Blogs & Stories
Insights, updates, and stories from the Sustainability in Prisons Project—highlighting conservation programs, education, research, and community impact.
Incarcerated Individuals at Washington Corrections Center Connect to their Ancestral Traditions with the Tribal Sons Medicine Garden
One garden in particular offers not only an opportunity to learn gardening skills, but a way for indigenous gardeners to connect to their community and culture. The Tribal Sons Medicine…
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Tacoma Community College’s Horticulture Program Is in Full Bloom!
The program, a partnership between WCCW and TCC, provides students the opportunity to earn college credit while developing hands-on skills. Students spend time in the classroom learning about horticulture techniques…
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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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Why Aquaponics in Prison?
By William Rathgeber, SPP Biological Science Technician. Photos by Marisa Pushee. In early 2018, the Sustainability in Prison Project (SPP) partnered with Symbiotic Cycles to bring aquaponic gardening to Cedar…
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Aquaponic Knowledge, From One Program to Another
By Marisa Pushee, SPP Ecological Conservation Program Coordinator Note: please be aware that individuals featured in this story and in these images have victims who are concerned about re-victimization; any…
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Once a year, SPP reports on all things sustainable happening in Washington State Prisons.