S3E7: Success Starts at the Root
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In this episode we will learn more about the Roots of Success program from Grady Mitchell, a former participant and current Corrections & Reentry Program Director at Roots of Success.
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S3E6: Letting Knowledge and Nature In
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In this episode we will have our final interview of the season with Kelli Bush, SPP Co-Director and introduce Emily Passarelli, Education and Outreach Manager for SPP. We’ll be chatting with them about SPP’s science education programs in Washington prisons.
Read MoreS3E5, Why did the Caterpillar Cross the Road? To get to the Artillery Range
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In this episode we learn more about the Sustainability in Prisons Project work with the endangered Taylor’s checkerspot butterfly rearing and conservation programs includes special guests Mary Linders and Liz Louie.
Read MoreS3E4 - Plugging Away at the South Salish Lowland Prairies
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In this episode we talk to Kelli Bush, SPP Co-Director and Carl Elliot, SPP Conservation Programs Manager about the Conservation Programs and the Conservation Nursery at the Sustainability in Prisons Project.
Read MoreS3E3: If You’re not a partner of the solution, you’re a partner of the problem!
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In this episode we look at the multitude of partnerships and programs at the Sustainability in Prison Project, how they are formed, special considerations, and how they flourish! Special guests Kelli Bush, Mary Linders and Carolina Landa.
Read MoreS3E2: Reducing Recidivism Through Education, Science and Nature
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In this episode we interviewed James Jackson, who serves as an education re-entry navigator at The Evergreen State College. He shares some of his experiences with the prison system and the importance of education in breaking the cycle of incarceration. We will also hear again from Kelli Bush, Co-Director of the Sustainability in Prisons Project, who will share more about what SPP is all about.
Read MoreS3E1: From the Tree Canopy to the Prison Grounds
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Season 3 is all about the Sustainability in Prisons Project. In this episode we are honored to interview Dr. Nalini Nadkarni, whose curiosity and out of the box thinking led to the formation of SPP. We will also hear from Kelli Bush, current Co-Director of SPP.
Read MoreS2E5: A shady way to use your skills for good!
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For our final episode this season, we interviewed GIS (and all around) superstar Tonya Kauhi. We learned about how she volunteered to help her community with her GIS Skills at the Hilltop Urban Gardens. While on the surface, this episode appears to be pretty GIS focused, it’s also about thinking outside the volunteer box to identify unique projects where your skill set can help make your community a better place.
Read MoreS2E4: Bartering With Slugs
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In this episode we learn more about community gardens with a twist. We speak with Holli Prohaska from the Urban Farm Collective in Portland, where you don’t have to own land or even rent a community garden spot in order to participate in growing your own food, and where you may have been excited to see slugs in the past. We say, bring back the slugs!
Read MoreS2E2: Love your Mother...Earth Farm
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For this episode, we interviewed the previous farm manager of the Mother Earth Farm, Liam McNamara, about the Emergency Food Network and the unique niche that the Mother Earth Farm plays in providing fresh local food to those who need it.
Read MoreEpisode 19: Surfriding to a Cleaner Environment
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We share more about impacts of plastics seen in remote places 20 or so years ago and then we meet up with Liz, the Volunteer Coordinator of the Olympia Surfrider Chapter, discuss Surfrider and their programs, the impacts of plastic bans on plastics in environment, and opportunities for you to connect and volunteer!
Read MoreEpisode 14: Intermission
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We have a short episode this month due to technical difficulties, but we will be back next month with our first interview episode!
Read MoreEpisode 12: Ghost Ships and Rail Dock Ribs
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We learn about how sound travels on water, creosote pilings and ghost ships, how the Samish Nation uses GIS in its marine debris removal efforts, and how to report creosote pilings or derelict vessels in the Puget Sound.
Read MoreEpisode 8: (Up) Chucking Chum for Birthday Fun!
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We meet up with Jenn, the Port of Tacoma Biologist and grilled her about some of the Port’s land stewardship and restoration work, and her idea of a great birthday present. Amy attempted to spell hhhuuuvvhhh (retching vomiting sound). We share the magic of the the GIS hot spot tool and how you can participate in local restoration projects!
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Find out how Jen the Magical Mapper has been doing on her Plastic Free July challenge!