Blog & Stories
Insights, updates, and stories from the Sustainability in Prisons Project—highlighting Ecological Conservation programs, education, research, and community impact.
New Frogs Have Arrived!
Posted by Graduate Research Associate Liesl Plomski Cedar Creek Correction Center kicked off their 2010 Oregon spotted frog rearing season in late March. Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife delivered…
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Frog Project Receives Grant from Oregon Zoo Foundation
Posted by Graduate Research Associate Liesl Plomski This April, Cedar Creek Correction Center was awarded a $4,375 grant from the Oregon Zoo Foundation to expand the Oregon spotted frog captive…
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Bird Ecological Conservation Project Taking Flight at Stafford Creek Corrections Center
Blog post by undergraduate research assistant Sarelle Caicedo. Purple Martins and NorthWestern bluebirds are two of the most charismatic birds of the Pacific Northwest. As the newest hands-on project of…
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Women offenders gather for health conference inside prison
Blog post by Graduate Assistant Sarah Clarke: In September more than 100 offenders, correctional staff and guest scientists participated in the annual health conference at the Washington Corrections Center for…
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Sustainable Prisons Project on YouTube
Blog post by Project Manager Jeff Muse: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQ3Mt-8IjYE[/youtube]
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Beekeeping prisoners: Science inside the fence
Blog post written by Michael Nelson, an inmate at the Stafford Creek Corrections Center (posted by Project Manager Jeff Muse as Washington State offenders do not have Internet access): In…
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Once a year, SPP reports on all things sustainable happening in Washington State Prisons.