Sustainability in Prisons Project
Fiscal Year 2017 Annual Report

This year focused on growing and enriching programs on many fronts. We offered innovations such as: a day-longsummit for beekeepers held inside a prison, climate change seminars in the turtle programs, donating reference libraries, educational posters and slides, and taking high-quality photos of every prison in the state. In this photo, for the
first time prairie nursery partners were able to visit sites where they could see the plants they work with in full bloom.
Photo by Ricky Osborne.

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Fiscal Year 2017 Annual Report

WCCW Corrections Officer Kyra Cammarata photographs native prairie flowers in bloom at Wolf Haven; WCCW prairie
nursery partners learned more about the plants in the program during site visits to Wolf Haven and Violet Prairie
Nursery in May, 2017. Photo by Ricky Osborne.

Contents
Executive Summary: Sustainability in Prisons Project, FY17 ........................................................................ 4
1. Background Information ........................................................................................................................... 6
SPP Mission ............................................................................................................................................... 6
SPP Vision .................................................................................................................................................. 6
SPP Essential Components ........................................................................................................................ 6
SPP Staff and Organization Chart .............................................................................................................. 6
Partnerships .............................................................................................................................................. 8
Staff Development: training, safety and security ..................................................................................... 8
2. Budget ....................................................................................................................................................... 9
3. Environmental Education Programs ....................................................................................................... 10
Academic Credit & Certifications ............................................................................................................ 10
Community College Courses ................................................................................................................... 10
Environmental Engagement Workshop Series ....................................................................................... 11
Roots of Success ...................................................................................................................................... 13
Sustainability in Prisons Project (SPP) Fiscal Year 2017 Annual Report2

Green Track ............................................................................................................................................. 14
SPP as the Case Study in an Evergreen Master of Environmental Studies Elective ................................ 15
Piloting new Curriculum .......................................................................................................................... 15
4. Ecological Conservation Programs .......................................................................................................... 16
Western Pond Turtle Program ................................................................................................................ 16
Sagebrush Conservation Nursery ............................................................................................................ 18
Prairie Conservation Nursery Programs.................................................................................................. 19
Emergent Pre-Vegetated Mat (EVM) Production ................................................................................... 19
Animal Feed Programs ............................................................................................................................ 22
Honeybee Programs................................................................................................................................ 22
Pacific Northwest Monarch Butterfly Program ...................................................................................... 24
Taylor’s Checkerspot Butterfly Program ................................................................................................. 24
Wildlife Habitat Programs ....................................................................................................................... 26
5. Restorative Nature Programs ................................................................................................................. 27
6. Community Contribution Programs ........................................................................................................ 29
Dog and Cat Programs ............................................................................................................................ 29
Reclaim, Repurpose or Restore, and Donate Programs ......................................................................... 30
Community Work Crews ......................................................................................................................... 34
7. Sustainable Operations ........................................................................................................................... 35
Energy ..................................................................................................................................................... 35
Waste ...................................................................................................................................................... 36
Water ...................................................................................................................................................... 37
Sustainable Operations and low cost programing .................................................................................. 38
8. Sustainability Job Programs .................................................................................................................... 39
9. Evaluation ............................................................................................................................................... 41
Program Evaluation ................................................................................................................................. 41
Research with External Partners ............................................................................................................. 41
Program Evaluation Lecture/Workshop Series ....................................................................................... 41
Student Theses ........................................................................................................................................ 42
Data Requests ......................................................................................................................................... 43
10. SPP Network.......................................................................................................................................... 45
SPP-WA ................................................................................................................................................... 45
SPP Network-International ..................................................................................................................... 45
11. Dissemination ....................................................................................................................................... 49
Presentations and Events........................................................................................................................ 49
SPP Tours................................................................................................................................................. 50
SPP Products, Publications, and Internships ........................................................................................... 51
Media Coverage ...................................................................................................................................... 53
Website/Social Media ............................................................................................................................. 55
Appendix 1. SPP Program in Washington State Prisons FY17 ..................................................................... 56
Appendix 2. SPP Programs Partners in Washington State Prisons ............................................................. 62
Appendix 3. Abbreviations .......................................................................................................................... 65
Year in Photos ............................................................................................................................................ 66
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Executive Summary: Sustainability in Prisons Project, FY17
Fiscal year 2017 (FY17, July 1, 2016 – June 30, 2017) was another productive year for the Sustainability
in Prisons Project (SPP) in Washington State (WA). The full SPP annual report aims to represent allscience and sustainability programs in WA prisons. Programs may be initiated and operated by SPP
founding partners (WA Department of Corrections and The Evergreen State College) or alliedorganizations. This year the SPP collaboration included 186 programs and 117 partner organizations
statewide. Our executive summary highlights select new changes, programs, partnerships, andexpected developments for fiscal year 18 (July 1, 2017 – June 30, 2018).
SPP Organization Changes: SPP Co-Director, Steve Sinclair was appointed Secretary for WA Departmentof Corrections (WA Corrections). Despite new responsibilities, Steve maintained his position as SPP CoDirector.
Emergent vegetation mats (EVM): The EVM program at Stafford Creek Corrections Center (SCCC)
expanded to increase production, and received a grant from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) for
research on the program’s innovative restoration technique.
Beekeeping Summit: A statewide Beekeeping Summit was held at Washington Corrections Center for
Women (WCCW). More than 125 corrections staff, incarcerated students, and beekeeping experts
discussed best practices and program planning. Since the summit, the number of beekeeping programsin WA prisons jumped from 4 to 14.
Composting Specialist Certification: We partnered with Tilth Alliance, corrections staff, andincarcerated technicians at Monroe Correctional Complex (MCC) to develop a composting program
certificate. New educational components include reading assignments, workshops, and quizzes.
Piloting New Curricula: We offered OR Food Bank’s Seed to Supper gardening and nutrition curriculum
at SCCC. Within various conservation programs, we provided readings and facilitated discussions, someusing Northwest Earth Institute discussion course books on topics such as climate change.
NASA Astrobiology Lectures: We formalized a new collaboration with NASA and University of Utah tooffer astrobiology lectures in prisons. Workshops are planned for prisons in WA, UT, and OH in FY18.
Focus on Social Justice Topics: SPP staff and Roots of Success’ director wrote a chapter and presented at
the launch of EarthEd: Rethinking Education on a Changing Planet, State of the World (2017). SPP
summer newsletter was dedicated to Just Sustainability, featuring articles by incarcerated students.
Workshop Series Analysis: Workshop Series Coordinator Liliana Caughman analyzed participant datafrom 2009-2016. Findings provided evidence for improved environmental attitudes and content
knowledge over time and helped identify workshop format and protocols changes.
College Course on SPP: SPP Education and Outreach Manager Joslyn Rose Trivett taught “Learning
Across Differences: Collaborations in Conservation and Sustainability in Prisons” for Evergreen’s
Master of Environmental Studies program. SPP was as an effective case study for graduate-level study.
Educational Prairie Site Visit: Incarcerated technicians participating in the Conservation Nursery
program at WCCW traveled off-site to Violet Prairie and Wolf Haven International to learn from partners
about how the plants they produce are used in Salish lowland prairie restoration.
Community Contributions: Prisons made significant contributions to communities and sustainable foodproduction including 14,601 donated items and more than 491,991 lbs. of produce grown for food banks
and prison kitchens.
Sustainability in Prisons Project (SPP) Fiscal Year 2017 Annual Report4Energy Project Funding: WA Corrections, Department of Enterprise Services, and Department ofCommerce hosted a National Governors’ Association workgroup. They discussed project financing needs
to meet energy efficiency demands of a low-carbon future; new strategies and collaborations resulted.
Sustainable Purchasing: To further reduce reliance on single-use plastics, prisons replaced plastic
bottles from vending machines with recyclable aluminum cans and disposable plastic cutlery withdurable sporks or paper spoons.
Photographed 10 Prisons: Evergreen student and professional photographer Ricky Osborne
photographed SPP programs in 10 WA prisons. These high quality images help convey program activities
and experiences. Photos were only taken with permission of incarcerated participants and staff.

Anticipated Programs Highlights, FY18
SPP has plans for several exciting new programs and partnerships in FY18. Highlights are below.
Program/Project
Domestic sheep

Partners and facility
WA Dept. Fish & Wildlife, sheep
experts & WA State University at
WA State Penitentiary (WSP)

Planned outcomes
Sheep arrived at WSP in Sept. 2017. Partners will
formalize program protocols, roles, and educationand training components.

Certifications andacademic credit

All facilities and academic
partners

One or more partnerships will serve to review andaward academic credit for participation in select SPP
certification programs.

Woodpecker nest
predation research

U.S. Forest Service at Mission
Creek (MCCCW) and Cedar Creek
Corrections Centers (CCCC)

Program equipment has been purchased andprotocol developed. Education and training will occur
at CCCC late fall/early winter.

Taylor’s checkerspot
butterfly program
expansion

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, WA
Dept. Fish & Wildlife, & OR Zoo
at MCCCW

Partners received a grant to double capacity of thebutterfly captive rearing program. Infrastructure isscheduled to be completed June 2018.

PBS Nature media
piece

PBS Nature and WA Dept. Fish &Wildlife

Piece will air to national audience, highlighting thegreat work taking place in the butterfly program

SPP Strategic
Planning

SPP, Advisory Panel, andEvergreen leadership

Functional strategic plan to guide organization
development

SPP Service Centerat Evergreen

SPP and The Evergreen State
College

Increased integration with Evergreen campus
activities and programs

Conclusion
We are proud of the shared accomplishments of SPP in FY17. The number of new programs,
partnerships, and participants in SPP programs continues to increase and reporting continues toimprove. Our collaborative success is thanks to the efforts and expertise of many organizations andindividuals working across differences toward shared goals.
Our fruitful collaborations yield successes and challenges. In addition to our shared accomplishments,
we have faced challenges such as delays to launching new programs, changing availability of funding,and staffing restrictions. We will continue to maximize productivity by leveraging resources, cultivating
partnerships, creating adaptability and resilience, and prioritizing initiatives best aligned with SPP goals.
For FY18, we look forward to organizational planning and further program enhancement anddevelopment. Together we are creating positive change for people and the environment.

Sustainability in Prisons Project (SPP) Fiscal Year 2017 Annual Report51. Background Information
In response to the dual crises of ecological degradation and mass incarceration, SPP creates innovative
programs to reduce the environmental, economic, and human costs of prisons. Scientists, incarcerated
people, students, prison staff, and community partners in all 12 WA prisons work together to change
lives and make positive contributions to people and the environment. For FY17, SPP included
approximately 186 different programs and 117 partner/ally organizations. Working lists of all SPP-WA
programs (Appendix 1) and partners (Appendix 2) are included to recognize the impressive diversity andnumber of opportunities offered. Appendix 3 lists common abbreviations.
This report provides information on SPP activities during Washington State fiscal year 2017 (FY17) which
includes the period from July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017. Washington Department of Corrections(WA Corrections) considers all sustainability initiatives in Washington (WA) prisons to be part of SPP
regardless of which partner(s) leads and operates the program. The primary objective of this document
is to update all collaborators and stakeholders on SPP-WA activities. This report represents the mostcomplete information available with current reporting mechanisms.

SPP Mission
The Sustainability in Prisons Project (SPP) is a partnership founded by the WA Corrections and The
Evergreen State College (Evergreen). Our mission is to bring environmental education, science, andnature into prisons. We conduct ecological research and conserve biodiversity by forging collaborations
with scientists, incarcerated people, 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.

SPP VisionThis union of ideas and activities – and people inside and outside prison walls – creates a collaborative,
intellectually stimulating environment in which incarcerated people play key roles in conservation,
sustainability, and advancing scientific knowledge. We encourage teamwork, mutual respect and a
stewardship ethic among individuals who typically have little or no access to nature or opportunities inscience and sustainability. Our vision is to broaden access to environmental education and participationin the environmental movement while also providing opportunities for personal transformation, saving
natural resources, and tax dollars.

SPP Essential Components
Although each endeavor and corrections institution is unique, our experiences point to five Essential
Components for every SPP program:
1. Partnerships and collaborations with multiple benefits
2. Bringing nature “inside”
3. Engagement and education
4. Safe and sustainable operations
5. Evaluation, dissemination, and tracking

SPP Staff and Organization Chart
The organization chart in Figure 1 includes staff as of July 2017. This chart is limited to core staff at WA
Corrections and Evergreen, only hinting at the many corrections staff involved; there are many morecorrections, academic, conservation, and community organization staff contributing to program success.
During this reporting period, SPP was co-directed by Dr. Carri LeRoy from Evergreen and Mr. Steve
Sustainability in Prisons Project (SPP) Fiscal Year 2017 Annual Report6Sinclair from WA Corrections. In FY17, Steve Sinclair was appointed by the governor as Secretary for
Washington State Department of Corrections. Despite this significant increase to his responsibilities,
Steve decided to maintain his role as SPP Co-Director. He asked Mr. Robert Herzog, WA Corrections
Director of Prisons, to increase his support of SPP partners and leadership to fulfill and advance theorganization’s mission. SPP leadership meetings are held quarterly.
Program Coordinator positions are staffed by Evergreen graduate students working 19 hours per week.
Student-staff are typically recruited from the Evergreen Master of Environmental Studies graduate
program and work for two-year terms. Each summer several students complete their work with SPP andtrain new students to the positions. Three student-staff not named on the chart below worked for SPP
during FY17: Conrad Ely, Ricky Johnson, and Allie Denzler. In addition, Christina Faires worked as a
Program Enhancement Coordinator for several months.

Figure 1. SPP Organizational Chart
In FY17, SPP’s Advisory Panel was comprised of eight participants including SPP’s two co-directors. Panelmembers represent corrections, conservation, education, and formerly incarcerated partners. The
Advisory Panel was available to staff to provide expertise, creative thinking, advice and assistance with
SPP initiatives and program development.

Figure 2. SPP Advisory Panel
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7Partnerships
Partnerships and collaboration are an essential component of SPP work and nearly every SPP program.
We continually work to identify new partners and mutually beneficial programs. A working list of SPP
partnerships is included as Appendix 2; during FY17 more than 117 different organizations contributed
to SPP programs in WA.

Taylor's checkerspot butterfly program partners have a meeting in the butterfly greenhouse at MCCCW. Photo by Keegan Curry.

Staff Development: training, safety and security
SPP programs aim to improve facility and community safety by offering programs that reduce idleness,
provide education (the best-proven means to reduce recidivism), training, and offer a therapeutic,
stress-reducing connection with the natural environment. Programs are operated in compliance with
WA Corrections safety and security rules, SPP-Evergreen protocols for working in the prison
environment, and partner protocols for work with plants and animals. All SPP-Evergreen staff complete
required WA Corrections training. Security is a topic included on every staff meeting agenda, which areheld every two weeks.
In FY17, two staff members completed an intensive training in Restorative Justice communications. They
shared the most salient theory and practice with the SPP-Evergreen team, and have since integrated
those elements throughout team communications, and within the workshop series and ecologicalconservation educational offerings.

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2. Budget
This section of the report addresses budget resources available on the Evergreen side of the SPP
partnership. WA Corrections dedicates significant personnel time, sustainable operations funding,materials, and contract support for SPP-Evergreen—those critical contributions are not detailed here.
While Evergreen does not provide direct funding for SPP, they do make important contributions byproviding space, payroll, access to students and faculty, human resource services, grant, foundation, andbudget support, and more.
In FY17, SPP had approximately $558,000 in funds available from 12 sources, including two contracts
with WA Corrections. SPP-Evergreen spent the entire amount provided in the two contracts awarded by
WA Corrections in FY17. Funds were spent on programs in Washington State in accordance with
contract requirements. Other funding sources include state and federal contracts, foundation donations,private donations, and grants. Following a pattern of annual giving, SPP-Evergreen received anothergenerous contribution from an anonymous donor at the Seattle Foundation in FY17. These funds havebeen awarded for general SPP initiatives and make a significant difference in the programming,outreach, and education SPP is able to offer.
The percentage of funding provided by individual sources varies from month to month as sources
become available or close. SPP staff continuously seek new funding and close out existing grants andcontracts. In FY17, SPP Evergreen staff were responsible for stewarding funds from 15 different sources(see Table 1). Regular budget reports were sent to Co-Directors and SPP managers throughout the fiscal
year including detailed updates on current and pending grants, contracts, donations, and awards.
Table 1. SPP FY17 Grant and Contract Funding Requests (see Appendix 3 for abbreviations)
SourceProgram Area
Funded? Timeline
JBLM Plants 2015/2016
Conservation Nursery
yes
9/1/15 -8/31/16
CNLM Plants/Seeds 2016
Conservation Nursery
yes
11/1/15 - 12/31/16
WDFW 2016
Butterflies
yes
1/1/16 - 12/31/16
WA DOC FY17
SPP Generalyes
7/1/16 -6/30/17
WA DOC Green Track FY17
Roots & beekeeping
yes
7/1/16 - 6/30/17
JBLM Plant Production 2016/2017 Conservation Nursery
yes
9/1/16 - 8/30/17
US Fish & Wildlife Service
Veg Mats
yes
9/1/16 - 8/31/18
CNLM Plug/Seed/EVM Production Conservation Nursery
yes
11/1/16 -10/31/17
WDFW 2017
Butterflies
yes
1/1/17-12/31/17
NASA/Blue Marble
Astrobiology Educationyes
4/1/17-3/31/18
WA DOC Green Track FY18
Roots and beekeeping
yes
7/1/17 - 6/30/18
WA DOC FY18
SPP Generalyes
7/1/17 -6/30/18
US Fish & Wildlife Service
Butterfly Program Expansion yes
9/1/17-8/31/19
SPP Operating
SPP General
yes
on-going
Foundation Donations
SPP Generalyes
until spent
The majority of SPP-WA’s budget is dedicated to personnel expenses. A smaller but significant portion
goes to program materials such as: supplies, small infrastructure projects, scientific equipment, printed
outreach, and prison libraries. For the last category, prison libraries, FY17 expenditures were ~$3,700 for
177 volumes, supplied to all 12 prisons in Washington State.

Sustainability in Prisons Project (SPP) Fiscal Year 2017 Annual Report93. Environmental Education Programs
Education is integral to SPP’s programs; our aim is to make the most of formal and informal
opportunities for education and to offer new knowledge and new practice to inmates, staff, and allpartners. While our goal is to provide education within all SPP programs, education is the central focus
in our Environmental Workshop Series (formerly the Science and Sustainability Lecture Series), an
environmental literacy course called Roots of Success, and community college programs related tonature and/or sustainability.

Academic Credit & Certifications
There are few resources available to fund programs offering college credit. SPP has sought creative ways
to overcome this limitation while also maintaining low cost programs available to more students, andthus better serving our mission. This year, we continued to improve and standardize SPP-issued
certificates. SPP-certificated programs track and recognize academic experience and achievements ofecological conservation technicians and workshop series students. In a new partnership with Tilth
Alliance, we developed a composting certification for the world-class program at MCC, recognizing
technician’s scientific and technical accomplishments, and enhancing and formalizing academic
components of the program; we expect the first certificate awards within the upcoming year.
Currently and formerly incarcerated people enrolled as students at The Evergreen State College havesuccessfully received transfer credit for their work and/or study in an SPP program. SPP-certificatedprograms could offer low-cost means for adding more college credit within environmental science;
pursuing this potential will be a priority in FY18. In FY17, we awarded 137 SPP certificates, 70 of which
warrant consideration as transfer credit by Evergreen or other four-year colleges.
Table 2. SPP Certificate Awards, all facilities

Student of 5 or more lectures

Awarded
FY17
67

Academic
hours
7.5

Student of 10 or more lectures32

15

Student of 20 of more lectures

16

30

Technician

8

30

270

Specialist

17

60

740

Western Pond Turtle Care

Rehabilitation & Research Specialist

4

160

600

Taylor’s Checkerspot Butterfly

Rearing & Research Specialist

1

540

960

ProgramCertificate

Environmental Workshop Series

Conservation Nurseries

Vocationalhours

SPP facilitates certificate awards from outside organizations in three additional programs:
 Beekeeping apprentices are certified by Washington State Beekeepers Association
 Sagebrush Technicians are certified by the Institute of Applied Ecology
 Roots of Success graduates are certified by the organization Roots of Success.

Community College Courses
Recent legislation changes afforded Washington State community colleges more flexibility in providing
two-year Associate degrees to incarcerated students. Their top priorities are adult basic education andvocational education.

Sustainability in Prisons Project (SPP) Fiscal Year 2017 Annual Report10In FY17, CCCC, OCC, WCC, and WCCW offered vocational horticultural classes. Those students gain
access to classroom instruction and hands-on work in extensive gardens. At CCCC, students receive
instruction from Centralia College. Horticulture graduates from that program may be hired as Teaching
Assistants who largely oversee the greenhouses, aquaculture program, and vegetable and fruit
production areas. At WCC, students with cognitive challenges receive horticulture and literacy education
provided by a Centralia College instructor. They also participate in SPP’s conservation nursery, producing
seeds of a prairie violet essential to rare and endangered butterflies in the region. WCCW’s students areprovided education and training by Tacoma Community College. These students have access to diverse
specialties such as flower arrangements, house plants, and farming. OCC’s students receive educationfrom Peninsula College to gain skills and knowledge working through a variety of stations such as
aquaponics, container gardens, and grafting.
Through a partnership with Peninsula College, OCC also offers Green Building and Carpentry, with anemphasis on small-footprint structures that are affordable to build and maintain. Other facilities have
vocational building programs that include green building modules.

Environmental Engagement Workshop Series
Since 2009, we have offered more than 210 lectures and workshops in six prisons from 190 scientists
and practitioners representing 85 agencies, businesses, and schools. We have recorded 2,293 inmatestudents from the two main sites: 1,235 from SCCC and 1,058 from WCCW. Adding known inmatestudents from other facilities and years, we estimate at least 2,300 incarcerated students have attended
the workshop series. Most of those students have attended multiple presentations.
Overall attendance of the Workshop/Lecture Series for FY17 has been strong. Specific attendance andtopics are detailed in Table 3. Fiscal Year 2017 highlights include: A new collaboration with NASA and University of Utah will bring astrobiology lectures to several
prisons in WA, UT, and OH in FY18. In WA, these will be one-time, long program, special events,
and we will prioritize facilties without established series to receive the program.
 We analyzed seven years of student survey responses, and results indicated that lectures
positively impact both student knowledge of environmental topics and pro-environmental
attitudes. Program students informally confirmed the findings, and provided additional input.
Combined data prompted program improvements, such as promoting more interactive sessions,and a name change. See Evaluations for further details.
 Previously this program had been referred to as the Lecture Series and now is called theEnvironmental Engagement Workshop Series. This change helps clarify the mission of the series
and the pedagogical approaches.
 Led by WA Corrections staff, the Sustainability Lecture series at CRCC, was well established.
Table 3. Workshop series attendance statewide, FY17
Workshop Series at Stafford Creek Corrections Center (SCCC)
Date

PresenterTopic

7/21/2016
8/25/2016

Greg Taylor, Evergreen MES
Matt DelSesto, The New Garden Society

9/15/2016

Kerensa Mabwa, Grub

Nuclear PowerUrban Agriculture and Environmental
Justice
Building Sustainable Community

10/20/2016

Faye Peebles, Wolf Haven

Wolves of Washington

66

11/17/2016

Linda Glasier, WA Dept of Ecology

Environmental Justice74

12/15/2016

Giovanni Galarza, Evergreen

Snakes of the US

56

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Attendance
62
69
58

11

1/19/2017

Liliana Caughman, SPP

What is Sustainability?

51

2/16/2017

Jeanne Dodds, SPP

Nature Drawing

41

3/16/2017

Peter Robinson, Evergreen

43

4/20/2017

Peter Robinson, Evergreen

Real Science Mini-series 1
Real Science Mini-series 2

5/18/2017

Peter Robinson, Evergreen

Real Science Mini-series 3

61

6/15/2017

Cathy Bradley, King County WCC

Washington Conservation and Plant
ID

53

Total

61

695

Workshop Series at Washington Corrections Center for Women (WCCW)
Date
7/5/2016

Presenter
Kerensa Mabwa, GrubTopic

8/2/2015

Megan McGinnis, Nature School37

8/4/2016

Debbie Sturm, James Madison University

Composting and Soil Science
Psychology of Sustainability

9/2/2016

Rachel White, UW

39

12/6/2016

Faye Peebles, Wolfhaven

Engaging Children in Environmental
Ed
Wolves of Washington

1/3/2017

Kirk Hafner, South Sound Solar

Solar Energy

26

2/7/2017

Fawn Harris, SPP

Native American Environmentalism21

3/7/2017

Liliana Caughman, SPP

What is Sustainability?

44

4/4/2017

Sonalini Serpa, St. Martins University

Women and Environmental Justice24

5/2/2017

Katrina, LOTT Wet Science Center

Wastewater and Conservaation

53

6/6/2017

Laurie Pyne, Olympia Beekeepers Association

Beekeeping

37

Building Sustainable Community

Total

Attendance
44
21

39

385

Workshop Series at Monroe Correctional Complex (MCC)
Date

Presenter

Topic

Attendance

5/27/2017

Caroline Pew, Highline College

Composting and the Atmosphere

27

Total

27

Workshop Series at Airway Heights Corrections Center (AHCC)

Attendance

8/22/2016

Jeanne Dodds, SPP

Monarch conservation illustration
workshop24

Sustainability Lecture Series at Coyote Ridge Corrections Center (CRCC)
Date
5/18/201710/2017Presenter

Title/topic

Attendance

Unknown
Steve Ghan, Climate Scientist

Beekeeping

19

Global Warming

7

Unknown

Unknown

Hanford Clean Up

11

2/9/2017

Duane Horton, Geologist

Hydraulic Fracking

13

8/2016

Stacy Moore, Institute for Applied Ecology

unknown

Unknown

Ginger Wireman

Prairie Restoration
Ground Water

Unknown

Gretchen Graber

Farmscaping for Pollinators I

Total

unknown
50+

Statewide Total

1181+

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unknown

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The series offers three levels of certification recognizing attendance of 5 sessions, 10 sessions, and 20 ormore. Level 3 certificates have been successfully recognized as transfer credit for admitted students at
Evergreen. Certificates awarded since 2014 and in FY17 are detailed in Table 4.
Table 4. Students Eligible for Lecture Series Certification
Awarded FY17

Level 1 – 5 or more lectures

Awarded since
2014
261

Level 2 – 10 or more lectures

116

26

Level 3 – 20 of more lectures35

14

Level 1 – 5 or more lectures

145

26

Level 2 – 10 or more lectures31

6

Level 3 – 20 of more lectures

7

2

512

115

Facility

Certificate

SCCC

WCCW

Total

41

Roots of Success
Roots of Success is an environmental curriculum developed by Dr. Raquel Pinderhughes, Professor of
Urban Studies & Planning at San Francisco State University (more at rootsofsuccess.org). WA Corrections
began offering the programin July 2013, and interest
and availability of the
program has grown steadily
since. Staff and inmate
responses to the programcontent have been very
positive.
The program is delivered byinmates certified as
instructors, a model wehave found effective andsatisfying among students,
instructors, and staff
sponsors. We have fiveincarcerated Roots ofSuccess instructors certified
At the Roots of Success instructor training at WCCW, the instructor candidates wereencouraged to ask a lot of questions. Dr. Pinderhughes found this group to be impressively by Dr. Pinderhughes to train
engaged and thoughtful. Photo by Ricky Osborne.
and award certification toother program instructors,
known as Master Trainers. They provided six training events during fiscal year 2017—table below.
Table 5. Roots of Success Instructor details, FY17 (see Appendix 3 for abbreviations)

AHCC

Number of
Instructors
Certified
14

CBCC

1

Facility

Date ofTraining
10/5/2016
3/28/2017

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13

CRCC

6

1/31/2017

MCCCW

5

4/28/2017

WCCW

10

4/28/2017

WSP
Total Instructor
Certified: FY17
Total Instructors
Certified: Since
Beginning7

7/7/2016

43

110

Since the start of the program in 2013, 1,088 students have received certification for all ten modules of
the curriculum, and 122 CI students have been certified for the condensed curriculum. Details for FY17
are provided in the following table.
Table 6. Summary of Roots of Success Graduates FY17 (see Appendix 3 for abbreviations)
Facility

Numberof cohorts

Graduates

AHCC

4Instructors

Staff sponsors

84

Joshua Tucker, Allen Jackson, Daniel Gard

Robert Mackey and
Dawnel Southwick

44

Jonathan Bolden, Julian Reyes, Yoshio
White, Eugene Youngblood, Michael
Johnson, Ivory Berube

CRCC

2

LCC

2

11

Brian Winters, Johnny Hudson

SCCC

2

62

David Duhaime, Grady Mitchell, Cyril
Walrond, Carlos Bernardez

WCCW

2

14

Renee Curtiss and Teresa Settle

WSP

8

53

MCC

1

4

Michael Oakes, Kieth Parkins, George
WhippleJason Balaski, Jeffrey Foxx

WCC
1
8 Aro Williams-Walker
Total for all
280
facilities
22
Note: all Roots graduates receive a graduation certificate from Roots of Success.

Gena Brock
Shawn Piliponis &Caitlin Ribera
Robert Aleksinski &Kelly Peterson
Paula Andrew &Shawna Boutwell
Robert Branscum &Chris McGill
Anne Williams
Kathryn Shea

Green Track“Green Track” is the term conceived and coined by WA Corrections leadership to link learning
experiences in Sustainability in Prisons Project (SPP)’s programs. The concept is envisioned as linked andtracked opportunities for inmates to build on learning, training, and skills received during participation
in a variety of SPP programs which address local and global environmental issues.
This year, we suspended formal work on the Green Track, due to insufficient staffing for program
development. However, the general concept has been implemented by prisons that require Roots ofSuccess graduation prior to application for choice sustainability jobs, such as technician positions inbeekeeping or a Sustainable Practices Lab. This process is in place at AHCC, CBCC, and WSP’s Sustainable
Practices Lab and Green Zone. Also, the term “Green Track” continues to be the position name for the
SPP coordinator tracking and supporting Roots of Success and beekeeping certification statewide.

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SPP as the Case Study in an Evergreen Master of Environmental Studies Elective
For Fall Quarter, 2016, SPP Education and Outreach Manager Joslyn Rose Trivett taught “Learning
Across Differences: Collaborations in Conservation and Sustainability in Prisons” for Evergreen’s
Masters of Environmental Studies program. The ten-week course centered on SPP as a case study, andintegrated topics including restorative justice, racial and cultural elements of environmental education
and action, effective collaboration, and American criminal justice past, present, and future. The class
was engaging and well received.

Piloting new Curriculum
OR Food Bank’s Seed to Supper is a gardening curriculum developed to help build food security in local
communities. SPP integrated these classes with SCCC’s efforts to donate produce to Coastal Harvest, a
local food distribution hub for food banks and pantries. Beginning in April 2017, SPP coordinatorspresented three classes to 60 inmates from all living units at SCCC. The program has been successful; weplan to continue offering it and hopefully we can expand it to other facilities.

A student describes his thinking during the Seed to Supper class at SCCC. Photo by Ricky Osborne.

SPP received a generous donation to purchase Northwest Earth Institute discussion course books onseveral different topics. Each course book includes multiple sessions with readings, facilitiation
guidelines, and discussion questions. We piloted use of the curriculum at CCCC and LCC with turtle
technicians using the course book on climate change. The discussions were meaningful and wellreceived. We plan to continue offering these discussions and reading materials on other topics and inother facilties.

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4. Ecological Conservation Programs
SPP conservation programs represent ambitious collaborations among multiple partners. Each program
receives crucial support from a variety of contributors including incarcerated people, corrections staff,
students, SPP staff, scientists, and community partners. Program success is dependent on eachparticipant contributing their expertise and time. Programs are designed to maximize benefits for eachcollaborator by sharing workload and leveraging resources.

Western Pond Turtle Program
The western pond turtle (Actinemys marmorata) is a state-listed endangered species and federal speciesof concern. Led by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), partners have been working
toward the recovery of western pond turtles since the late 1990s. At the start of recovery efforts, about
150 turtles remained in the wild in Washington.
In 2013, SPP joined the effort to assist with the rehabilitation of western pond turtles afflicted with arecently discovered concern referred to as “shell disease.” Affected turtles require a period of acute careprovided by veterinarians. After receiving veterinary care, some turtles are moved to correctional
facilities to receive extended, daily care provided by trained incarcerated technicians. As each turtle
heals, it can be released back into the wild (Tables 7 & 8) where they are monitored by WDFW.

Turtle program partners discuss plans and paperwork in the Western Pond Turtle Program at CCCC. Photo by Ricky Osborne.

Turtles have been housed at Cedar Creek Corrections Center (CCCC) since 2013 and at Larch Corrections
Center (LCC) since December 2015. The new program at Larch began in response to requests for help
with the Columbia Gorge turtle population and is modeled on the program at CCCC.
In addition to caring for turtles, technicians raise mealworms as a sustainable food source for turtles,
gain useful job skills, learn about a wide variety of sustainability and environmental topics (Table 9) andgain a certificate. Since the program started, 9 certificates have been awarded to technicians (Table 9),
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three graduate students have provided program coordination, and five corrections staff have served as
liaisons. Community partners for these programs include WDFW, PAWS Wildlife Rehabilitation Center,
Woodland Park Zoo (WPZ), and Oregon Zoo (OR Zoo).
Table 7. Western Pond Turtle Rehabilitation at CCCC, August 2013 - September 2017
Year
2013

Turtles
Received

Turtles Released
8

2

i

2014

28

28

2015

ii

8

6

2016

iii

9

5

2017

iv

10

Total

Notes

4

57
i Significantly different from reported totals from 2016 report due tomissing data which was recently recoveredii7 of 8 turtles were being re-treatediii One of these was humanely euthanized due to a neurologicalabnormality
iv3 of 4 turtles were being re-treated
v4 turtles were sent back to PAWs for exams and 1 was euthanized

51v

Table 8. Western Pond Turtle Rehabilitation at LCC, December 2015- September 2017
Year
2015
2016
2017

Turtles Received
5
115

Turtles Released
0
9
12

Total

21

21

Table 9. Western Pond Turtle Program Education FY 17
Session (30-90 minutes)

Numberof
Sessions

Incarcerated
Attendees

WA Corrections
Staff Attendees

SPP Staff
Attendees

4

2

2

5

7
5
5

3
3
4

1
1
2

1
1
1

2
1
2

2
2
2

3
1
1

1
1
1

Climate Change (NEI discussion manuals)
Science Journal Seminars
Each One Teach One science article discussions
Resume & Employment Application PracticeTotal education sessions

1
4
2
1
34

5
3
3
3

1
1
1
1

1
1
1
1

Certificates Awarded

Number of Recipients

CCCC
Climate Change (Northwest Earth Institute(NEI) discussion manuals)
Science Journal Seminars
Each One Teach One science article discussions
Interpreting environmental messaging, public
speaking workshops
Turtle Field Work Field Trip
Edible Insect Workshop
Resume & Employment Application Practice
LCC

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Rehabilitation and Research Specialist, over
1,000 hours

4

Sagebrush Conservation Nursery
Fall 2016, approximately 25,020 Wyoming big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentate) and three-tip sagebrush(Artemisia tripartite) were delivered from CRCC, concluding the second season of the program. Plants
are grown to help restore habitat for the greater sage-grouse with most installed on sites previously
burned by wildlife. In Spring 2017, a second nursery site was added to the program. A total of 75,000
seeds were sown in nurseries at CRCC and Washington State Penitentiary.
Program funding is provided primarily by partners with the Institute for Applied Ecology (IAE) and the
Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The programs in Washington State are part of an impressive, multistate effort led by IAE including programs in Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, Utah, and Montana prisons.
Corrections staff, incarcerated technicians, a local contract employee with IAE and the IAE staff leading
the multi-state program, support program coordination, certification, supervision, nursery operations,and education and training.
In FY17 and into FY18 this program has faced significant challenges. Partners made the difficult decision
to move all plants from CRCC to WSP July 2017. Further details on the move and crop challenges will bereported in SPP’s FY18 annual report. Programs in all participating states are also facing funding
challenges. We are hopeful federal funding will be restored so that this mutually beneficial conservationand education work may continue.
Table 10. Sagebrush Program Education and Certification FY17 (see Appendix 3 for abbreviations)
Education Sessions (30-90 minutes)
WSP
Journey of a Sagebrush Seed
Arid plant Adaptations
Bee Diversity Overview
Environmental RhetoricDocumentary -Chasing Ice
Farmscaping for Pollinators I
How to Write a Business Plan
Thinning Your Sagebrush Crop
Hardening sagebrush prior to
outplanting
Farmscaping for Pollinators II, Green
Zone Design Practicum Indoors
Total education sessions
CRCC
Sagebrush and Greater Sage Grouse
Total education sessions

No. of Sessions

Certificates Awarded by IAE
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3

No. of recipients

Attendees
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

32
28
20
33
26
10
23
22
11

1
10

9
214

1
1
11
4
1

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Prairie Conservation Nursery Programs
Primary funding support for the Prairie Conservation Nurseries comes from Center for Natural Lands
Management (CNLM) and Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM). Plant materials produced by SPP’s prairie
conservation nurseries are used by state and federal agencies and conservation organizations including
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFW), JBLM, WDFW, WA Dept. of Natural Resources (DNR), and
CNLM. During 2017 we expanded the regions for which we grow plants; our nurseries will now curate
and supply plant material from Oregon to southern British Columbia.

Prairie Plant-Plug Production
The SPP nursery sites have an annual combined sowing capacity of 520,000 plugs, and can produce up to
300,000 viable plant-plugs annually. This year, the nursery delivered 294,000 plant plugs of 56 species
for Taylor’s checkerspot recovery and lowland prairie restoration; see Table 11 for more information.
Cumulatively, the nurseries have delivered more than 2 million plant-plugs since 2009.
Plant-plug production remains a vital component of the regional recovery plan for Taylor’s checkerspot
butterflies. However, direct seeding has become the primary method of habitat restoration. Starting in
2016, the majority of SPP plant-plug production was to supply seed nurseries. As a result of reduced
plug production, SPP’s nursery site at Shotwell’s Landing nursery was closed in the fall of 2017. Plugproduction was concentrated at SCCC and WCCW; these facilities provide the greatest opportunities foreducation within the nursery programs.
Table 11. Conservation Nursery Regional Plug Summary, delivered FY17
Total Sown Winter
Total Sown Summer
Total Sown
Total Delivered
Total Requested
Percent Delivered ofRequested# of species
54
28
72
56

Plants367,839
144,599
512,438
294,30472

354,858
82%

Prairie Seed Gardens
SPP cultivated plants for seed at WCC and WCCW. Seed production in a corrections setting has provensuccessful for species poorly adapted to mechanical agriculture techniques. The seed production
gardens at WCC harvested over 8 lbs of early blue violet seed from 3456 sq. ft; their harvest rate wasmore than three times the harvest rate of other regional seed nurseries. SPP has been so successful atcultivating early blue violet that USFWS has asked us to add seed production for silverspot butterfly(Speyeria zerene Hippolyta) recovery, growing early blue violet seed from the Oregon coast. WCCW’snursery was chosen as the site for this effort.
We are now the only source of production for early blue violet in the Western U.S. The continued
success of the seed gardens presents an excellent opportunity for WA Corrections to contribute toconservation, and provide ecological education for program technicians.

Emergent Pre-Vegetated Mat (EVM) Production
The EVM program is a research collaboration among CNLM, WDFW, and JBLM which began with theprimary objective to restore habitat for the Oregon spotted frog. A two-year grant was provided by the
USFWS to help fund the project. Critical funding support has also been provided by JBLM, WA
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Foundation
donations.The matsproduced in 2017
will be installed inwetlands that havereceived two years
of weed control tolimit the spread ofinvasive reed canary
grass. The treatmentareas will bemonitored for plantestablishment andweed suppression
over a three-year
period. The
technical
accomplishments ofMats of established wetland plants grown in SCCC's aquaponic nursery (EVM) are intended tothe project thus far
successfully compete with reed canarygrass and provide improved habitat for Oregon spottedbode well forfrogs. Photo by Amanda Mintz.
positive results fromthis new technique in ecological restoration. The USFWS have been active in finding new regional
partners to support the production of mats in the future; these include tribal nations as well as smaller,
regional land trusts.

Plantain Programs
Narrow leaf plantain (Plantago lanceolata) beds at MCCCW and at LCC provided all the larval food for
the Taylor’s checkerspot butterfly rearing program at OR Zoo and MCCCW. The turtle and butterfly
technicians supplement their work with the cultivation and harvest of plantain leaves during thegrowing season. LCC staff provided vital support for larval food transportation and logistics for OR Zoo.
Additionally, WA Corrections staff supported Oregon Zoo research into plantain nutritional analysis. LCC
shipped a total of 13,700 leaves of plantain to the OR Zoo for Taylor's checkerspot rearing in 2017 .

Training and Education
SPP’s Conservation Nursery Program Coordinators provide frequent guidance and education to inmate
technicians. They serve as the primary liaisons between partners, including the WA Corrections staff thatsupervise and counsel the inmates. In FY17, the students focused on providing unique and relevant
education for the programs and their efforts had superb results. The lectures and workshops offeredwithin the prairie conservation nursery programs are detailed in Table 12.
Table 12. Prairie Conservation Nursery Education and Certification, FY17 (see Appendix 3 forabbreviations)
Sessions(30-90 minutes)

Number of
Sessions

Attendees

SCCC Conservation Nursery
Pest control presentation

1

17

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Climate change seminar
PNW flora seminars
Sowing and species tracking
workshopBotany basics lecture
Compost practicum
Careers in conservation lecture
Wild seed processing lecture
Compost lecture
Recording field data
Seed ecology of summer
germinating species workshop
Seed ecology of winter germinating
species workshop
Consolidation and tracking workshop
Weeds of PNW nurseries
Irrigation workshop
SCCC CvN sub-total
Seed to Supper
SCCC EVM
Aquaponics monitoring and datacollection workshop
Plant I.D. workshop
Frog morphology workshop
Wetland ecosystems workshop
Oregon spotted frog recovery
workshop
Algae in aquaponics workshop
Koi biology workshop
Managing the mechanics of theaquaponics system
Sowing and cultivation workshop
Seed stratification workshop
Aquaponics chemistry workshop
Plant nutrient deficiencies workshop
SCCC EVM sub-total
WCCW Conservation Nursery
Basic botany workshop
Writing and reflecting workshop
Seed ecology of winter germinating
species workshop
PNW flora seminars
Plant I.D. and pollinators workshop
Scarification workshop
Scientific illustration workshop
Prairie paper seminar workshop
Wild seed processing lecture
Plant illustration workshop
Pollinator workshop
Wolf haven field trip
Prairie plant ecology workshop

3
4

12
11

4
2
2
1
1
2
2

7
12
14
11
12
12
4

4

12

4
3
2
3
38
3

13
4
13
7

4
4
2
2

4
4
4
4

2
2
2

3
3
4

3
3
2
3
2
31

3
4
3
3
4

2
2

4
4

2
4
1
1
2
4
1
4
1
1
8

4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3

60

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WCCW CvN sub-total
WCC Prairie Seed Garden
Plant and weed I.D. workshop
Seed collection workshop
Seed cleaning and processing
workshopBotany basics workshop
Plant defenses workshop
Restoration ecology workshop
South Sound prairies workshop
Irrigation equipment training
Organic horticulture workshop
Worm bins workshop
Insect I.D. workshop
Cultivation workshop
WCC Seed sub-total

33

Total education sessions
Certificates Awarded
SCCC Prairie Conservation Nursery
SCCC Emergent Vegetated Mats
WCCW Prairie Conservation Nursery
WCC Prairie Seed Garden
Certificate Totals

132
Technician 400 hrs
4
1
1
2
8

4
3

6
8

3
1
1
1
1
3
4
3
1
2
27

8
3
3
3
6
3
4
4
4
6

Specialist 800 hrs
8
3
4
2
17

Animal Feed Programs
Several prisons raise high quality feed for animals in the care of zoos and SPP programs. A summary ofanimal feed programs is provided below.
Table 13. SPP programs providing food for captive animals (see Appendix 3 for abbreviations)
Food source
Mealworms
Plantain

Facilities
LCC, CCCC, and
SCCC
LCC

Plantain & Nectar Plants

MCCCW

Soldier fly larvae

MCC

Recipients
Western pond turtles and koi in prison facilities; excess from LCC
donated to Oregon Zoo
OR Zoo’s Taylor's checkerspot rearing program
Taylors checkerspot rearing program at MCCCW, in collaboration with
OR ZooDried larvae donated to Woodland Park Zoo and Western Pond Turtle
Programs

Honeybee Programs
Matching interest we have heard from WA Corrections headquarters and multiple prisons, developing
and improving beekeeping programs are a priority for SPP-Evergreen staff. These programs provide
meaningful education and therapeutic activities for incarcerated and WA Corrections staff beekeepers,
contribute to honeybee conservation and restoration, and have the potential to create and contribute
related goods (hives, honey, beeswax products) to nearby communities.

Sustainability in Prisons Project (SPP) Fiscal Year 2017 Annual Report22Apprentice beekeeper Lonniesha Veasey asks a question during the day-long summit on beekeeping in prisons, hosted by
WCCW; WA corrections staff from every prison in WA attended the event. Photo by Ricky Osborne.

Beekeeping was a priority in FY17. In response to SPP co-director Steve Sinclair’s request, and enormousinterest in the topic among WA Corrections staff and incarcerated residents, we organized a day-longsummit devoted soley to beekeeping in prisons. WCCW graciously hosted the event, and the setting
meant that several incarcerated beekeeping students were able to participate. Every prison in WA wasrepresented by staff, and we were joined by experts from several regional beekeeping associations andWashington State Beekeepers Association, the statewide organization that oversees certficiation. In partdue to the interest and knowledge generated by the summit, new partnerships facilitated the start ofbeekeeping programs at five facilities: LCC, WCC, CRCC, MCCCW and CBCC. Twenty-six new hives were
installed. Since fall 2015, 116 incarcerated students became certified apprentices. A detailed summaryof program status as of June 30, 2016, is in Table 14.
Table 14. Beekeeping Certification Overview by Institution FY17 (see Appendix 3 for abbreviations)Prison
AHCC
CCCC
CBCC
CRCC
LCC
MCC-WSR
MCC-SOU

Hives
8 (was 4)12
32

Partners
West Plains Beekeepers, CI, Inland Empire
Beekeepers
Olympia Beekeepers Association
North Olympic Peninsula Beekeepers Association
Mid- Columbia Beekeepers
Clark County Beekeepers

Incarcerated
Apprentices certified
since 2015
38
59
12
17

Planning
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Planning

MCCCW

2

OCC
SCCC
WCC
WCCW
WSP
Total

Planning
2
3
2
10
38

West Sound Beekeepers
North Olympic Peninsula Beekeepers Association(partnership in progress)
Olympia Beekeepers Association
Olympia Beekeepers Association
Mother Earth FarmWest Plains Beekeepers Association, CI

8
7
141

Pacific Northwest Monarch Butterfly Program
The BAR Unit Monarch Butterfly Program is a joint research project with Washington State University(WSU). Program technicians are in a social skills group in which mental health and protective custodyincarcerated individuals work together to raise and care for Monarch butterflies. In FY17, fifteen
technicians participated in the program, and nearly all completed the full season. Technicians were able
to observe the full life cycle, which takes about 6 weeks from egg laying, to emerging adult butterflies;
participants completed this cycle twice. Adult butterflies are tagged before release and WSU receives
report sightings from the field, usually from Califronia overwintering sites. Offspring of these butterflies
will begin the migration back north in the spring.

Taylor’s Checkerspot Butterfly Program
Our flagship pollinator program is rearing and releasing Taylor’s checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryaseditha taylori), a federally-endangered species that once flourished from southern British Columbia tocentral Oregon. Only a few small, isolated populations of the butterfly remain. The SPP rearing facility at
MCCCW adds to the scope and resilience of recovery efforts and bolsters the original rearing program at
the OR Zoo. The end of FY17 marks the completion of the program’s sixth breeding season. Program
partners include WDFW, USFWS, JBLM/Department of Defense, and CNLM.
Program participants have reared and released more than 13,000 caterpillars and adult butterflies onto
south Salish Sea prairies. More than 25 incarcerated technicians have received training, four graduate
students have coordinated the program, and seven WA Corrections staff have served as liaisons. Since
fall 2013, SPP has issued ten certificates for incarcerated technicians completing training in the program.
Rearing outcomes for this reporting period are summarized in Table 15. Percent survival by life stage isavailable in Table 15.
A crew from PBS Nature visited the program in May 2017 to film a segment on butterfly conservation.
Incarcerated technicians provided interviews and gave the filmmakers a tour of the program.
Table 15. Taylor’s Checkerspot Rearing and Adult Breeding at MCCCW FY17

Wild
Captive-bredSecond Diapause
Caterpillars
Unidentified
Caterpillars
TotalsInto
Diapause
July 2016
2,583
541

2,242
508

Retained for
Breeding March
2017
288
0

Egg Laying
Females
May/June 2017
21
5

47

6

41

120

0

13
3,184

14
2,770

0
329

N/A

N/A
3,936

Released
February 2017

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May/June 2017
3,315
621

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Table 16. Number of individuals and percent survival by life stage for wild and captive-reared Taylor’s
checkerspot butterflies FY17
Life Stage
Diapause to wake-up
Diapause to release
Breeding colony
Multi-diapause
Pupae
Adult
Eggs
Eggs to hatch
Hatch to diapause

MCCCW Wild & Captive-bred Summary#% Survival
3,184
99.8
2,770
98.8
329
--123
--174
84.5
156
89.7
3,936
--3,234
82.2
3,169
98.0

(Left to right) Jessica Stevens, Nicole Alexander, Cynthia Fetterly, and Alexis Coleman pose in front of their original
artwork. Ms. Stevens and Ms. Christopher painted this banner to welcome Girl Scouts Beyond Bars to the butterfly
lab for a day of activities, including a unique Taylor’s checkerspot merit badge designed by Ms. Alexander. Photo by
Keegan Curry.

Table

17. Education and Certification, Taylor’s Checkerspot Butterfly Program FY17
Education Sessions(30-90 minutes)
MCCCW
Bee Biology and Communication
Monarch Ecology and Migration
Butterfly Courtship, Intelligence, Social Behavior, Diapause Physiology, Range
Expansion and Climate Change
Avian Intelligence and Conservation
Natural History of Fungus Growing Ants
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Number of
Sessions

Attendees

2
1

4
4

3

4

2
1

4
4
25

Taylor’s Checkerspot and Golden Paintbrush Conservation
Owl Biology, Ecology, and Conservation
The Anthropocene and Sixth Mass Extinction
Total education sessions
Certificates Awarded
Butterfly Rearing and Research Specialist, 1500 hours

1
2
2
14
Number ofrecipients*
1

4
3
3
4

*Other technicians active in FY17 had already received SPP certification

Wildlife Habitat Programs
Several facilities have installed structures or plantings to benefit wildlife. A summary follows.
Table 18. Reported efforts to provide wildlife habitat and forage, FY17 (see Appendix 3 forabbreviations)PrisonPrograms

Program Partners

AHCC

Pollinator forage &habitatMiller Homestead
LLC

CRCC

Heritage Garden

CRCC

Plant and Animal
Habitat

CRCC

Nesting Platforms

LCC

Bird feeders

MCC
MCC
MCCCW

Plant and animal
habitat
Flower gardens,
boxes, baskets
Bird boxes

Highlights
Pollinator-friendly plantings throughout the main &minimum areas: flowers, herbs, pussy willow. Large
woody debris and shrubby habitat in pond area
Inmates designed garden, which honors the culturaland natural heritage of our local area, using nativeplants to minimize water use
Bird boxes, owl box, and pollinator box in garden

Lower Columbia
Basin Audubon
Society
Feeders throughout the facility; rehome baby birds thatfall from nests
Washington State Reformatory has bird houses andhummingbird feeders
Flower gardens are grown to attract bees to pollinate
the vegetables
20 bird boxes
5 gardens, 250 ft2 total; grew 1,450 pounds of produce
for prison kitchen last year; every living unit has 2 bedsof vegetables and 1 of flowers
Ornamental gardens in courtyard, access breezeway,
MSC light yards; “worm tea" is only fertilizer

MCCCW

Vegetable & flower
gardens

CBCC

Flower gardens

OCC

Pollinator-friendly
plantings

All greenhouse plants selected to benefit pollinators

OCC

Flower gardens,
boxes, baskets

Each living unit has several garden beds planted andmaintained by residents; hanging baskets and flowering
beds throughout staff and inmate areas

SCCC
WCC
WSP-EC

Flower gardens,
boxes, baskets
Flower gardens
Flower gardens

Flowers plantings throughout the campus
Flower gardens throughout the campus~30 garden boxes in East Complex

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5. Restorative Nature Programs
SPP brings nature inside prisons with the motivation to relieve the stress of prison environments.
Scientific literature shows that when nature is available within institutional and urban environments,
inhabitants experience many positive, therapeutic benefits. In FY17, research on “vicarious” nature
exposure, in the form of nature videos in a maximum security prison, found beneficial results forincarcerated individuals and staff in the area; these programs are supported by a Nature Imagery in
Prisons team, led by SPP co-founder Nalini Nadkarni.

LCC Turtle Technician Damian Larson spent ten minutes in this stance, absorbed by the natural beauty of the Columbia River
Gorge during the 2017 turtle release. Photo by Sadie Gilliom.

Less formally, the therapeutic value of SPP’s programs has been recognized widely and consistently byboth incarcerated and staff partners. While all SPP programs are intended to offer positive contact withnature, the programs detailed below include enjoying nature as their primary function.
Table 19. Restorative Nature Programs FY17
PrisonPrograms

AHCC

Flower gardens

AHCC

Nature imagery

CBCC

Flower gardens

CRCC

Heritage
GardenProgram Partners
Nature Imagery in
Prisons Project

Highlights
Throughout the prison for human & wildlife well-being
Inmates in maximum security area have access tonature videos.
Ornamental gardens in courtyard, access breezeway,
MSC light yards; “worm tea" is only fertilizer
Inmates designed garden, which honors cultural andnatural heritage of area, native plants minimize waterneeds

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LCC

House plants

MCC

House plants
Flower gardens,
boxes, baskets

MCC
MCCCW

House plants

OCC

Water features

OCC

Flower gardens,
boxes, baskets

OCC

Chickens

WCC

Nature Imagery

WCC

House plants

WSP

House plants

WSP-EC

Flower gardens
Rental garden
boxes
Chickens

WSP-EC & SC
WCCW

NIPP team;
University of UT

Mother Earth Farm

Only known prison that allows houseplants inresidents’ dorm rooms; last year were nearly 300
plants for 480 residents!
Grow plants for donation to hospital floor
Flower gardens grown to attract bees to pollinate thevegetables
All living units have houseplants and numerous staff
have plants in their officers
Two living units have fish ponds; the other has afountain and basin
Each living unit’s residents has several garden beds;
hanging baskets and flowering beds throughout staff
and inmate areas
Some loss to coyotes
1 nature imagery room in IMU; 2 in Cedar Hall; WCC
leadership helped draft 1st statewide policy for Nature
Imagery
In all shared and staff areas; Grounds Maintenancecrew provides and maintains allMore than 600 potted plants inside, plus several
terrariums, provided by SPL~30 garden boxes in East Complex
62 rental boxes available in south and east complexes;
soil and fertilizer from SPL
8 chickens; eggs sold to staff to pay for chicken feed

The gardens outside of WCC's Cedar Hall living unit are gorgeous; the care and pride that goes into them is well apparent. Photoby Ricky Osborne.

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6. Community Contribution Programs
Community contribution programs directly provide services and/or goods to nearby communities. They
train pets for adoption and donate crafts and products (firewood, quilts) derived from reclaimed
materials. Other community contribution programs provide services such as habitat restoration andremoving hazard trees.
Typically, these programs are partnerships between prisons and community organizations that helporganizations increase capacity and provide inmates opportunities to contribute to the world outside
the fence. Most of these programs predate the formal SPP partnership. SPP-Evergreen’s role is toacknowledge and support these productive partnerships and provide a comprehensive overview ofactivities taking place statewide.
SPP’s conservation and sustainable operations programs also make community contributions; forexample, the Conservation Nurseries provide hundreds of thousands of plants to regional restoration,and Sustainable Operations programs contribute by reducing prisons’ environmental footprint andsaving taxpayer dollars. See those sections for details.

Dog and Cat ProgramsDog and cat programs are common in prisons across Washington State. Nearly
all of Washington’s prisons have formed one or more partnerships with
community nonprofits to create pet programs. Inmates receive support frompartner organizations to provide excellent animal care and obedience training,
and—in a few cases—service and/or therapy training. We have heard frominmates and staff that pet programs are a benefit to all directly involved, and to
the larger prison community as well.
In FY17, two prisons added dog programs. WSP discontinued its pet programs.
More than 574 dogs and cats graduated from all the programs combined; details
are shown in the following table.
Table 20. FY17 Dog and Cat Programs (see Appendix 3 for abbreviations)Prison
AHCC
CBCC
CBCC
CCCC

ProgramPawsitive dog
training
Dog training
and adoption
Cat program
Training dogs
for veterans

CRCC

Mother andkitten foster

CRCC

Ridge Dogs

LCC
LCC

Dog Adoption
Program
Cat Adoption
Program

Program Partners
Diamonds in the Ruffand Spokanimal
WAGS

A Ridge Dogs handler. Photo
by J. Devine Photography.

Highlights
Graduated 24 dogs last year, with 4 graduation
ceremonies; Sister Quinn visited in May, 2016
23 dogs and 17 Puppies graduated from the program
last year

WAGS
Brigadoon Service Dogs
Benton Franklin
Humane, Adam County
Pet Rescue
Benton Franklin
Humane, Adam County
Pet Rescue
Humane Society forSouthwest Washington
Humane Society forSouthwest WA

Last year, 8 dogs trained to the needs of individual
veterans; 2 graduation ceremonies
52 kittens and 7 adult cats last year

213 dogs graduated from the program last year!
Weekly classes and one-on-one training with handlers;
17 dogs and puppies adopted in FY17
Education and training every 2nd week; 34 kittens andcats adopted in FY17

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MCCCW

Cat program
Dog training
and adoption
Pawsitive Prison
Project

Purrfect Pals
Summit Assistance Dogs

14 dogs graduated this year, in 4 graduations

Kitsap Humane Society

222 cats in first 2 years of program!

OCC

OCC Dog
Program

Olympia Peninsula
Humane Society

167 dogs graduated since 2010; dog handlers trainedin AKC Canine Good Citizen practices, meet weekly forgroup study and group training

SCCC

Freedom Tails

Harbor Assn of
Volunteers for Animals(HAVA)

Last year 2 graduation ceremonies, 19 dogs

SCCC
WCC
WCCW

Service dogs forveterans
Training dogs
for veterans
Prison Pet
Partnership

Brigadoon Service Dogs
Brigadoon Service Dogs

Training service dogs to needs of individual veterans.
Small pilot with plans for expansion.
First in-prison pet program in the country! Last year,
graduated 35 dogs, 19 incarcerated employees;
scholarships for reentry

Reclaim, Repurpose or Restore, and Donate Programs
Consistent with the earliest days of SPP programs, WA prisons strive to “throw nothing away,” totransform potential refuse into something of value. In some cases, these programs’ creations directly
meet an organization’s need: donating quilts to a homeless shelter, refurbished computers for schools,
and growing produce for food banks. In other cases, programs donate handmade or restored creations
for organizations’ fundraising events. The productivity and generosity of these programs are best
illustrated by statewide numbers (below); most are even higher than prisons reported in FY16.

The Sustainable Practices Lab at WSP is a model of innovation and productivity. The Lab houses 18 programs, all ofthem reducing waste, and bringing benefits to taxpayers and nearby communities. Photo by Ricky Osborne.

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Table 21. FY17 Community Contributions Programs state-wide totals (12 prisons)
Item
Garden area
Produce grown
Crafts made from reclaimed materials
Refurbished bicycles
Refurbished wheelchairs
Firewood
Water filters
Computers

Statewide totals (approximations)16.3 acres cultivated491,991 pounds to food banks & prison kitchens
7,000+ donated (FY16 total included WSP SPL multi-year count)679 donated780 donated699 cords donated110 donated
5,333 donated

Reclaim and donate details by prison are shown in the following table.
Table 22. FY17 Community Contributions Programs to Reclaim, Repurpose, Restore, or Donate (seeAppendix 3 for abbreviations)PrisonPrograms

Program Partners
Second Harvest Food Bank, Master
Gardeners, and Gospel Mission

AHCC

Gardens: Minimum

AHCC

Gardens: Main

Master Gardeners

AHCC

SPL: Quilting

Blessings Under the Bridge

AHCC

Computers 4 Kids

School districts – OSPI, DES

AHCC

Firewood donation

SNAP Spokane

CBCC

Vegetable gardens

Donations to Peninsula College culinary
program

CCCC

Gardens

Centralia Community College, Littlerock
School District

CRCC

Gardens: Minimum

CRCC

Pumpkin Patch

CRCC

Toys for Tots

Tri-Cities Toys for Tots

CRCC

Teddy bears fromreclaimedmaterials

Hospitals, API events held at CRCC, ARC of
Tri-Cities, Franklin County Sheriff’s Office

LCC

Gardens

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20,000 sq. ft. of gardens grew 4,140 lbs
of produce, big increase from FY16
100,000 sq. ft. of gardens; 37,000 lbs of
produce, less than 2016; all went toprison kitchen; expanded greenhouse
Inmates repurposed 280 lbs/50% of
textiles in waste stream; created 32
quilts for donation; June celebration
Donated 5,333 refurbished computers
last year; incarcerated technicians learn
computer diagnostics (can test forcertification), plus office & shipping
skillsDonated 550 cords of wood to low
income families; DNR provides wildland
fire trainings; prison staff provide
firewood and chipper trainings
5,850 sq. ft. (additional 4,000 sq. ft.
unused); Nearly 1,000 pounds ofproduce grown, ~150 lbs to culinary
program; the rest to inmate kitchen
40,000 sq. ft. of gardens grew ~10,000
lbs of produce for inmate kitchen, lessthan FY16; pumpkins for School District
3,000 sq. ft. of gardens produced 1,200
lbs summer 2016
Grew 200 pumpkins for visitors andcommunity last year
Inmate-designed crafts donated toholiday event, 20 in FY17
Donated 100 teddy bears to partners
and benefit events
No food grown/harvested in FY17; FY18
new hire to oversee Groundskeeping

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Wood craft
donations

Jewelry and décor boxes donated asappreciation gifts or to non-profits forfund raising

MCCSOU

Gardens

Several gardens

MCCTRU

Gardens

MCCTRU

Craft donation

Community Aide Coalition (CAC)MCCWSR

Composting
programs

City of Monroe, Fircrest Residential
Habilitation Center, Northwest Trek,
Woodland Park Zoo

MCCWSRSPL Bikes

Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office, YMCA,
Cocoon House, Local Police Dept,
Snohomish Boys & Girls' Club, MCC familynightsLast year refurbished and donated 191
Bikes

MCCWSR

SPL Wheelchair
program

Wheels for the World

More than 600 wheelchairs sent to
Guatemala and Thailand in FY17MCCWSR

SPL Wood shop

Scrap wood donated by Canyon Creek
Cabinet Company; donate to Children’s
Hospital, YWCA, Domestic Violence
Services of Snohomish County, Women's
Shelter of Monroe

Created and donated more than 340
toys

MCCWSR

Gardens

Grew 850 lbs for inmate kitchen; garden
space for each living unit; gardens are~4,000 sq. ft.
Donated 114 quilts and 1,000 crocheted
hats, stuffed animals and scarfs
Donate worm castings and grow flower
starts for City; built & donated full-size
worm bin for NW Trek; donate blacksoldier fly larvae to zoo as animal feed

Grew 1,100 lbs for inmate kitchen anddonated 1,066; every living unit hasgarden space
Quileute High School scholarships, Cherish
our Children, Forks Lions Club, CASA,
Quillayute Valley School District, Relay for
Life, Forks Chamber of Commerce, Timber
Museum, Olympic Anglers, Calm Waters;
Forks Soroptimists; wood provided byWestport Shipyard and OCC Community
Crews (DNR)
DNR, Olycap, Quillayute Valley Scholarship
Auction, Cherish the Children, Forks
Soroptimists

OCC

Wood shop

OCC

Firewood

SCCC

Gardens andgreenhouses

Coastal Harvest Food Bank, Harvest Now

SCCC

Food Bank
fundraisers

5 food pantries

SCCC

Bicycle Repair

Lions Club

SCCC

Wheelchair Repair

Wheels for the World

WCC

Gardens andgreenhouses

Thurston County Food Bank, The Saint’s
Pantry Food Bank, The City Reach Food
Bank, Shelton Community Kitchen,
Harvest Now

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Last year donated 250 toys, crafts,
sculptures, and pieces of furniture tocharitable and nonprofit partners

Last year, 24 cords for Native American
ceremonies; ~125 cords to donated tocommunity partners
25,000 sq. ft., produced 10,335 lbs tostaff and inmate kitchens and foodpantry; Harvest Now donated seeds
Inmates and staff raised funds anddonated nearly $860 to food pantries
Last year 161 bikes repaired anddonatedLast year 180 wheelchairs repaired anddonatedFY17, grew 45,000+ lbs value of~$92,000 (increase!); Summer 2017
grew 23,000+ lbs value of $56,000; 25%
for prison kitchen, the rest donated topartners; Harvest Now donated seeds;
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Plant starts

WCC

Neighborhood
Pantry Project

WCC

Shoe and clothing
repurposing

CI

WCCW

Gardens andgreenhouses

Tacoma CC, WSU Extension, Pierce County

Bicycle Repair

Kiwanis Gig Harbor supplies bikes; donate
to “Gear Up For School” program at KP
Middle School; schools in Peninsula School
District; individual kids

WCCW

Hoodsport Kiwanis

WCCW

Mother Earth Farm

Mother Earth Farm, Real Food Network

WCCW

Quilts and otherfabric crafts

Community members donate supplies;
West Sound Wildlife receives nests and
beds

WSP

WSPSPL

Gardens andgreenhouses:
Institutional
Sustainability
Garden
SPL: Bicycle
Refurbish

garden area 43,560 sq. ft., greenhouse
1,440 sq. ft.
Grew ~2,800 plants for 2017 Hood Canal
Kiwanis Spring Plant Sale!
Built 12 pantry boxes for Kitsap
neighborhood food sharing
Facilities send used clothes to WCC forreuse and recycling; large portion
mended and cleaned, back into
circulation or donated
10,000 sq. ft. of growing space; summerof 2017 grew 5,300 lbs of produce forinmate kitchen (reduction); 10 TAs
maintain landscaping
Last year donated 147 refurbished bikes
to school kids
Offsite crew of 7 inmates; grew
100,000+ lbs for donation to 16 foodpantries; gave ~3,400 hours, estimatedat $81,497 value; formal education on
17 topics
Last year donated 3,395 craft items!
(Christmas stockings, knitting, quilts,
yarn nests and animal beds etc.)
Last year grew 275,000+ lbs of produce,savings of $227,578; 457,380 sq. ft.

Bikes donated by Walla Walla Police andSheriff's Department

Rebuilt and donated 180 bikes last year

WSPSPL

SPL: Wood Shop

Built custom wood signs, special
furniture items, and carvings; big costsavings for DOC associated

WSPSPL

SPL: Wood Carving

Hand-carved 60+ items for auctions

WSPSPL

SPL: Furniture
RepairWSPSPL

SPL: Teddy bears

WSPSPL

SPL: Quilting

Simpli-Home Furniture LLC.; donations to
Habitat for Humanity, The Humane
Society, Veterans Housing Project, Womenand Children Rescue Mission, ChristianCharities Mission, and Teen Aid

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Donated furniture sorted, salvaged, andassembled for donation to 40+ charities;
Donated $120,000 value of furniture
SPL's most productive shop by # of
items, sewing 1,000s of stuffed animals
and custom projects for charities; lastyear, created 490 bears for Children of
Inmates Project
From reclaimed fabric, last year created~160 quilts, blankets, and wall hangingsfor charity, including 40 blankets forhomeless shelters and fine-craft times
for auctions
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SPL: Water
filtration pilot

Low cost technology to produce water
treatment systems for export to Africa,
human-powered, built 110 units lastyear!

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Community Work Crews
Many incarcerated residents of minimum security prisons (LCC, OCC, MCCCW, and CCCC) and units(Minimum Security Unit=”MSU”) are allowed to join offsite crews working on forested and community
sites. The work allows positive reconnection with outside communities: providing exposure to, andexperience outside the fence while contributing needed community services.
These crews employ more inmates than any other kind of program under the SPP umbrella: 1,662
incarcerated men and women this fiscal year. With so many inmates participating at hundreds of sites
statewide, we still have much to learn about these programs, including how well each does and does not
fit the SPP model. Reported details are shown in the table below.
Table 23. Community Work Crews FY17 (see Appendix 3 for abbreviations)PrisonPrograms

CCCC

Prairie Restoration crew

CRCC

CRCC land restoration

MCCCW

Conservation crews

MCCCW

Kitsap Conservation District
Clear Creek Project

Program Partners
CNLM , JBLM, WA DNR,WDFWUSFWS, OR Zoo, Pacific
Rim Institute for Environmental
Stewardship, Whidbey-CamanoLand Trust, Friends of Puget
Prairies, Wolf Haven
International, and Town of
Steilacoom

Hood Canal Salmon
Enhancement Group, Kitsap
County Public Works, Great
Peninsula Conservancy

Highlights

Ended October 2016

Restoring native vegetation outside
the fence; planted ~200 sagebrushplantsLast year: Trail work at Theler Center;
36,000+ plants for 3 restoration
projects; planting new habitat for 4
additional projects; moved 150+ yardsof bark; flood control; noxious weed
removal; certificates of appreciationfrom Kitsap County Public Works

This year ended SPP’s involvement with
the CCCC offsite community crew at
Shotwell’s Landing nursery. Photo by
Ricky Osborne.

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7. Sustainable Operations
Sustainable Operations programs are led by the Washington State Department of Corrections (WACorrections) and this section of the annual report is authored by WA Corrections’ Sustainable
Operations Manager. While other programs included in this report are also led by WA Corrections orother outside partners, Sustainable Operations programs statewide are unique as they are managed bya dedicated WA Corrections staff position; this position was created by WA Corrections to monitor andreduce the environmental, economic, and human cost of prisons. Major sustainable operations
initiatives include greenhouse gas emissions, energy, waste, and potable water use reductions.
Prison facilities are responsible for the vast majority of WA Corrections’ resource consumption andwaste generation. In 2017, these facilities occupied over 7 million square feet of conditioned space andhoused an average population of 17,000 incarcerated individuals. Prison age and design range from the
130-year-old first territorial prison in Walla Walla, to the nations’ first LEED Gold prison campus inConnell, WA. Facilities provide health and dental care, treatment programs, educational andemployment training, laundry and food services.

EnergySince 2009, WA Corrections has reduced energy consumption in prison operations by 23%. Whenevaluating consumption since 2011, energy use has been reduced by 10%. Over the past 2 years, energy
reductions have mostly leveled off, with a slight uptick in fiscal year 2016 (FY16), followed by only aslight decrease of .07% this year.
WA Corrections continues to identify new ways to reduce energy consumption. The past trend ofsignificant reductions was due in large part to the use of the energy savings performance contracting.
This financing mechanism identifies and funds energy efficient facility improvements and pays for
project costs with the energy savings delivered by the project. WA Corrections has completed 20 energy
service performance contracts since 2005. Deferred maintenance results in higher energy use andpremature equipment failure. Our practice of robust preventative maintenance programs has
contributed to more efficient building performance and energy consumption. Facilities continue to makegood use of utility incentives to recover costs of minor projects such as lighting. WA Corrections is
working with other state agencies and partners to identify and adopt a portfolio management practice
to better prioritize projects.
Energy data:
 Energy use/incarcerated person/day showed a slight increase of 0.03% from the FY16 rate The FY17 rate energy use/incarcerated person/day is 47.3 kWh/incarcerated person/day
 The target energy use rate is 54.2 kWh/incarcerated person/day
Data represents power demands to operate facility conditioned spaces, perimeter lighting, food service,laundry, health care and industrial operations. Power sources include: electricity, natural gas, propane
and fuel oil. Consumption records for each facility for each power source are converted to equivalent
kWh hours and divided by the number of incarcerated people.
FY17 activities and initiatives: Lighting retrofits – Prison facilities continue to use operational funds made available for LED
lighting projects, resulting in significant energy savings.

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Training and utility incentives – Facility managers engaged in energy conservation and building
management training and continue to use utility incentives to fund small-scale conservation andpreventative maintenance projects.
Energy project funding – WA Corrections, Department of Enterprise Services, and theDepartment of Commerce hosted a National Governors Association workgroup meeting focusedon the challenges of insufficient project financing to meet energy efficiency demands of a lowcarbon future. The meeting resulted in strategies and collaborations to address financing
shortfalls.

Waste
The primary focus of WA Corrections’ waste
reduction strategies includes appropriate
management of waste streams and environmentally
preferable purchasing. Managing waste streams
includes separating and shuttling waste to its next,
most appropriate destination such as a recycle
center, compost facility, waste to energy plant,reuse/redistribution operation, or if no better
option exists, to a landfill.
WA Corrections is successfully decreasing theamount of waste generated and sent to thelandfills: since 2011, landfill waste had been
reduced by 33%. Much of this progress is due to thediversion of food waste to composting operations.
Sorting and diverting recyclable items is the second
largest contributor to landfill waste reduction.
Attention to environmental preferable purchasechoices also plays a large part in waste reduction.
Replacing disposable items with durable, reusable
alternatives has been a consistent strategy.
Challenges over the past year in reaching further
landfill reductions include the loss of cost-effective
recycle opportunities for footwear, textiles, andmattresses.

Technicians at WCCW reclaim resources from the waste
stream. Photo by Ricky Osborne.

Waste data: Waste generated has increased slightly over the past year from a rate of 1.5 lbs./incarcerated
person/day (FY16) to 1.8 lbs./incarcerated person/day (FY17)
 The target waste goal is 1.5 lbs./incarcerated person/day
Data represents the amount of landfill or incinerator waste generated by facilities that was not diverted
to better solutions. These rates do not include wastes diverted to composting, recycling, and hazardous
and universal wastes, such as electronics and light tubes, which are captured and managed specially.
Activities and initiatives:
 Medication waste diversion – Random waste stream reviews over the past year revealed theabsence of any pharmaceutical or over-the-counter medications in the waste stream indicatingthat the diversion process for any unused or expired medications is effective.
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Food waste composting and recycling – All facilities are expected to have recycle andcomposting programs.
Sustainable Purchasing – A major initiative over the past year was reducing consumption of
single-use plastics. Prisons replaced plastic bottles from vending machines with recyclable
aluminum cans, durable sporks or paper spoons replaced disposable cutlery, and facilities areworking toward elimination of plastic trash can liners.

WCCW’s Mark Blatman offers SPP nursery program coordinator Jeanne Dodds a sample of finished compost for a smell test.
Photo by Ricky Osborne.

Water
Prison facility managers know that conserving water can save money and be good for the environment.
Reducing water use at facilities also extends beyond resource protection and potable water cost savings
to savings in wastewater and energy costs.
Water data: Potable water use has decreased by 9.6% from last year’s consumption rate of 124 gallons/
incarcerated person/day
 Current use is 112 gallons/incarcerated person/day
 Target goal is 120 gallons/incarcerated person/day
Data represents the amount of potable water consumed by all prison facilities. It does not include
consumption of water from rainwater catchment systems, reclaimed water, or agricultural well water,sources which some of the facilities use to reduce their demand on potable water.

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Activities and initiatives underway: Plumbing retrofits – A pilot program was implemented to install efficient valves and controllers
for showers, sinks and toilets. The program has projected water savings of 65% with a paybackof under two years and it appears to be a promising investment.
 Metering and facility water use assessments – Five facilities have completed metering of their
entire campuses. The meters will be used to monitor and reconcile water use to reduce
consumption and detect and repair leaks. Cost benefit analysis of the project may support
further metering of other campuses.
 Water conservation landscaping – While garden programs depend on sufficient water use to
thrive, several facilities across the state are employing water conservation strategies including
drought tolerant landscaping/gardens and improved irrigation practices.

Sustainable Operations and low cost programing
Fostering low cost programs and skill development opportunities for the population such as gardening,
waste-water treatment plant operation, durable medical equipment repair and composting facility
operation, provides job skills training, meaningful opportunities for incarcerated individuals tocontribute, and cost benefits to the facility.
In the past few years
gardening space atthe prison facilities
has increased
exponentially,transforming lawns
and gravel yards into
beautiful, productive
spaces. Productionof vegetables has
increased at thesame time thatthese programs
have matured withmore emphasis
going toward
growing produce forfood banks andfacility food service
A gardener at AHCC harvests from the main garden. Photo by Ricky Osborne.
operations. Water
reduction goals will not diminish support for garden programs, but rather will bring a new opportunity
for water conservation innovations.
Durable medical equipment repair programs refurbish equipment to make it functional for use at thefacility or to be donated through community partnerships. The program saves equipment from thelandfill and spares facilities replacement costs.
Trades training and certification programs provide incarcerated individuals the opportunity to gain
confidence, new skills and job training, and they assist in successful reentry.

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8. Sustainability Job Programs
SPP job programs offer incarcerated participants ways to contribute to communities and ecosystems,
and offer job training, education, and sustainable living skills. The list included in Table 24 shows all
sustainability job program placements in FY17 (data provided by WA Corrections staff; OMNI system).
We include all jobs involving
sustainability of resources, science, andcontact with non-human nature as
documented and reported by WA DOC
staff. It leaves out some sustainability
jobs coded in a non-sustainability
category; for example, techniciansworking on composting and aquaponics
at SCCC are not represented, and neither
are electricians who install energy
efficient fixtures. These job programs
represent an enormous variety ofactivities, most of which were initiatedand run with little-to-no input from
A shop lead in WSP's Sustainable Practices Lab describes the work of his
Evergreen partners. SPP-Evergreen aims
area for SPP-Evergreen visitors. Photo by Ricky Osborne.
to promote and support the educational
enrichment of every program, and will continue to build partnerships and capacity toward this goal.
The approximately 4,126 inmates in sustainability jobs are approximately 21% of the ~19,300 men andwomen currently incarcerated in Washington State.
Table 24. FY17 SPP Jobs in WA Prisons: all inmate jobs involving science, sustainability of resources,
and/or contact with living things.
Number of
Sustainability Job Program
participants, FY17
Agricultural Engineer
1Aquaponics
7
Basic Obedience - American Boarding
Kennel Assc (ABKA)
4
Basic Pet Care – ABKA
20
Bee Conservation Tech
20
Bicycle Repair
35
Bike & Wheelchair Repair
40
Bio Waste Custodian
27
Book Repair
1
Butterfly Rearing Tech
6
Cat Handler
78
Clerk Sustainable
12
Community Work Crews
881
Compost Worker
31
Computer Refurbishing13
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Diversity Garden
Dog Handler Mentor
Dog Obedience Handler
Dog Service Handler
Dog Srvcs/Obed Secondary
Dog Walker
EC Organic Gardening
Fire Wood Stacker
Food Srvcs Waste Recycler
Forestry I Worker
Forestry II Worker
Frog Rearing
Groundskeeper I
Groundskeeper II
Horticulture I Worker
Horticulture Worker II
Horticulture-Therapeutic Com
Inside Groundskeeper
Kennel Worker ABKA
Plantain (grown for Oregon Zoo)
Prairie Plant Conservation
Quilting (reclaimed materials)
Recycling Worker
Re-Use Fabric-Sustainable
Root Of Success Trainer
Roots Of Success Practice Lab
Sustainability Analyst
SawyerSC Garden Plot
Teddy Bear Creations
Turtle Technician
Waste Treatment Helper
Waste Treatment Operator II
Waste Trt 1 Operator
Wood Working
Worm Farm Worker
TOTAL

12
3
8
232
42
55
18
34
6
3
778
15
0
502
55
240
39
0
18
20
3
88
9
471
70
33
3
1
29
49
14
8
7
15
21
4
45
4,126

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9. Evaluation
Program Evaluation
This year, WA corrections’ requirements for application and review for human subject’s research ischanging substantially, and those changes are still in development. Overall, the review process for
program evaluation and research will require more personnel time and funding resources than it has in
the past. We have valuable results to share from FY17 evaluations, and expect our capacity to evaluate
programs may be reduced going forward.

Research with External Partners
Dr. Kevin Morris of the Institute for Human-Animal Connection at the University of Denver (DU)
conducted a study of social/emotional impacts for inmates who participate in dog programs. Dr. Morrisand colleagues
implemented
surveys anddiscussions withdog handlers at
ten prisons inAugust, 2016.
When analyses
are complete,
the research willcomplement the2015 study
conducted by
Washington
State Universitythat foundpositive behavior
changes in dog
program
MCC staff escort Dr. Kevin Morris and SPP’s Emily Passarelli. Photo by Ricky Osborne.
participants.
Two psychologists from Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada drafted a proposal
to study the effects of prosocial priming with incarcerated participants of SPP programs, with the aim to
replicate results of earlier studies with other populations. SPP program evaluation was also suggested.
SPP’s co-director for WA Corrections identified the research as a priority project. We have not yetadvanced the project to formal application stage.

Program Evaluation
Lecture/Workshop Series
We have surveyed students of our workshop series, technicians in ecological conservation programs,
and inmates and staff in the Nature Imagery program at WCC. This year, SPP program coordinator
Liliana Caughman analyzed data from lecture series students from seven years’ of responses,
encompassing 15,874 surveys. Her key findings were:

The students are gaining environmental knowledge from the lectures. As the years pass,students are learning more from our lectures. Does this mean they are becoming better

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students, or that the lectures themselves have improved?


As Tiffany Webb found in 2014, students’ positive attitudes about the environment have beensteadily increasing over time. Many students do not become more positive about theenvironment as a result of a single lecture, but most started with such positive regard ofenvironmental topics that no change is still a good thing! We see this as confirmation of what
we’ve experienced: that there has been a positive culture shift within Washington State prisons.

These results were strongly statistically significant, giving us solid evidence that the program is effective.
Liliana added a new measure of lecture quality, and found: Using 3 criteria to describe how engaging a lecture is, scoring how much a lecture 1. provided
hands-on experiences 2. empowered students to be helpful to others who are important tothem 3. built community and connections between people, there is a nice correlation between
each lecture’s engagement score and how much environmental attitudes increased for the samelecture. These results suggest that Liliana’s engagement score is a valuable measure of alecture’s quality.
We facilitated discussion of these results with lecture series students at both host facilities, and foundfurther validation. Both sets of students emphasized interest in interactive sessions, and connecting
every topic with their current lives and future plans. We revised program protocols to better meet thatinterest, and changed the program name from Science and Sustainability Lecture Series toEnvironmental Engagement Workshop Series.
Reentry
In June, 2016, we offered a one-time reentry presentation, coupled with a reentry survey for thoseattendees. From 30 complete surveys, we found: “Letters of Reference” and “Host Re-entry Guest Experts” were the assistance types most often
cited at being the most important. Those options also ranked 1st and 2nd when considering each
respondents top three choices. From these results, SPP-Evergreen staff will prioritize creating
letters of reference for technicians and students who have demonstrated ability, skills, and/or
work ethic.
 From qualitative responses to concerns about post-release challenges, the vast majority were
worried about employment and housing.

Student Theses
Two Master of Environmental Studies students presented their findings from SPP programs.
Sadie Gilliom, SPP Turtle Program Coordinator, completed a qualitative study of WA Corrections staff
and leadership involved in the turtle program at CCCC and LCC. Key findings were: Staff reported that the program increases job satisfaction and decreases stress Staff described the program as catalyzing a shift from punitive to collaborative and offender tohuman: positive impact on staff and residents
 The program is a small step in the right direction in the big picture: program expansion andmore collaborative training would be beneficial
Emily Passarelli, SPP Green Track Coordinator, interviewed former conservation technicians and Roots ofSuccess instructors to characterize their environmental attitudes and identities. Key findings were: Environmental identities are being formed in-program and lasting post release.

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


Participants have been pursuing environmental education and plan to pursue environmental
careers.
Participants are sharing what they learned with their families and communities.

Master of Environmental Studies candidate Emily Passarelli presents her findings on former SPP participants environmental
identity and attitudes. Photo by Ricky Osborne.

Data Requests
WA Corrections research staff provided data on three sets of SPP participants: Roots of Successinstructors, Roots of Success graduates (students), and Ecological Conservation program technicians. All
three data sets ended June 30, 2017, and started with earliest records: spring 2013 for Roots of Success,and ~2010 for first full records from a conservation program. Results help us describe incarcerated
participants in SPP programs, as compared to WA prison residents overall (Agency Fact Card). We
cannot claim that any of the results below were caused by participation in our program; however, wefind value in better knowing the attributes and habits of SPP instructors, students, and technicians.
Key findings summarized for each group below.
Roots of Success Instructors
From data on 32 Roots of Success instructors, we see higher racial diversity than the general population:
53% White compared to 71% White statewide.
Comparing pre-program, during program, and post-program rates, General Infractions are higher during
the program, and drop to slightly below the pre-program rate when program participation ends
(4.5/15.4/4.2). Serious and violent infraction rates both drop to low levels (6.1/0.0/0.4 and 1.8/0.0/0.0).
Rates of grievances decline slightly during and post-program (14.9/14.2/12.1).

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We received data for 1,015 Roots of Successgraduates of the full curriculum. Again, we see higher
racial diversity than the general population: 64%
White compared to 71% White statewide. The
difference appears due to increased participation by
Black students: 25% of Roots graduates are Black,compared to 18% statewide. Student graduates inthis program appear to be more racially diverse thanthose in the SPP Lecture Series: from 2015 data fromthe lecture series, 73% of those students were White,
Roots of Success instructors Reyes and Youngblood pose withand only 15% were Black.
a workbook at CRCC. Photo provided by CRCC.

Comparing pre-program, during program, and post-program rates, student’s general infractions drop
during the program, and rebound slightly following graduation (10.5/6.2/8.2). Serious and violent
infraction rates both drop to lower levels (5.6/2.8/2.9 and 1.3/0.6/0.6). Rates of grievances decline
slightly during, and then rebound (28.8/20.4/28.8).
Ecological Conservation Technicians
From data on 139 conservation technicians, we see
lower racial diversity than the general population:
78% White compared to 71% White statewide.
Asian/Pacific Islanders show a relatively high rate ofparticipation, 8% compared to 4% statewide, andBlack technicians are relatively rare, 10% compared
to 18% statewide.
Comparing pre-program, during program, and postprogram rates, general infractions are higher during
the program, and then drop to below the preprogram rate (9.7/11.7/4.9). Serious and violent
infraction rates drop during and post-program(3.0/2.2/2.2 and 1.0/0.0/0.1). Rates of grievances
decline during and post-program (10.9/4.1/2.4).

WDFW Biologist Stefanie Bergh and LCC Turtle Technician
Damian Larson shaking hands after a successful turtle release.
Photo by Sadie Gilliom.

Since the first SPP conservation program in 2009, 91 have released from prison. Again, most of thesehave been in the community less than 2 years. 87% have not returned to prison; this does not satisfy WA
Corrections definition of recidivism, but it suggests relatively successful reintegration.
Questions for Further Study
These findings suggest future inquiry and/or program development: How to promote more racial diversity in SPP workshop/lecture series and ecologicalconservation programs?
 What accounts for increase in general infractions for Roots Instructors and Conservation
technicians during participation?
 To gauge recidivism rates, repeat data request in ~2 years

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SPP-WASPP functions as a statewide movement more than ever. We maintained a high level of contact with all
Washington state prisons during FY17. We created our first in-prison statewide event, the Beekeeping
Summit, at which all facilities were represented. We received high quality responses to our annual
reporting requests from nearly every facility. Two areas that warrant improvements:
 Clarifying SPP’s “brand”: both WA Corrections and Evergreen initiated programs are SPP; WA
Corrections leadership and policy recognize all environmental education, science andsustainability programs in WA prisons as part of SPP; brand helps bring program interest andfunding.
 Ongoing clarification of program partner roles and expectations: most program challenges stemfrom role confusions.

SPP Network-International
No dedicated funding for a national and international expansion of the model has been available.
However, involvement in SPP-model programs continues to grow, and particularly the multi-state
programs such as Nature Imagery in Prisons and Sagebrush in Prisons require frequent national
contacts. In addition, we provide limited support to new and existing Network contacts, explore anddevelop national contacts, and lay plans for future development. SPP-WA continues to act as theprimary point of contact for the SPP Network and is recognized by other countries, states, and counties
for leadership in environmental education and nature programs in prisons.
New national and international contacts are summarized in Table 25, as are the established national andinternational partners with whom we had the most contact in FY17.
Table 25. SPP Presentations FY17 (see Appendix 3 for abbreviations)
New contact in FY17: Title/profession,organization
Travis County Corrections

Interest in SPP

State

Initiating programs in Travis County

Texas

Deputy Sheriff in the Corrections Bureau

County jail looking at any way possible
to become a greener facility
Covering prison farms andsustainability

New York

Interested in talking to the sheriff’s
office here about taking part in thisprogram
Senior project on environmental ed
program for Juvenile Detention Center
Sagebrush programs

FloridaCollege of William & Mary working on anarticle in conjunction with the Pulitzer
Center on Crisis Reporting.
Sheriff's office, Alachua County, Florida

Undergrad, Prescott
Program Coordinator, Ecological Education
Program, Sagebrush Project, IAE
Villanova University

Virginia

Arizona
OregonBiology class at Grateford Prison

Pennsylvania

Beekeeper

Interested in SPP programs in their area

California

Poland prisons; just received for PhD
studies at the Institute of Sociology at
Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan
Community Nutrition & Food Safety Cape
Cod Cooperative Extension

compare environmental correctional
programs in US and Poland

International

Corrections-grown food for inmate
kitchen

Massachusetts

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Warden/ Nebraska Correctional Center for
Women
Senior at the University of Southern Maine,
staff for Maine DOC

Wanting to develop a Horticulture
program
Senior research paper on sustainable
operations in Maine prisons

Nebraska

Supervising Rehabilitation Therapist;
California Department of State Hospitals

Considering butterfly program in a
hospital

California

Masters student at the Australian National
University
Winston Churchill Fellowship 2017

International

Australia

International

UK

Middlesex Sheriff’s Office

Wrote a paper for the journal Solutions
which highlights SPP as model
Visitor to horticulture programs in April
2017
Wants to start beekeeping in prisons

Recycling and Sustainability Manager for
the Virginia Department of Corrections

Sustainable operations and education incorrections

Virginia

Assistant Director, University Sustainability
Practices, Arizona State University

Establish a desert tree nursery with
Arizona Department of Correction, trees
used to reduce Urban Heat Island
Working closely with our local
correctional facility on a garden therapy
program
Wants interview about Roots of SuccessArizona

New sustainability lead for OH
Corrections

Ohio

Computer programming as STEM ed inwomen's prison
SPP supported an INCLUDES proposal toenhance Hort programs with adultmathematics ed
Nature imagery

Ohio

Colorado

San Mateo County Health Department

Volunteered w INSPIRE and wants to do
more
Therapeutic color schemes; ecologicalprojects for connectedness andresponsibility for the environment
Interested in SPP programs in their area

Writer and Documentary Filmmaker

Nature imagery nationwide

national

The Cultural Conservancy; American IndianStudies, SFSU;
https://faculty.sfsu.edu/~mknelson
Contractor for IAE, Montana State Prison
lecture series
Parsons in New York City

Co-presenter for Earth Ed webinar

California

Lecture coordination

Montana

Capstone project, rehabilitation inprison, sustainability and horticulture
Interested in SPP programs in their area

New York

Adding gardens and greenhouses

Virginia

Interest in forming a partnership for
endangered butterflies

FloridaFood & Nutrition Coordinator – Upstate
New York, Humane Society
SF State U, Dr. Pinderhughes student
Energy Conservation & Sustainability
Administrator, Ohio Department of
Rehabilitation and Correction
Graduate student
TERC and The New Garden Society

Division of Development: Improvement andReadiness, Florida DOC
Postdoctoral researcher at the University ofColorado
Warden Work Ethic Camp, NE DOCS

Department of Geology Southern Illinois
University Carbondale
Nurse practitioner at Fluvanna Correctional
Center for Women in Virginia
Conservation and Research Department,
Zoo Miami

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Massachusetts

New York

California

Massachusetts

FloridaNebraska

California

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Managing Director, Security andSustainability Forum
Secure Custody Instructor, North Fraser
Pretrial Centre
Education and Communications Lead, NASA
Astrobiology Program
student in the Roosevelt Institute chapter
at Carnegie Mellon University
Partnership Manager, Island Press

Hosting webinar on Earth Ed

national

Worm composting, following MCC
model
Astrobiology lectures in prisonsnationally
Writing a policy proposal, nature inprisons as a stress relieving program
Publisher for State of the World

British Columbia

Associate Professor and Director,
Counseling Programs, James Madison U
Sagebrush in Prisons Project, Coordinator
for Nevada
Integrity (business)

Ground eco therapy in research, like
eco-psychology is
Strong educational offering within the
program
Sustainability programs in Arkansas
prisons
6 statewide reduction goals; want toinitiate SPP model programs
Wants to start beekeeping in a women’sprisonInterested in SPP programs in their area

Virginia

Exploring the concept of altruism within
the prison system
Working with neighbor prison
surrounded by ecosystem of interest
Gearing up to start sagebrush program,with excellent enhancements
Developing an arboriculture program

Queensland

Interest in SPP

StateCountry

British Columbia

CanadaDoctoral Student, Experimental Forensic
Psychology, Simon Fraser University
Multiple staff members

Studying altruism and well-being in WA
programs.
Studying impacts of pet programs inprisons
Studying altruism and well-being in WA
programs
Sagebrush programs

Associate Research Professor, Institute for
Human-Animal Connection, U of Denver

Ongoing relationship; studying impactsof pet programs in prisonsColorado

University of Utah, all team members

Nature imagery in prisonsnational

Sustainability Programs Manager, Oregon
Department of Corrections
Freelance journalist & author, consultant at
Shimane Asahi Rehabilitation Program Ctr

SPP-Oregon

OregonInterested in SPP programs in their area

International

Facility Management Services, CO DOC
Education Director, MCF-Shakopee,
Minnesota Dept of Corrections
NPP University of Montana
Undergrad research team, University of
Queensland
Conservation and Research Department,
Zoo Miami
Fish and Wildlife and Parks
Department of Conservation & Natural
Resources, TreeVitalize.net
Most active established partners
nationally and internationally, FY17
Assistant Professor, Simon Fraser
University
MSW Candidate, University of Denver

Canadanational
Pennsylvania
national

NevadaArkansas
Colarado
Minnesota
Montana
Australia

FloridaMontanaPennsylvania

Colorado
British Columbia

CanadaOregonJapan

During this fiscal year, SPP-Washington’s Kelli Bush and Joslyn Rose Trivett partnered with University of
Utah’s Nalini Nadkarni and conducted a meeting with an SPP Network Core Team to further
development of the Network. While this effort has been suspended, we see strong potential to lead andsupport nationwide development and implementation of SPP-model programs. The quantity of new andongoing contacts, plus their responses to SPP-WA expertise, point to powerful, largely untapped
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resources. We are able to leverage existing resources to provide minimal support and resources; withfunding for additional staffing, we could provide higher quality leadership nationally and internationally.

Figure 3. Implementation (shown in darker green) of and interest (shown in lighter green) in SPP model
programs in the United States.

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11. Dissemination
Presentations and EventsIn FY17, SPP-Evergreen staff presented at a variety of venues to highlight specific programs or represent
SPP as a whole. In addition, we attended numerous events at which we made informal or briefpresentations representing the organization; examples include tabling at Prairie Appreciation Day andspeaking at Roots of Success graduation celebrations. A summary of presentations is given in Table 26.
SPP-WA Corrections staff made presentations on sustainability initiatives that are not shown here.
Table 26. SPP Presentations FY17 (see Appendix 3 for abbreviations)
Date

Presenter(s)Title

7/28/16

Liliana Caughman

SPP overview

8/22/16

Jeanne Dodds
Kelli Bush & Joslyn
Rose Trivett

Scientific Illustration
SPP Overview, Green Track, in-prison
outreach, Nature Imagery programs
WA Corrections progress on Results WA
Goal 5: Resource Stewardship
Designing Justice: An Introduction to
Restorative Justice

8/25/16
9/1/16

Steve Sinclair

9/6/16

Dr. Barb Toews

9/8/16
9/23/16

Rebekah Golden,
Bee Thinking
Kelli Bush & Mary
Linders

Saint Martin’s University

11/2/16

Sadie, Emily,
Lilliana, Fawn

10/5/16

Carolina Landa

SPP from Program Coordinator
Perspective (panel)Working in an SPP Program as aConservation Technician
Cultivating Place: Sustainability in
Prisons Project
Past, present, and future of correctionsin the US

11/2/16
11/30/16
1/19/17
1/21/17
1/31/17
2/2/17

Sadie Gilliom

2/2/17

Lilliana Caughman

2/2/17

Emily Passarelli

2/22/17

Joslyn Rose Trivett

Horticulture class – WCCW

Butterfly Program
Western Pond Turtle Program

11/9/16

Governor’s Meeting

Larch Corrections Center

Sadie Gilliom

Kelli Bush & Carl
Elliott
Dan Pacholke &Sandy Mullins
Seth & Butterfly
Technicians
Kelli Bush & Steve
Sinclair
Kelli Bush & Sadie
Gilliom
Kelli Bush andSteve Sinclair
Joslyn Trivett &Emily Passarelli

Superintendents’ Meeting

Beekeeping Basics

9/29/16

10/13/16

Venue
Lunch and Learn, Dept of
Ecology
AHCC

SPP Butterfly Program

Western Pond Turtle Health
Meeting
Learning Across Differences,
MES class
Learning Across Differences,
MES class
North State Public Radio,
Cultivating Place
Learning Across Differences,
MES class
Taylor’s Checkerspot Butterfly
Working Group meeting

SPP Overview

Tumwater Rotary ClubSPP Western Pond Turtle Program

Western pond turtle working
group meeting

SPP overview and opportunities

DOC Family Council Meeting

Nature's role in healing and redemption

WCCW Exec Leadership Team
Meeting

Impacts of SPP turtle and butterfly
programs on DOC staff
Lecture Series Data
Lasting identity and attitudes shifts informer SPP program participants
Opportunities for Evergreen students
and faculty in SPP programs

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SPP Advisory Panel
SPP Advisory Panel
SPP Advisory Panel
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Sadie Gilliom

SPP Western Pond Turtle Program
overview

3/15/17

Carl Elliott

UW Botanical Syposium

4/6/17

Joslyn Rose Trivett

SPP Overview

4/7/17

Kelli Bush

4/1/17

Chris McGill

4/20/17

Joslyn Rose Trivett

5/1/17

Sadie, Kelli, Emily,
Joey
Chris McGill

5/13/17

SPP staff

6/6/17

Emily Passarelli

6/6/17

Sadie Gilliom

6/1/17

Chris McGill

4/27/17SPP Overview; Increasing educational
opportunities; Partnerships
Sustainable Practices in Prison
Sustainability Education in Prisons:Transforming Lives, Transforming theWorld
SPP Overview, MES student
opportunities in SPP
Sustainable Practices in Prison
SPP Overview (tabling)
Becoming Environmentalists: Previously
incarcerated individuals' experienceswith science and sustainability
programs in prison
Insight into the impacts of the SPP's
Western pond turtle programs on thework environment of WA Corrections
prison staff
Sustainable Practices in Prison

Oregon Zoo
Poster on Conservation Nursery
ManualBlack Prisoners Caucus at Cedar
Creek
SPP Leadership Meeting, The
Evergreen State College
Unknown
State of the World 2017
Launch, Appalachian State
University
MES Admitted Students Day
SPL TourPrairie Appreciation Day
MES Thesis Presentation,
Evergreen

MES Thesis Presentation,
Evergreen
Associate Corrections, Annual
Meeting

SPP Tours
SPP staff from Evergreen, and WA Corrections staff at each facility regularly host visitors interested in
SPP programs. A summary of tours reported for FY17 is in Table 27; we believe this greatly
underrepresents tours conducted by WA Corrections staff, but do not have more data available.
Table 27. Tours of SPP programs, FY17
Date
2012-16
7/7/16

Location
WSP-SPL
CCCC

7/7/16WSP

7/21/16WSP

7/22/16WSP

8/8/16WCCW

8/8 –8/18/16
8/12/16
8/16/16
8/18/16
8/18/16
8/20/16

10 facilities
WSP
OCC
MCC
LCC
SCCC

Visitors
Various, 298 tours
Rachel Friedrich & Tim Kelly
William Gatchel & William Clemens, program
managers
Ricky Osborne, Joslyn Trivett, Emily Passarelli
Ricky Osborne, Joslyn Trivett, Kelli Bush, Emily
Passarelli
Ricky Osborne, Emily Passarelli
Dr. Kevin Morris & Dr. Amy Fischer, University ofDenver-Institute for Human-Animal Connection
EMP2 Rep for PP&L Incentive
Ricky Osborne, Joslyn Rose Trivett
Ricky Osborne, Kevin Morris, Emily Passarelli
Dick Morgan, Secretary for WA Corrections
Daniel Cherniske, aquaponics expert

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Program areas
SPL programs
Turtle shed
SPP programs
Beekeeping program
SPL programs
Roots of Success, Gardens,
Beekeeping
Dog Programs
IMU North
SPP programs
Roots of Success, Vermiculture
Turtle Building, Cat Program
Aquaponics
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OCC

Chamber of Commerce
Ricky Osborne, Jeanne Dodds, Kelli Bush, Emily
Passarelli

8/22/16

AHCC

8/23/16

CRCC

Ricky Osborne, Emily Passarelli

8/31/16
9/8/16
9/12/16
10/4/16
10/18/16

CCCC
WSP
CCCC
WCCW
WSP

ReForm Grant Participants
EMP2 Rep for PP&L Incentive
Jeffrey Swan, Elisea Garcia
Debbie Sturm, James Madison University
EMP2 Rep for PP&L incentive

10/27/16

WCC

Mason County Fire Chiefs

11/14/16

WSP

2/3/172/6/17
2/10/17
3/1/17
3/8/17
4/7/17
4/26/17
4/26/17

MCC-WSRLCC
MCC-WSRWSP
MCC-WSR
MCC-WSR
WSP
CCCC

5/1/17

MCC-WSR

5/12/17
5/23/17
5/24/17
5/30/17
5/31/17

LCC
CCCC
CCCC
WCCW
WCCW

5/31/17WCC

6/1/17
6/6/17
6/7/17
6/8/17
6/13/17
6/14/17
6/29/17

MCCCW
AHCC
MCC-WSR
SCCC
MCC-WSR
MCC-WSRLCC

Sustainable Living Center Reps, SmartBusiness
Dir, City of Walla Walla
Rachel Mueller
Kelli O’Connor
William Patton
Leadership Walla WallaUW Law Students
Gavin Sawle BC Corrections
Margo Heffron, Whitman College
Symbiotic Cycles
Ramirez, Katia- Bockelman, Patrick- Griffin,
Kimberly
Leadership Clark County Event
Pierce College Tour
Legislative Tour
Atsuko Otsuka, journalist
Atsuko Otsuka
Richard Eltringham, Winston Churchill Fellowship
2017
Atsuko Otsuka
Atsuko Otsuka
Morgan Huber, Cocoon House
Atsuko Otsuka
Kraig Witt and Kenneth Avery, AHCC
Snohomish Boys and Girls ClubDNR

SPP programs
Gardens, Beekeeping, Roots ofSuccess
Gardens, Wood shop, Roots ofSuccess
Inside Grounds/SPP Programs
SPL & SC Rec
Inside Grounds/SPP Programs
SPP Programs
Power Plant
Nature Imagery Program and
SPP Violet Program
Facility-wide
Worm Farm
Dog Program
Worm Farm and SPL
Sustainable Practices Lab
MCC WSRU Building 2/SPL
MCC WSRU Worm Farm
Facility-wide
Aquaponics
MCC WSRU Worm Farm
SPP programs
Inside Grounds/SPP Programs
Inside Grounds/SPP Programs
SPP programs
SPP programs
Nature Imagery Program and
SPP Violet Program
SPP programs
SPP programs
Bike and Wheelchair Repair
SPP programs
Worm Farm
Building 2/SPL
SPP Programs

SPP Products, Publications, and Internships
Self-PublishedIn FY17, we produced and provided outreach and education materials for several prisons. In addition toseveral conservation program materials, we created SPP overview slides for WCC public access,beekeeping posters for CBCC and WCCW. We created in-prison one pagers for Roots of Success andBeekeeping programs. We discontinued work on an in-prison SPP orientation video for inmates and staff
due to production problems.
We published Summer 2016 and Winter 2017 Newsletters on schedule and distributed widely via email,website, and print.
Formal Publications
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SPP publications for FY17 are summarized below; items that were in review previously but published in
FY17 are included.
Trivett, J.R., R. Pinderhughes, K. Bush, L. Caughman, and C.J. LeRoy. Sustainability Education in
Prisons: Transforming Lives, Transforming the World. In: State of the World, 2017. Worldwatch
Institute, 2017.
Buckingham, D. A., M. Linders, C. Landa, L. Mullen, and C.J. LeRoy. Oviposition preference ofendangered Taylor’s checkerspot butterflies (Euphydryas editha taylori) using native and nonnative hosts. Northwest Science. Vol. 90, No. 4, 2016.
Internships
In FY17, SPP staff supervised two academic internships:
 Summer quarter 2016 – Jeanne Dodds completed several efforts in support of a milkweed programat AHCC; milkweed is a key food source for monarch butterflies. Her activities included developing
protocols and partnerships, adapting a curriculum, compiling a program cost estimate, andpresenting a science illustration and monarch education workshop.

Master of Environmental Studies graduate student Jeanne Dodds presented a science illustration focused on monarch butterfly
conservation as part of her summer internship. Photo by Ricky Osborne.



Fall quarter 2016 – In addition to her duties as Green Track Coordinator, Emily Passarelli madesubstantial progress preparing for and organizing the Statewide Summit for Beekeeping in Prisons.
She attended two planning meetings at the host prison, and advanced problem solving, strategizing,
and completing key tasks.

Formally and informally, we continue to support and work with numerous additional students,
graduates, and undergraduates. We met the research interests of several groups of Evergreen students
in FY17. Contacts with students outside of WA are detailed in the Network section of the report. Two
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Master of Environmental Studies students studied SPP programs for their theses, and both projects
entailed significant SPP-Evergreen staff support; results are described in Evaluations.

Media Coverage
In FY17, SPP-WA was featured in more than 26 stories from local, regional, and international media
outlets. The table below includes all of the pieces SPP-Evergreen staff tracked during FY17. Links foreach of the pieces are available on SPP’s website at http://sustainabilityinprisons.org/press/pressarchive/.

Table 28. SPP Media FY17
Date

Paper/Source

AuthorTitle

8/5/2016

triblive.com

The Washington Post

8/11/2016

HuffPost LiveWA Corrections (edit)

8/11/2016

Sage Grouse
Initiative

Brianna Randall, photos
by Stacy Moore/Jessie
Brothers

Why Grow Sagebrush Seedlings in
Prisons?

8/12/2016

Terrapin BrightGreen

Lilli Fisher

Prison, Nature and Social Structure

8/16/2016

New4Nevada

Debra Reid

Inmates help restore sage grouse
habitat: Sage grouse remains off
endangered list due to prisoners' efforts

Nature videos made violent prisoners
more peaceful
Bringing Environmentally Friendly
Practices Behind Bars | HuffPost Rise

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9/7/2016

9/8/2016

10/6/2016

National
Geographic:
Explorer Moments
Heatspring
Magazine:
Sustainable
Womens Series
The Washington
Times/AP

Gary Strauss

Biologist Wants Nature for Everyone Including Prisoners

n/aFostering Sustainability in Prisons +Reducing Emissions/Consumption

Paul Gottlieb

10/17/2016

Civil Eats

Amy McKeever

10/20/2016

North State PublicRadio

Jennifer Jewel & Sarah
Bohannon

10/23/2016

Clark County Today

Joanna Yorke

11/1/2016

The Chronicle

Jordan Nailon

11/21/2016

The Spectrum

Haven Scott

12/1/2016

Ecology e-news

Ministry of Justice
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The Solutions
JournalRosemary Elkins

Clallam Bay inmates reunite withreformed dogs
Philadelphia’s Prison System is Fighting
Food Waste and Recidivism with an
Organic Farm
Cultivating Place: Sustainability in
Prisons Project
Sustainability programs at Larch'therapeutic' for inmates‘This Is Pretty Dope Community Service’: No Child Left Inside Grant Opens Doors
for Juvenile Offenders
BLM restoring land with aid frominmates
Projects in Focus: What's new with ourInternational Partners and Sustainability
in Prisons Project
Rehabilitating offenders and canines at
Larch Corrections Center
Stray dogs become inmate therapy at
Airway Heights prison
Citizen Science: How Ordinary People
are Changing the Face of Discovery
A sagebrush sea change from behindbarbed wire
Dan Pacholke is Saving Taxpayer Dollars
by Bringing Sustainability to PrisonsOregon Field Guide: Sagebrush in
Prisons Project
Oregon Corrections Inmates to Protect,
Raise Endangered Butterflies
Bees Are Slowly Going Extinct. These
Prisoners Are Trying To Stop That.
Rescue dogs get second chance withhelp from inmates at Larch Corrections
CenterPAWSITIVE DOG PRISON TRAINING
PROGRAM—ADOPTERS TELL THEIRSTORIESPRESS RELEASE: Governor Inslee Names
Stephen Sinclair Secretary of the
Department of Corrections
Slowing Australia’s Revolving Prison
Door through Biodiversity Conservation
Projects

Sustainability in Prisons Project (SPP) Fiscal Year 2017 Annual Report54Website/Social Media
During the reporting period, SPP-Evergreen staff, wrote or adapted and published 49 posts for SPP’s
website sustainabilityinprisons.org. We employed an Evergreen student to update and modernize
website layout and navigation. Also, we expanded and updated the Resources area of our website,
offering separate pages and more detailed information and resources for:
 General resources: re-entry, curricula, supporting studies, education and training opportunities,
and green collar jobs
 SPP publications: guidebooks, annual reports, one-pagers, newsletters, and academic papers
 Allied organizations: lead organizations working on criminal justice, environmental justice,education, horticulture, re-entry, and sustainable operations
 SPP Families: resources for families’ with incarcerated loved ones, and child-appropriate content
on ecological conservation
SPP’s main outlet for social media continues to be Facebook(www.facebook.com/sustainabillityinprisons), although we increasingly use twitter as well(twitter.com/SPP_WA). On Facebook, we posted on a wide variety of topics, and our Likes increased
from 1,450 to 1,781. The posts that attracted the most attention were:
1. March 6, 2017 KOMO 4 news article on Beekeeping Summit (share) - 13.46 K
2. April 4, 2017 Huffington Post article on beekeeping in prisons (share) - 3.59 K
3. February 15, 2017 BlackBoot article on a youth in Louisiana doing great work on ‘school toprison’ pipeline (share) - 2.57 K
4. March 27, 2017 Report on Beekeeping Summit at WCCW (blog) - 2.48 K
5. August 22, 2016 WCC harvested over 20,000 lbs. for food banks (photo post) - 1.86 K
6. July 1, 2016 Eight staff at Airway Heights become apprentice beekeepers (photo post) - 1.78 K
7. February 23, 2017 Update on Beekeeping Summit and beekeeping in prisons (blog) - 1.57 K
8. February 6, 2017 New Instagram account highlighting SPP photographers (link/photo post) 1.44 K
9. May 3, 2017 Steve Sinclair appointed as Secretary of Prisons (share) - 1.4 K
10. August 11, 2016 Huffington Post article on SPP bringing nature inside prisons (share) - 1.38 KAwardsGretchen Graber, Sagebrush program coordinator for WA facilities, was named Tapteal Conservationist
for 2016 by the Lower Columbia Basin Audubon Society.
WA Department of Ecology recognized both CBCC and CCCC’s wastewater treatment facilities.

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Appendix 1. SPP Program in Washington State Prisons FY17
We reported on 186 SPP programs in Washington State’s 12 prisons this year; see Table 29, below.
Several additional programs were in development during the reporting period, and most of those are
not indicated here. For links to programs, partner organizations, and highlights for each program, see
http://sustainabilityinprisons.org/what-we-do/spp-programs-in-washington-state-prisons-v2/
Table 29. SPP-WA Programs
Airway Height Corrections Center (AHCC)
Roots of Success, environmental course
Beekeeping
Vegetable gardens: Minimum
Vegetable gardens: Main
Horticulture
Flower gardens
Pollinator forage and habitat
Waste sorting & recycling
Large-scale composting
Worm farm: Main
Worm farm: MSU
SPL: Quilting
Computers 4 Kids
Pawsitive dog training – prison program
Nature imagery
Firewood donation

Cedar Creek Corrections Center (CCCC)
Horticulture, including aquaponics
Beekeeping
Western pond turtle care
Prairie Restoration crew
Woodpecker predation study, in development
Vegetable gardens
Flower gardens
Waste sorting & recycling
Large-scale composting
Water use reduction and catchment
Training dogs for veterans

Clallam Bay Corrections Center (CBCC)
Roots of Success, environmental course, & Redemption
Beekeeping
Vegetable gardens
Flower gardens
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Dog training and adoption
Cat program
Water catchment
Waste sorting & recycling
Cloth hand towels (waste reduction)

Coyote Ridge Corrections Center (CRCC)
Roots of Success, environmental course
Conservation nursery, sagebrush
Sustainability Lecture Series
Heritage Garden
Gardens: Minimum
Pumpkin patch
Plant and animal habitat
CRCC land restoration
Nesting platforms
Beekeeping
Worm farmComposting: Medium
Composting: MSU (in development)
Waste sorting & recycling
Ridge Dogs
Mother and kitten foster
Toys for Tots
Teddy bears from reclaimed materials

Larch Corrections Center (LCC)
Roots of Success, environmental course
Western pond turtles care
Beekeeping
Plantain, food source for Taylor’s checkerspot butterfly
Bird feeders
Vegetable gardens
Flower gardens
House plants
Large-scale composting
Waste sorting & recycling
Waste reduction
Food waste reduction
Wood craft donations
Larch Dog Adoption Program
Larch Cat Adoption Program

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Atsuko Otsuka, a freelance journalist and author from Japan, made multiple visits to WA Corrections prisons
this year. Here she learns about the butterfly program from a technician at MCCCW. Photo by Keegan Curry.

Mission Creek Corrections Center for Women (MCCCW)
Roots of Success, environmental course
Taylor’s checkerspot butterfly program
Project Feeder Watch
Bird boxes
Beekeeping (in development)
Kitsap Conservation District Clear Creek Project
Vegetable gardens
Flower gardens
Small-scale composting
Conservation crews
Plant and animal habitat
Waste sorting & recycling
Water use reduction & catchment
Pawsitive Prison ProjectHouse plants

Monroe Correctional Complex (MCC)
Roots of Success, environmental course
House plants
Plant and animal habitat
Flower gardens, boxes, baskets
Waste sorting & recycling
Water use reduction & catchment
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SOU
Vegetable gardens
Cat program
TRU
Vegetable gardens
Dog training and adoption
Craft donation
WSR
Composting programs: worm farm, black soldier flies, bokashi
SPL bikes
SPL Wheelchair program
SPL Woodshop
Vegetable gardens

A small, energy efficient house serves as an accessible model for post-release living for students of OCC's
Green Building program, taught by Peninsula College instructor Phil Goetze. Photo by Ricky Osborne.

Olympic Corrections Center (OCC)
Vegetable gardens
Horticulture
Pollinator-friendly plantings
Flower gardens, boxes, baskets
Water features
Beekeeping
Chickens
Large-scale composting
Waste sorting & recycling
Solar power
Sustainability in Prisons Project (SPP) Fiscal Year 2017 Annual Report59Waste Water Treatment
Water catchment
Wood shop
OCC Dog Program
Green Building
Firewood

Stafford Creek Corrections Center (SCCC)
Roots of Success, environmental course
Lecture/Workshop Series
Seed to Supper
Prairie Conservation Nursery
Emergent Vegetation Mats
Beekeeping
Gardens and greenhouses
Lifer Garden
Food Bank fundraisers
Large-scale composting
Waste sorting & recycling
Water catchment
Bicycle Repair
Wheelchair Repair
Freedom Tails
Service dogs for veterans
Flower gardens, boxes, baskets

Washington Corrections Center (WCC)
Roots of Success, environmental course
Prairie Conservation Nursery
Horticulture
Gardens & greenhouses
Plant starts
Neighborhood Pantry project
Flower gardens
Nature Imagery
House plants
Large-scale composting
Waste sorting & recycling
Shoe & clothing repurposing
Training dogs for veterans

Washington Corrections Center for Women (WCCW)Roots of Success, environmental course

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Lecture/Workshop Series
Prairie Conservation Nursery
Gardens & greenhouses
Flower gardens
Horticulture
Prison Pet Partnership
Beekeeping
Chickens
Mother Earth Farm
Large-scale composting
Bicycle Repair
Quilts and other fabric crafts
Waste sorting & recycling
Electric vehicles
Lighting upgrades

Washington State Penitentiary (WSP)
Monarch program
Gardens & greenhouses: Institutional Sustainability GardenHouse plants
Waste sorting & recycling
Electrical upgrades
Water conservation
EC
Beekeeping
Flower gardens
EC & SC
Rental garden boxes
SPL
Bicycle Refurbish
Wood Shop
Wood Carving
Learning Center
Aquaculture and Aquaponics
Worm Farm
Furniture Repair
Sign Shop
Teddy Bears
Quilting
Sagebrush Conservation Nursery
Roots of Success, environmental course
Green Zone
Water filtration pilot
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Appendix 2. SPP Programs Partners in Washington State PrisonsComplementing the efforts of founding partners WA Corrections and Evergreen, program partners
contribute to almost every SPP program. Most programs would not be possible without their input,
enthusiasm, and resources. In FY17, we have 117 known and named partners. Considering that the
Sustainable Practices Lab has donated program creations to more than 400 charitable organizations, we
believe the actual number is far greater!
Table 30. SPP-WA Partners (Partnering with DOC, Evergreen, or both)Adam County Pet Rescue
ARC of Tri-Cities
Bee Thinking
Benton Franklin Humane Society
Blessings Under the Bridge
Brigadoon Service Dogs
Bureau of Land Management
Calm Waters
Canyon Creek Cabinet Company
Center for Natural Lands Management
Centralia College
Cherish our Children
City of Monroe
Clark County Beekeeping Association
Clark County Food Bank
Coastal Harvest
Cocoon House
Community Aide Coalition (CAC)
Cornell University
Correctional Industries
Diamonds in the Ruff
Domestic Violence Services of Snohomish County
Emergency Food Network
Farm to School
Fircrest Residential Habilitation Center
Forks Chamber of Commerce
Forks Lions Club
Forks Soroptimists
Franklin County Sheriff’s Office
Friends of Puget Prairies
Gig Harbor Food Bank
Gospel Mission
Great Peninsula Conservancy
Harbor Association of Volunteers for Animals (HAVA)Harvest Now
Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group
Hospitals
Humane Society for Southwest Washington
Institute for Applied Ecology
Joint Base Lewis-McChord
Kalaoloch Lodge
Kitsap Humane Society
Kitsap Conservation District
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Kitsap County Public Works
Kiwanis Hoodsport
KNS Recycling
KP Middle School
Lettuce Grow
Lions Club
Littlerock School District
Lower Columbia Basin Audubon Society
Master Composters
Master Gardeners
Mid Columbia Beekeepers
Millers Homestead
Mother Earth Farm
Nature Imagery in Prisons ProjectNorth Olympic Peninsula Beekeepers Association
Northwest Trek
Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction
OlycapOlympia Beekeeping Association
Olympic Anglers
Olympic Peninsula Humane Society
Oregon Food Bank
Oregon State University Extension Service
Oregon Zoo
Pacific Rim Institute for Environmental Stewardship
PAWS
Peninsula College
Project 41
Purrfect Pals
Quileute High School
Quillayute Valley Scholarship Auction
Quillayute Valley School District
Real Food Network
Relay for Life
Roots of Success
School Districts-OSPI, DES
Second Harvest Food Bank
See the Bees
SNAP Spokane
Snohomish Boys & Girls’ Club
Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office
SpokAnimal
Summit Assistance Dogs
Tacoma Community College
The City Reach Food BankThe Saint’s Pantry Food BankThe Shelton Community Kitchen
Thurston County Food Bank
Tilth Alliance
Timber Museum
Town of Steilacoom
Tri-Cities Toys for Tots
Sustainability in Prisons Project (SPP) Fiscal Year 2017 Annual Report63University of Utah
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Walla Walla area charities: SPL has donated to $120,000 worth of furniture
Walla Walla Police and Sheriff’s Department
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
Washington Department of Natural Resources
Washington State University Department of Entomology
Waste Connections
Waste Management
Welfare for Animals Guild (WAG!)
West Plains Beekeepers Association
Westport Shipyard
West Sound Beekeepers Association
West Sound Wildlife
Wheels for the World
Whidbey-Camano Land Trust
Wolf Haven International
Woodland Park Zoo
Women’s Shelter of Monroe
WSU Extension, Pierce County
YMCA
YWCA
117 organizations + 100s of SPL charitable partners

Beekeeping students at CBCC hear from Mark Urnes of North Olympic Peninsula Beekeepers Association. The 12 students
studied for months in advance; by the end of Mark's weekend-long intensive, they were able to pass all required tests andachieve apprentice beekeeper certification. Photo by Emily Passarelli.

Sustainability in Prisons Project (SPP) Fiscal Year 2017 Annual Report64Appendix 3. Abbreviations
Table 31. Common abbreviations found in FY17 Report.
Prisons
AHCC
CCBC
CCCC
CRCC
LCC
MCC
MCCCW
OCC
SCCC
WCC
WCCW
WSP
Organizations

Airway Heights Corrections Center, Airway Heights (near Spokane)
Clallam Bay Corrections Center, Clallam Bay (northwest Olympic Peninusula)
Cedar Creek Corrections Center, Littlerock
Coyote Ridge Corrections Center, Connell (south, central Washington)
Larch Corrections Center, Yacolt (northeast of Vancouver)
Monroe Correctional Complex, Monroe (northeast of Seattle)
Mission Creek Corrections Center for Women, Belfair (Kitsap Peninsula)
Olympic Corrections Center, Forks
Stafford Creek Corrections Center, Aberdeen
Washington Corrections Center, Shelton
Washington Corrections Center for Women, Gig Harbor
Washington State Penitentiary, Walla Walla

WA Corrections
ABKA
CI
CNLM
Evergreen
IAE
JBLM
NSF
OR Zoo
SPL
SPP
USFWS
WDFW
WPZ
DNR

Washington State Department of Corrections
American Boarding Kennel Association
Correctional Industries
Center for Natural Lands Management
The Evergreen State College
Institute for Applied Ecology
Joint Base Lewis-McChord
National Science Foundation
Oregon Zoo
Sustainable Practices Lab
Sustainability in Prisons Project
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
Woodland Park Zoo
Department of Natural Resources

Partners in the Sagebrush Conservation Nursery at CRCC. Photo by DOC staff.

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The emergent wetland vegetation mat (EVM) program at Stafford Creek Corrections Center (SCCC) expanded to increase
native plant production. The highly-collaborative program was awarded a grant from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service(USFW) to help fund research on this innovative restoration technique. In this photo, partners look at the roots of emergent plants that have grown through to the underside of a mat. Photo by SPP staff.

In collaboration with partners, SPP wrote a beekeeping guide to support establishment of more programs in Washington
prisons. Following completion of the guide, we held a statewide Beekeeping Summit at Washington Corrections Center for
Women (WCCW). About 125 participants spent the day sharing best practices. In the six months since the Summit, beekeeping
programs have increased from 4 to 14 facilities statewide. Photo by Ricky Osborne.

Sustainability in Prisons Project (SPP) Fiscal Year 2017 Annual ReportWe partnered with Tilth Alliance, corrections staff, and incarcerated people at Monroe Correctional
Complex (MCC) to develop a certificate for composting program participants. New program components included supporting literature, fact sheets, workshops, and quizzes. Photo of Vermiculture
technician showing the program to visitors by Sadie Gilliom.

Prisons made significant contributions to communities and sustainable food production including
14,601 donated items made from repurposed materials and more than 491,991 lbs. of produce
grown for food banks and prison kitchens. Photo of gardeners at AHCC by Lieutenant Mayfield.
Sustainability in Prisons Project (SPP) Fiscal Year 2017 Annual ReportSPP Co-Director Steve Sinclair was appointed by the Governor as Secretary for WA Department ofCorrections. We are thrilled Steve maintained his SPP directorship even as he took on greater responsibilities with the Department. Photo of Steve at the Beekeeping Summit by Ricky Osborne.

SPP and Roots of Success staff wrote a chapter and participated in Worldwatch Institute’s launch ofEarthEd: Rethinking Education on a Changing Planet, State of the World (2017). We dedicated an issueof our bi-annual newsletter to the topic of Just Sustainability. Screen capture of Joslyn Rose Trivettpresenting at State of the World 2017 launch.
Sustainability in Prisons Project (SPP) Fiscal Year 2017 Annual ReportSPP Workshop Series Coordinator and Evergreen graduate student Liliana Caughman analyzed workshop
student surveys from 2009-2016. Findings showed environmental attitudes and content knowledge have
improved over time. Results also helped managers identify changes for the series. Photo of Liliana Caughman presenting program results at WCCW by Joslyn Rose Trivett.

We offered OR Food Bank’s Seed to Supper gardening and nutrition curriculum in the Conservation Nursery program at Stafford Creek Corrections Center. We also provided readings and facilitated discussions on
topics such as climate change using guides from NW Earth Institute. Photo of a student in the Seeds to Super class by Ricky Osborne.
Sustainability in Prisons Project (SPP) Fiscal Year 2017 Annual ReportRicky Osborne photographed SPP programs in 10 prisons statewide, and at Evergreen. These quality images help us convey program experience and many are included in this report. Photos were only takenwith subjects’ permission. Photo of Sadie Gilliom giving their thesis presentation by Ricky Osborne.

SPP Education and Outreach Manager, Joslyn Rose Trivett, taught a course on SPP in Evergreen’s Masterof Environmental Studies program, “Learning Across Differences: Collaborations in Conservation and Sustainability in Prisons.” Photo of students and a guest expert by Joslyn Rose Trivett.
Sustainability in Prisons Project (SPP) Fiscal Year 2017 Annual ReportTo further reduce reliance on single-use plastics, prisons replaced plastic bottles from vending machineswith recyclable aluminum cans and disposable plastic cutlery with durable sporks or paper spoons. Photoof smashed aluminum cans in a prison recycling program by Benj Drummond and Sara Joy Steele.

From 2009 to the end of FY17, 37 Evergreen students have worked for SPP programs, most of them as
program coordinators. Here, outgoing and incoming Green Track Coordinators Emily Passerelli and Bethany Shepler pose with the honeybee hives at WCC. Photo by Ricky Osborne.
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