Blogs & Stories
Insights, updates, and stories from the Sustainability in Prisons Project—highlighting conservation programs, education, research, and community impact.
Sagebrush in Prisons
By Stacy Moore, Institute for Applied Ecology Program Director, Ecological Education, and Joslyn Rose Trivett, SPP Education and Outreach Manager “For the first time in my life I’m actually doing…
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What Growing Sagebrush Means to Me
By Toby Jones, an incarcerated technician in the Sagebrush in Prisons Project at Warner Creek Correctional Facility in Lakeview, Oregon. Thank you to Institute for Applied Ecology for sharing this piece…
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Collecting Sagebrush Seeds
Article and photos by Gretchen Graber, Sagebrush Grower Contractor at the Institute for Applied Ecology As part of the Great Basin Sagebrush partnership, we collected sagebrush seed twice this November.…
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Sagebrush in Prisons Project
by Gretchen Graber, native plant grower and educator, Institute for Applied Ecology The iconic greater sage-grouse, a species recently considered for endangered species listing, is getting a helping hand from a unique set…
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Growing Sagebrush in Central Washington
by Environmental Specialist Dorothy Trainer and SPP Program Manager Kelli Bush With funding support from the Institute for Applied Ecology (IAE), Coyote Ridge Correction Center (CRCC) has launched a new…
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Once a year, SPP reports on all things sustainable happening in Washington State Prisons.