Blog & Stories
Insights, updates, and stories from the Sustainability in Prisons Project—highlighting conservation programs, education, research, and community impact.
Thank you, Fairy Godparents!
Sustainability in Prisons Project (SPP) was lucky to receive several year-end donations, most of them from anonymous donors. These gifts are substantial enough that we can fund new scientific equipment…
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Liaisons are our Roots for Success
Text and photos (except where noted) by Bethany Shepler, SPP Green Track Coordinator Roots of Success (Roots) is an environmental education program that promotes awareness of environmental issues, problems and solutions,…
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Teddy bears and rebuilt bicycles: From prison to the community
Text and photos by Bethany Shepler, SPP Green Track Program Coordinator There are little bits of prison humor throughout the SPL; the signs for the bear and quilt production area…
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New Woodpecker Nest Monitoring Project at Cedar Creek
Text by Jessica Brown, SPP Turtle Program Coordinator and Philip Fischer, U.S. Forest Service volunteer. Photos by Jessica Brown. In November, the Woodpecker Nest Monitoring Project at Cedar Creek was…
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New Biological Science Technician Position, and One of the Newest is Feeling Thankful
By Adam Mlady, Biological Science Technician, Cedar Creek Corrections Center. Photos by Jessica Brown, SPP Coordinator Editor’s Note: Participation in the turtle program at Cedar Creek is evolving to take on…
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Turning a new leaf with emergent vegetated mats!
Photos and text by Amanda Mintz, SPP EVM Program Coordinator In mid-October, SPP delivered our third batch of Emergent pre-Vegetated Mats (EVM) to wetlands at West Rocky Prairie, Joint Base Lewis McChord…
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