Larch Corrections Center (LCC)
Program | Program Partners (partner with DOC, Evergreen, or both) | Recent highlights – updated August 2019 |
Roots of Success, environmental course | Roots of Success | Graduated 12 classes, 53 students so far; coordinating with SCCC to train new instructors before transfer to LCC |
Western pond turtles care | Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife, Oregon Zoo | Cared for 32 turtles so far, from Columbia Gorge population |
Beekeeping | Clark County Beekeeping Association, Washington State Beekeepers Association | 3 classes, 24 Beginner beekeepers so far; 4 hives. |
Plantain, food source for Taylor’s checkerspot butterflies | Oregon Zoo | Technicians maintain 11 garden beds and harvest leaves to feed butterfly larvae raised at the OR zoo. |
House plants | Only prison where incarcerated individuals may have houseplants in their rooms: nearly 300 for 480 residents! | |
Bird feeders | Feeders throughout the facility | |
Wood craft donations | Created and donated 75 picture frames, 16 jewelry boxes, 4 signs, 1 display cabinet, 1 plaque. | |
Larch Dog Adoption Program | Humane Society for Southwest WA | Weekly classes and one-on-one training with handlers; 42 dogs and puppies in the program in past year. |
Larch Cat Adoption Program | West Columbia Gorge Humane Society, Humane Society for Southwest WA | Education and training every 2nd week; 42 kittens and cats adopted in past year. |
Waste reduction | Education posters throughout the facility, and recycle bins everywhere; limited the use of plastic trash can liners | |
Waste sorting & recycling | Waste Connections, Paper People, Calbag Metals | Waste sorted at every living unit; sent 1.9 tons of steel to Cal Bag Metals and 13.84 tons of cardboard to Paper People |
Large-scale composting | First WA prison to have large-scale composting; diverted 60 tons of food waste; yielding approximately 16 tons of compost. | |
Waste Water Treatment | DOE | Incarcerated technicians can acheive Dept of Ecology certifications; protion of treated water reclaimed (non-potable), ~1,000,000 gal/month |
Forestry | DNR (and others?) | Off-site crews trained in and practice re-forestation, wood-cutting, land clearing, and forest firefighting and fire prevention; 120 crew members have been certified as Firefighter 2 |
Community work | mutliple government entities | Typical services are farming, reforestation, wood-cutting, brush and debris clearing, general landscaping, processing vegetables at food pantry, salmon habitat restoration, watershed improvement, development of parks and recreational areas, and other work to conserve natural resources |
Articles about LCC
2018
2017
New Turtles and New Technicians!
2016
The Honey Bees are a Buzzin’ at Larch Corrections Center
Larch Corrections Center – An Upcoming Beekeeper’s Paradise
Larch Corrections Center – Ricky Osborne Photo Gallery
Larch’s First Turtle Release: A Technician’s Response
Turtles and Plantain at Larch Corrections Center
Roots of Success Graduation Speech – Larch Corrections Center
2014
House plants: A new way to bring nature inside at Larch Corrections Center