Blog & Stories
Insights, updates, and stories from the Sustainability in Prisons Project—highlighting Ecological Conservation programs, education, research, and community impact.
Turtle Season is Here!
By Marisa Pushee, SPP Ecological Conservation Coordinator It’s turtle trapping season for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW). When we arrived onsite at the South Puget Sound Wildlife…
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Trying to Find a Balance: The Emergent Vegetated Mats (EVM) Project
Text by Amanda Mintz and Danyl Herringshaw. Photos by Amanda Mintz unless otherwise noted. The goal of an aquaponics system is to mimic nature by recycling nutrients from animal waste…
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Beekeeping at Clallam Bay
Text and photos by Bethany Shepler, SPP Green Track Coordinator Beekeeping has been growing in popularity throughout prisons in Washington State, with 12 facilities now housing hives! Clallam Bay Corrections…
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McNeil Island’s Newest Residents
Text and photos by Bethany Shepler, Green Track Program Coordinator After four years of organizing, planning, and building a team, honeybees have arrived at McNeil Island. This spring marks a…
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Astrobiology for the Incarcerated – Washington
by Joslyn Rose Trivett, SPP Education and Outreach Manager In April, I was fortunate to spend days and days immersed in the topic of astrobiology. What is astrobiology? It is…
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Blooms & Blossoms at Washington Corrections Center
by Alexandra James, SPP Ecological Conservation Nursery Coordinator Spring has sprung at Washington Corrections Center (WCC)! The Ecological Conservation Nursery is well underway with the cultivation of two viola plant…
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Once a year, SPP reports on all things sustainable happening in Washington State Prisons.