Blog & Stories
Insights, updates, and stories from the Sustainability in Prisons Project—highlighting Ecological Conservation programs, education, research, and community impact.
LED Retrofits Pay Off
By James Atteberry, Facilities Manager for Washington State Penitentiary and Joslyn Rose Trivett, SPP Education and Outreach Manager Starting in 2015, Washington State Department of Corrections (WA Corrections) has been…
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Out on the Farm
Text by former Cedar Creek Turtle Technician William “Bill” Anglemyer. Forward by former SPP Turtle Program Coordinator, Jessica Brown. Photos by SPP Ecological Conservation Coordinator, Marisa Pushee (unless otherwise noted).…
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Caring about people, caring about place
by Joslyn Trivett, SPP Education and Outreach Manager Airway Heights Corrections Center (AHCC) is a fair trip from the Evergreen team’s offices in Olympia—a six hour drive, or a flight to…
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Cross Pollination: Violet Program Presents in the Workshop Series
Text and Photos by Erin Lynam, SPP Workshop Series Coordinator and Alexandra James, SPP Ecological Conservation Nursery Coordinator The Prairie Ecological Conservation Nursery Crew: pictured from left to right are…
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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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Once a year, SPP reports on all things sustainable happening in Washington State Prisons.