Blogs & Stories
Insights, updates, and stories from the Sustainability in Prisons Project—highlighting conservation programs, education, research, and community impact.
Are Octopuses Smarter Than a 5th Grader? A Workshop on Octopus Intelligence at WCCW
Are octopuses smarter than a 5th grader? Are you? How do we measure intelligence? In a June workshop at the Washington Corrections Center for Women (WCCW), Rus Higley and Aeriel…
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What’s in a Thesis
Text by Bethany Shepler, SPP Green Track Program Coordinator Note: please be aware that individuals featured in this story and in these images have victims who are concerned about re-victimization;…
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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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Personal Victories
by Ashley McElhenie, SPP Prairie Ecological Conservation Nursery Technician. Ms. McElhenie created this in response to a call for writing on “science in prison.” I first heard about the prairie Ecological…
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Once a year, SPP reports on all things sustainable happening in Washington State Prisons.