Blog & Stories
Insights, updates, and stories from the Sustainability in Prisons Project—highlighting Ecological Conservation programs, education, research, and community impact.
SPP Crazy Idea Party and Think Tank
By Brittany Gallagher, Graduate Research Assistant SPP-Washington has grown at an unprecedented rate over the past year. We have been busier than ever and have doubled the number of graduate…
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Butterflies from MCCCW released with the help of Attorney General’s office attorneys
By Graduate Research Assistants Dennis Aubrey, Fiona Edwards, and Jaal Mann Last week 48 adult Taylor’s checkerspots were released at a restoration site within the Scatter Creek Wildlife Area. The…
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SPP Graduate Research Assistants Present Theses
By Fiona Edwards, SPP Graduate Research Assistant Recently three of SPP’s graduate research assistants completed their Master of Environmental Studies theses and presented their findings to an audience of faculty,…
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Spring Showers Bring Prairie Flowers
By Fiona Edwards, Graduate Research Assistant Several Fridays ago, SPP hosted a Prairie Tour at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) in order to share the rare landscape with WDOC and TESC…
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Filmmaker visits two prisons
By Joslyn Rose Trivett Last week, New York visual artist and filmmaker Rosemarie Padovano visited Washington Corrections Center for Women (WCCW) and Mission Creek Corrections Center for Women (MCCCW). She…
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Ecological Conservation and Service from a Member of the Prairie Crew
Poem by Michael Brown Introduction by Carl Elliott, SPP Ecological Conservation and Restoration Coordinator While working with the dedicated prairie crew from CCCC, the spring quickly blows by and work is often…
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Once a year, SPP reports on all things sustainable happening in Washington State Prisons.