Blog & Stories
Insights, updates, and stories from the Sustainability in Prisons Project—highlighting Ecological Conservation programs, education, research, and community impact.
The Butterflies Get Their Own Computer
By SPP Taylor’s checkerspot program coordinator Lindsey Hamilton At Mission Creek Corrections Center for Women (MCCCW) four inmate technicians raise Taylor’s checkerspot butterflies as a contribution to the recovery of…
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SPP’s New Lecture Series Certification
by Tiffany Webb, SPP Lecture Series Coordinator This past Thursday at Stafford Creek Corrections Center (SCCC), inmates were recognized for their science and sustainability education achievements! This is a new…
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“Participating in the transformation of the world” : Roots of Success at Stafford Creek Corrections Center
By Amory Ballantine, SPP Roots of Success Coordinator Photos by Joslyn Rose Trivett, SPP Network Manager “Education either functions as an instrument which is used to facilitate integration of the…
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Prairie Appreciation Day 2014 – Photo Gallery
Photos by Joslyn Rose Trivett, SPP Network Manager. To find out more about Prairie Appreciation Day, see the article: Butterflies, flowers and prairies, oh my! by one of SPP’s Ecological…
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A Convicts Redemption
By Jamar Glenn, NorthWestern Pond Turtle Technician Who would’ve thought a turtle’s life was so parallel to mine? I was given a great opportunity to work with an endangered species,…
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NorthWestern Pond Turtle Release
by Fiona Edwards, SPP Graduate Research Assistant In mid-April, 10 western pond turtles (WPT) were released from Cedar Creek Corrections Center (CCCC) back into the wild. The turtles were housed…
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Once a year, SPP reports on all things sustainable happening in Washington State Prisons.