Blog & Stories
Insights, updates, and stories from the Sustainability in Prisons Project—highlighting Ecological Conservation programs, education, research, and community impact.
Workshop series expands to WCC! (take two)
by Joslyn Rose Trivett, SPP Outreach and Education Manager, and Erin Lynam, SPP Workshop Series Coordinator On April 23rd, Washington Corrections Center (WCC) hosted their first workshop of SPP’s Environmental…
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Checking in with the Checkerspots
by Keegan Curry, SPP Taylor’s Checkerspot Butterfly Coordinator Each year, the Sustainability in Prisons Project’s (SPP) Taylor’s Checkerspot Butterfly Program rears thousands of endangered caterpillars for reintroduction to the wild.…
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Sustainability at Olympic Corrections Center
Text and photos by Bethany Shepler, SPP Green Track Program Coordinator I recently visited Olympic Corrections Center (OCC) on the Olympic Peninsula near Forks, Washington. OCC is a “camp” for…
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Aquaponics training at Cedar Creek
Text and photos by Keegan Curry, SPP Taylor’s Checkerspot Butterfly Coordinator Cedar Creek Corrections Center (CCCC) has partnered with Symbiotic Cycles, LLC to expand the aquaponics system in the prison’s…
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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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