Blog & Stories
Insights, updates, and stories from the Sustainability in Prisons Project—highlighting Ecological Conservation programs, education, research, and community impact.
Seeing Two Worlds Combine
By Tiffany Webb, SPP Lecture Series Program Coordinator (Follow-up post from May 2015 lecture at WCCW.) Tiffany Webb is finishing her graduate degree in Environmental and Social Justice at the…
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Roots of Success Marathon Instructor Training, Part Two: Day Four
Photos and text by Joslyn Rose Trivett, SPP Network Manager Part One of the blog available here. The four-day Roots of Success training event culminated with a day at Washington…
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Going all-in for LEDs
by Joslyn Rose Trivett, SPP Network Manager According to Brian Tinney, Assistant Secretary for the Administrative Services Division, Washington State DOC has purchased 1,353 new LED light fixtures in the…
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The Taylor’s Checkerspot Butterfly Program Releases Another Butterfly
by Liz Louie, SPP Butterfly Technician Introduction by Lindsey Hamilton, SPP Butterfly Program Coordinator Butterfly technician Elizabeth Louie worked with the Taylor’s checkerspot butterfly (TCB) program at Mission Creek Corrections…
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Working with the Oregon Spotted Frog
Introduction by SPP Frog and Turtle Program Coordinator, Sadie Gilliom. Blog by SPP Frog and Turtle Program Inmate Technician, Mr. Anglemyer. Mr. Anglemyer, the author of the following blog, is…
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SPP’s New Co-Director: Stephen Sinclair
by Joslyn Rose Trivett, SPP Network Manager Stephen Sinclair has replaced Dan Pacholke as the Assistant Secretary for the Prisons Division with the Washington State Department of Corrections. With the…
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Once a year, SPP reports on all things sustainable happening in Washington State Prisons.