Blog & Stories
Insights, updates, and stories from the Sustainability in Prisons Project—highlighting Ecological Conservation programs, education, research, and community impact.
Collaboration Makes for a Great Education!
I have had the pleasure of working as the western pond turtle program coordinator for SPP at Cedar Creek Corrections Center and Larch Corrections Center for the past two years. If you…
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2025-2026 Treatment Turtles Have a New Routine
This season, the northwestern pond turtles (NWPT) in post treatment care at Cedar Creek Correction Center (CCCC) have a new routine: bath time.
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Rethinking the Landscape of Incarceration
Text and photos by Erica Benoit, SPP Environmental Workshop Series Coordinator More than 70 students filled the workshop classroom at the Washington Corrections Center for Women (WCCW) in Gig Harbor…
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Once a year, SPP reports on all things sustainable happening in Washington State Prisons.