Blog & Stories
Insights, updates, and stories from the Sustainability in Prisons Project—highlighting conservation programs, education, research, and community impact.
Happenings at Cedar Creek Corrections
Text and photos by Jessica Brown, SPP Turtle Program Coordinator After several months of planning, a new wildlife conservation program at Cedar Creek Correctional Facility will soon be up and…
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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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Busy as a Bee at WSP
By Bethany Shepler, SPP Green Track Coordinator Amid the razor wire and blocky buildings of the Washington State Penitentiary, you might be surprised to see beautiful blooming flowers and thousands…
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Bright colors speak loudly for the hard work being done at Stafford Creek!
Photos and text by Joey Burgess, SPP Ecological Conservation Nursery Coordinator for Stafford Creek Corrections Center (SCCC) For nursery technicians, much of the year is spent inside greenhouses where they…
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