Cedar Creek inmates raise endangered Oregon spotted frogs for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.

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We connect prisons with nature.

Our mission is to bring science and nature into prisons. We conduct ecological research and conserve biodiversity by forging collaborations with scientists, inmates, prison staff, students, and community partners. Equally important, we help reduce the environmental, economic, and human costs of prisons by inspiring and informing sustainable practices.

View photo and video stories from the project

  • Connecting Prisons with Nature – a short video.

    Connecting Prisons with Nature – a short video.

  • View a slideshow about the Sustainable Prisons Project.

    View a slideshow about the Sustainable Prisons Project.

From the Blog

  • SPP Plant Profile: Harsh Indian Paintbush (Castilleja hispida)
  • SPP Plant Profile: Early-Blue Violet (Viola adunca)
  • SPP Plant Profile: Roemer’s Fescue (Festuca roemeri)

Recent Press

Nalini Nadkarni's Sustainable Prisons Project: Bringing Life Back into Prisons!

June, 2011, Youth Leader Magazine (India)

Low-risk offenders have eyes in the trees; future arborists in the making

June, 2011, Washington State Department of Natural Resources

Bee-Keeping Skills Learned on the Inside Help him Survive on the Outside
May 10, 2011, The Kitsap Sun
Northwest Now: The Sustainable Prisons Project
January 13, 2011, KBTC, PBS

Washington Inmates Help Protect Endangered Frog, Prison Budget
December 2010, PBS Newshour, PBS

Full Focus: Being Green
December 2010, KBTC, PBS

Oregon Spotted Frog project at Cedar Creek Corrections Center
December 2010, Amphibian Ark Newsletter

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