Originally published in the May 6, 2026 issue of the News Gazette. Recently several members of the Green Hills Garden Club attended the Virginia Federation of Garden Club’s Shenandoah District spring meeting at Culpepper. They came home with five first place awards that the club earned for activities in 2025. Four of these awards went on to win blue ribbons at the state level. The district awards were for Youth Environmental Education, a joint project with Boxerwood helping f

This month, Boxerwood received an unexpected honor. Out of all the environmental education initiatives in the state, the Virginia Department of Education selected Boxerwood and its school partners as the Commonwealth’s featured “Bright Spot” during a high-level education summit held in Richmond. A biannual conference of the regional Chesapeake Bay Program, the Education Summit sets goals and strategies for promoting environmental literacy and related workforce development acr

This month, Boxerwood's Board of Directors adopted guiding priorities for BEA for the next three years. This map, our strategic plan, helps focus energies and resources as we aim for that “pot of gold.” For Boxerwood, that “gold” is a vibrant organization ably advancing its Earthcare mission for the benefit of all of us who call Rockbridge home. This new plan outlines three major goals: 1) Maintain Programmatic Excellence, 2) Advance Organizational Sustainability, and 3) Inte

Exciting news! After an extensive search, Boxerwood’s Board of Directors has appointed Ben Eland as the non-profit organization’s...