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Insights, updates, and stories from the Sustainability in Prisons Project—highlighting Ecological Conservation programs, education, research, and community impact.
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Lectures Captivate Offenders at the Washington Corrections Center for Women (WCCW)
Posted by Graduate Research Associate Sarah Clarke In September 2009 we kicked off a science and sustainability lecture series at the WCCW in Gig Harbor, WA. Included as part of…
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Growing Plants and Potential: Stafford Creek Nursery Project
Carl Elliott, one of our Graduate student Research Associates, has been documenting his work with the project since April. The following are a few of his entries. Introduction 4/01/2010 Throughout…
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Offenders take college credit at Evergreen
Posted by Graduate Research Associate Liesl Plomski Cedar Creek Correction Center inmate, Charles Butts, recently completed a 2 credit research paper on photovoltaic cells with The Evergreen State College. Charles…
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The Early Bird Gets the Worm
Posted by undergraduate research assistant Sarelle Caicedo It’s 6 AM, and while most people are still sleeping at this point, this is the prime time of the day for bird…
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Earth Day, Sustainable Prisons Project Style
Posted by undergraduate research associate Sarelle Caicedo. Earth Day is here! People are often very creative in the ways they celebrate, and there seems to be no exception with Washington…
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