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.
To get in touch with members of SPP’s Leadership team, visit our contact page.
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Funding
SPP staff and activities at The Evergreen State College (Evergreen) are funded by an array of contracts and grants, generally from 8 – 12 sources at any one time. In fiscal year 2016, SPP-Evergreen staff were responsible for stewarding funds from 18 different sources! This diversified model demands staff time…
Text and photos by Sadie Gilliom, current SPP Western Pond Turtle Program Coordinator and previous Northwest Trek employee
The worm bin built for Northwest Trek with the team who created it.
Inside the three rows of razor wire, Monroe Correctional Complex houses more than incarcerated people. A partnership between an incarcerated…
by Grady Mitchell, Roots of Success Instructor and Master Trainer, Stafford Creek Corrections Center.
Grady Mitchell speaks to a graduating class. He has taught the Roots of Success curriculum twelve times, and was certified as a Master Instructor in 2015.
A few years ago, prior to Roots of Success (ROS) someone…
Programs
In a given year over our 20-year history, Washington’s 12 prisons have reported nearly 200 sustainability-related programs and named partner organizations across the state. In 2022, some programs remained suspended due to COVID-19, while other new initiatives were under development. Scroll through the tables that follow on this page for…
SPP had another fantastic meeting with Larch Corrections Center. We went to the prison to talk about beekeeping and were met with enthusiasm for this new educational program.
Sadie Gilliom meets with the turtle technicians. Photo by Ricky Osborne.
Larch has a turtle program that has been wildly successful. In…
By Sadie Gilliom, SPP Western Pond Turtle Program Coordinator;
All photos by Sadie Gilliom unless otherwise noted
Congratulations to Tammy Schmidt, our partner with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, on her new position! We are happy for you, Tammy, but sad to see you go.
Tammy Schmidt has dedicated much of her time…
Each year a group of amphibian experts meets to discuss status, research updates and action items for the recovery of the state endangered and federally threatened Oregon spotted frog (OSF). This year, the two OSF technicians, who cared for and released 167 frogs in 2015, were able to attend this…
The following blog is the third article submitted to us by one of SPP’s Western Pond Turtle Inmate Technicians. Although we may not agree with all he says, we think it is a well thought out and interesting presentation of the challenges and possibilities of building a sustainable world. We want to thank…
by SPP Program Manager, Kelli Bush
On October 6th, SPP partners from Department of Corrections and The Evergreen State College gathered with representatives from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Northwest Trek, and Woodland Park Zoo to release frogs into a Pierce County wetland. This marks the sixth season of…