Blog & Stories
Insights, updates, and stories from the Sustainability in Prisons Project—highlighting Ecological Conservation programs, education, research, and community impact.
A Big Thank You for the Amazing New Turtle Shed!
by Sadie Gilliom, SPP Frog and Turtle Program Coordinator The horticulture program at Cedar Creek Corrections Center (CCCC) needed storage for their tools, and started using the turtle program’s shed.…
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Sustainable Operations Lab at WA State Penitentiary – Part 1
by Joslyn Rose Trivett, SPP Network Manager In late November, I had the pleasure of touring the Sustainable Operations Lab, or SPL, in Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla. The…
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Washington State Monarchs Going the Distance
Just like many of us head south to escape the cold dark winters of the Northwest, so do butterflies! The Pacific Northwest Monarch butterfly population is thought to overwinter in…
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CRCC Roots Course Leads to Inmate Interest in Sustainability
by Christina Stalnaker, SPP Roots of Success Coordinator Coyote Ridge Corrections Center (CRCC) graduated 16 Roots of Success students November 25th, 2014. Empowered by what they’ve learned in the course, these…
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SPP Bikes to Portland
By Tiffany Webb, SPP Lecture Series Coordinator An Unexpected Journey When I signed up to present at the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) conference, I had…
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First Beekeeping Certification in-prison for SPP-WA
by Joslyn Rose Trivett, SPP Network Manager Master Beekeeper Renzy Davenport of the Olympia Beekeepers Association and the Pierce County Beekeepers spent six Thursday evenings with a class of inmates…
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Once a year, SPP reports on all things sustainable happening in Washington State Prisons.