Trained by The Nature Conservancy, Stafford Creek inmates propagate native plants for the prairies at Fort Lewis.

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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 at Save the Frogs!
  • Stormwater presentation at WCCW: Inmate blog
  • New Frog Rearing Practices at Cedar Creek

Recent Press

Hope takes wing in butterfly program at prison

May, 2012, Kitsap Sun

In Washington prison inmates raise bees, frogs and butterflies

April, 2012, Grist

Bee-Keeping Skills Learned on the Inside Help him Survive on the Outside
May 10, 2011, The Kitsap Sun
Captive Breeding
December, 2011, Conservation Magazine

Why prison inmates make great conservationists
November 2011, Grist

Inmates training to raise rare butterflies from artillery range
October 2011, The Seattle Times,

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

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