Blog & Stories
Insights, updates, and stories from the Sustainability in Prisons Project—highlighting conservation programs, education, research, and community impact.
SPP Launches a New Partnership with the Research Ambassador Program
By Research Ambassador Program Project Manager Amy Stasch The Sustainable Prisons Project (SPP) recently strengthened its Science and Sustainability Lecture Series with the initiation of a new partnership with the…
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Support for the SPP from Diverse Sources
By Graduate Research Associate Alicia LeDuc The Sustainable Prisons Project (SPP) recently received two unsolicited donations from non-profit foundations. In October, 2010 the SPP received a $2,000 donation from a…
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Inmates Restore Prairie, Make Video to Teach Others
By Graduate Research Associate Carl Elliott The end of the growing season brings a lot of clean up and preparation for the Sustainable Prisons Project. This year’s native prairie plants,…
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Cedar Creek’s Captive Crickets
By Graduate Research Associate Jill Cooper This past spring, Cedar Creek Corrections Center and the Sustainable Prisons Project began experimenting with a new captive rearing project to raise crickets. The…
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Farewell Frogs!
By Graduate Research Associate Jill Cooper It has been another successful season rearing Oregon Spotted Frogs at Cedar Creek Correction Center. A total of 1,346 were released into a wetland…
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