig Harbor…
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Growing a Gardening Curriculum
By Joslyn Rose Trivett, SPP Education and Outreach Manager In 2019, every prison in Washington State has gardens. Most prisons boast extensive plots of food and flowers, some cultivated for…
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Learning about gentleness from honeybees
Text by Bethany J. Shepler, Green Track Program Coordinator Last month, I had the privilege of attending a celebration for the Airway Heights Corrections Center (AHCC) beekeeping club. At the…
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Beekeeping is Freedom
By Joslyn Rose Trivett, SPP Education & Outreach Manager and Ellen Miller, President of the West Plains Beekeepers Association and Vice President of Washington State Beekeepers Association (WASBA). This story…
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MCC-SOU graduates Beekeepers: their excitement is contagious!
Text by Bethany J. Shepler, Green Track Program Coordinator We are so excited to announce that Monroe Correctional Complex-Special Offender Unit (SOU) just graduated their first class of Beekeepers! Since…
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