Blog & Stories
Insights, updates, and stories from the Sustainability in Prisons Project—highlighting Ecological Conservation programs, education, research, and community impact.
Cedar Creek Gardens
By Mr. Anglemyer, inmate technician for the SPP Frog and Turtle Program The dog days of summer have almost gone which means that it is harvest time for some of the…
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Buzzing With Success: Bees Help Inmates Learn Marketable Skills, Build Self-Esteem
By Andrew Garber, DOC Communications Photos by Kelli Bush, SPP Program Manager LITTLEROCK – Jack Boysen grew up afraid of bees, yet here he is sticking his hand in the…
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Making the most of a waste water lagoon
By Anna Crickmer, PE, Project Manager, Capital Programs, Department of Corrections Photos by Clallam Bay Corrections Center staff Sewage treatment at Clallam Bay Corrections Center (CBCC) is the epitome of…
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The Effects of Believing
by Cyril Walrond, Roots of Success Instructor and Master Trainer “…All things are possible to him that believes.” Mark 9:23 Teaching the Roots of Success environmental literacy curriculum here at…
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More Food for the Very Hungry Caterpillars at MCCCW
A refreshing, overcast morning at Mission Creek Corrections Center for Women (MCCCW) made for great weather to build four new raised beds for the Taylor’s Checkerspot Butterfly Program. We…
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Growing Sagebrush in Central Washington
by Environmental Specialist Dorothy Trainer and SPP Program Manager Kelli Bush With funding support from the Institute for Applied Ecology (IAE), Coyote Ridge Correction Center (CRCC) has launched a new…
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Once a year, SPP reports on all things sustainable happening in Washington State Prisons.