Use the arrows < > to click through the images. “A feeling of benevolence grew in me as I talked with families about composting and how...

In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt. ― Margaret Atwood, Bluebeard's Egg Spring is a time of growth, not only...

This year, we're hosting a series of family-friendly gatherings throughout April and into early May in celebration of Earth Day. Offered...

With increased national focus on adopting cleaner energy sources, a new initiative in Rockbridge is ready to help local homeowners and...

written by Jess Sullivan, BEA's Early Education Coordinator In one quick month my colleague Caroline Coons and myself were able to go...

Welcome to the 2024 Backyard Compost Challenge! As we kick off the Challenge, your Boxerwood project coordinators want to extend a...

written by Annette Green, volunteer COREworks ambassador 2023 We all want to be good stewards of the Earth and are aware of the growing...

written by Ben Eland, BEA's Garden/Facilities Director It may be doubted whether there are many other animals which have played so...

written by Hunter Mohring, BEA's Founding Director On Thursday, Jan. 25, Mollie Messimer died unexpectedly. She had been active and...

This story first appeared in The News-Gazette on February 14, 2024. In partnership with all three local jurisdictions, Boxerwood is once...

Captions are below the slideshow. Click the arrow (>) on the right side of the photo to progress to the next slide. January: Connect...

What do a Belgian filmmaker, a Greek podcaster and British poet have in common? They all learned about Boxerwood’s mission of...

Earlier this month Boxerwood educator Ginny Johnson traveled to Mexico for first-hand experiences with local organizations that are...

We’re all familiar with the world wide web, but what about the wood wide web? Turns out that trees exchange information and nutrients...

This story first appeared in The News-Gazette on OCT 18, 2023 Wild birds that winter in Rockbridge are back and scouting out safe and...

Mushroom grower, geologist, urban planner, forester, game warden, decarbonizing consultant, engineer: these were some of the 30 green...

The photos say it all: our 2023 Chesapeake Bay Club trip was a wonder. First boat ride. First island. First marsh muck. First crab. First...

Use the arrows on the sides of the photos to progress through the images. Imagine you’re running a firefighters’ bucket brigade. But...

While puppet-makers and songsters were busy fashioning their contributions to the Spectacle, so were twenty young writers in Buena Vista,...

The way we see it, the Spectacle was more than a performance, it was (and is) a way of being, a ruckus-y Boxerwood way open to all. In...