Clallam Bay Corrections Center (CBCC)
Program | Program Partners (partner with DOC, Evergreen, or both) | Recent highlights – updated August 2019 |
Roots of Success, environmental course | Roots of Success | 7 classes since program started, 49 Roots graduates so far |
Beekeeping | North Olympic Peninsula Beekeepers Association, Washington State Beekeepers Association | 2019 season started with one 1 hive and grew to 3, all thriving; 29 certified beekeepers so far; adding scientific education, dissecting and examining dead bees; one beekeeper wrote supplemental curriculum |
Vegetable gardens | Donations to Peninsula College culinary program, food pantries | 2018: 5850 ft2(additional 4000 ft2unused); ~1200 pounds of produce grown (~43 lbs to culinary program, 1,075 to the kitchen, 84 lbs to area food banks) |
Flower gardens | Planted 500 perennials this year; ornamental gardens in courtyard, access breezeway, MSC light yards; “worm tea” is only fertilizer | |
Ozette potato program | Growing Ozette and Peruvian Purple seed potatoes for donation to local tribe to help replenish cultural staples. | |
Waste sorting & recycling | KNS Recycling | ~94,732 lbs food diverted to OCC for composting; 165,499 lbs recyclables |
Dog training and adoption | Welfare for Animals Guild(WAG!) | Since beginning of program trained more than 200 dogs and puppies, 35 in past year; 99% adoption rate! Continue to host reunions for adoptive families and incarcerated trainers |
Cat program | Welfare for Animals Guild(WAG!) | Hosted by two units in close custody; 23 cats in the program so far, 4 in past year |
Water catchment | 250 gallon water catchment inside the greenhouse | |
Waste water treatment | DOE-recognized with Outstanding Performance Award; Water treated in waste water lagoon exceeds gold standard! |
Articles about CBCC
2019
Second Chances and the WAG Program at Clallam Bay
2018
2017
Clallam Bay Corrections Center – First Beekeeping Graduates!
2016
Planning action for Clallam Bay
2015
Making the most of a waste water lagoon