Meet Sarah Larson, the new SPP Education Development Manager!
Sarah grew up in the South Puget Sound and considers Tacoma her hometown. Growing up in Washington, she has always been interested in the natural world. A few years after moving to Olympia, she learned about the Master of Environmental Studies (MES)…
Marissa Scoville
Western Pond Turtle Program Coordinator MES Program, The Evergreen State College
Marissa is a Pacific Northwest (PNW)…
Cedar Creek Corrections Center (CCCC)
ProgramProgram Partners December 2020 highlightsBeekeeping: CCCCOlympia Beekeeping Association, Washington State Beekeepers Association No hives on site in 2019; education program continues to support the McNeil Beekeeping program: in 2020, graduated 23 incarcerated and 2 staff beginner beekeepers; 73 certified beekeepers overall so far!Beekeeping: McNeil IslandCorrectional Industries, Department…
Text by former Cedar Creek Turtle Technician William “Bill” Anglemyer.
Forward by former SPP Turtle Program Coordinator, Jessica Brown.
Photos by SPP Conservation Coordinator, Marisa Pushee (unless otherwise noted).
I met Bill during my first visit to Cedar Creek over a year ago when I started as SPP’s Turtle Program Coordinator. Although Bill…
by SPP Co-Director Kelli Bush
Historically, bighorn sheep were widespread in western North America. By the turn of the 20th century, populations had dwindled to near extinction, and recovery efforts were needed to bring them back from the brink. Today, the biggest threat to bighorn sheep is pneumonia triggered by a…
Proudly presenting John with an SPP certificate of achievement as a turtle rehabilitation and research specialist on his last day in the program.
By John Fitzpatrick, Biological Science Technician at Cedar Creek Corrections Center.
Foreword and photos by Jessica Brown, SPP Turtle Program Coordinator.
When John Fitzpatrick applied and interviewed for…
Text by Jessica Brown, SPP Turtle Program Coordinator and Philip Fischer, U.S. Forest Service volunteer. Photos by Jessica Brown.
USFS trainers, SPP coordinator, and participants of the woodpecker nest monitoring project training pose with bird specimens.
In November, the Woodpecker Nest Monitoring Project at Cedar Creek was launched with a…
By Adam Mlady, Biological Science Technician, Cedar Creek Corrections Center. Photos by Jessica Brown, SPP Coordinator
Editor’s Note: Participation in the turtle program at Cedar Creek is evolving to take on new, complementary areas of study and contribution: woodpecker nest monitoring project and an aquaponics pilot project. To represent and accommodate for…
Text and photos by Jessica Brown, SPP Turtle Program Coordinator
After several months of planning, a new wildlife conservation program at Cedar Creek Correctional Facility will soon be up and running. We are excited to team up with biologists from the U.S. Forest Service to implement the woodpecker nest monitoring program….
SPP Staff
SPP staff are located at The Evergreen State College and Washington State Department of Corrections’ Headquarters, both located in Olympia, Washington. However, our daily communications and site visits include work across the state and country.
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