Blog & Stories
Insights, updates, and stories from the Sustainability in Prisons Project—highlighting Ecological Conservation programs, education, research, and community impact.
Beekeepers are hard at work at Stafford Creek
Text and photos by Bethany Shepler, SPP Green Track Coordinator Class photo of beekeeping apprenticeship students with Ed Baldwin (far left) and Duane McBride (second from the left). The bees…
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My First Few Months at SPP
Text by Bethany Shepler, SPP Green Track Coordinator When I first heard about a job opening at the Sustainability in Prisons Project, I couldn’t believe there was a group that…
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Happenings at Cedar Creek Corrections
Text and photos by Jessica Brown, SPP Turtle Program Coordinator After several months of planning, a new wildlife Ecological Conservation program at Cedar Creek Correctional Facility will soon be up…
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Inmates Assemble Life-Saving Clean Drinking Water Systems
By Rachel Friederich, DOC Communications Originally published to Washington State Department of Corrections Newsroom WALLA WALLA – More than 3.4 million people die each year from diseases caused by poor…
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SPP Manager Carl Elliott Receives Restorationist of the Year Award!
by SPP Co-Director Kelli Bush Sustainability in Prisons Project’s (SPP) Ecological Conservation Nursery Manager, Carl Elliott has been awarded the Society for Ecological Restoration Northwest Chapter’s (SERNW) Restorationist of the Year Award…
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Finding Elysium
Words and Color-Pencil Illustrations by Michael Gorski, Ecological Conservation Technician, Stafford Creek Corrections CenterEditor’s note: Seems like Mr. Gorski gives SPP too much credit, but his beautiful work needs to be…
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