Blog & Stories
Insights, updates, and stories from the Sustainability in Prisons Project—highlighting Ecological Conservation programs, education, research, and community impact.
Delighted by bees: SOU Beekeeping Program
By Kathy Grey, Beekeeping Program Liaison for MCC-SOU Note: please be aware that some individuals featured in this story have victims who may be re-traumatized by seeing their image; any…
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Bringing honeybees back to WCCW
Text and photos by Shohei Morita, SPP Bee Programs Coordinator Last week, we celebrated 16 incarcerated and 5 staff students who just completed Washington State Beekeepers Association (WASBA)’s beginning beekeeper…
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A New Project for the EVM: Microgreens
Generally in the Emergent pre-Vegetated Mat (EVM) nursery, we grow native emergents, grass-like plants that are important for Oregon Spotted Frog habitat. These emergents, though, are dormant in the winter,…
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Once a year, SPP reports on all things sustainable happening in Washington State Prisons.