Blog & Stories
Insights, updates, and stories from the Sustainability in Prisons Project—highlighting Ecological Conservation programs, education, research, and community impact.
SPP Ecological Conservation Nursery Manual, 4th Edition: The Best Ever!
by Joslyn Rose Trivett, SPP Network Manager I am super impressed by the hot-off-the-press, 4th edition SPP Ecological Conservation Nursery Manual. The 4th edition represents the cumulative knowledge and effort…
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Ideas Worth Spreading: “Turning Keys” in a Washington prison
By Kelli Bush, SPP Program Manager On March 15, 2014 Monroe Correctional Complex in Monroe, Washington will host a TEDx event. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design; it’s is a…
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The Great Unknowns
By Carl Elliott, SPP Ecological Conservation Nursery Manager The cultivation of native plant material in a nursery is fraught with unknowns. Wild-collected and farm-raised seed often have erratic germination requirements…
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So Close to a Million Plants We Can Almost Taste It
By Carl Elliott, SPP Ecological Conservation Nursery Manager SPP’s Ecological Conservation Nursery continue to thrive at three facilities in Washington State: Stafford Creek Corrections Center, Washington Corrections Center for Women,…
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Washington Higher Education Sustainability Conference
Tiffany Webb, SPP’s Education and Evaluation Coordinator, and I had the chance to attend the first annual Washington Higher Education Sustainability Conference this week. We are now one day into…
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Fire in the Demonstration Garden
Last month, as part of the ongoing cultivation of the demonstration prairie garden at Shotwell’s Landing nursery, the inmate prairie restoration crew got to burn an area for seeding with…
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Once a year, SPP reports on all things sustainable happening in Washington State Prisons.