Cedar Creek Corrections Center News

LITTLEROCK, Wash. - Kneeling on the edge of a tank the size of a child's wading pool, Harry Greer thrust his arm into the cool water and scooped up three frogs.

A 10-acre wildfire in Capitol State Forest remained out of control Friday night as an investigator worked to determine the cause.

A wildfire that started Friday in Capitol State Forest was the result of arson, a spokeswoman for the state Department of Natural Resources said Saturday.

Native plants for South Sound prairie-restoration projects take root in tiny yellow tubes, tended to by inmates in one of the four greenhouses at the Stafford Creek Corrections Center.

The energy efficient, green upgrades movement has reached beyond commercial office buildings.

Solar panels on the grounds of Ironwood State Prison near Blythe, Calif. Several prisons and jails around the country are pursuing green upgrades.

Cedar Creek inmate works with moss. Michael Hanson Cedar Creek inmates tend to the prison garden.

Gov. Chris Gregoire's proposal to spend about $120 million on new construction projects in Thurston County in the next two years includes money to replace pilings at Percival Landing, build a new Hands On ...