Woods Creek in December 2025 after a brief rain. Credit: Amy DeHart. A note from our Executive Director, Ben Eland One of Boxerwood’s longstanding neighbors is the Lexington Golf & Country Club. Our shared property line meanders several acres alongside a small spring-fed creek that enters our wetland pond, then flows further downhill as an unnamed tributary of Woods Creek. With our neighbor in the midst of significant relandscaping, this  shared boundary presents both an oppo

Registration is now open for Boxerwood’s annual Backyard Compost Challenge, a 10-week program in which participants receive free large-volume composters in exchange for adopting new stewardship habits. This citizen-science project poses the question: “How many pounds of food waste could Rockbridge County households keep out of the landfill if given the chance?” Last year, the 100 participating households diverted 4,179 pounds of food waste in just ten weeks. “That’s ultimate

Guided by a garden stewardship plan, Boxerwood is always looking for ways to slow the flow of our stormwater. “As any visitor to Boxerwood realizes, we’re built on a hill,” explained Operations Director Hannah West, “and big rain events degrade our creekbeds, sending sediment into Woods Creek and beyond.” Over the years Boxerwood has implemented various practices to help slow the flow, including installing multiple rain gardens and berm and swale systems. This fall we boosted

If you’ve ever watched food decompose, you know that compost is a form of transformation. Banana peels, sandwich crusts, and slimy...

Registration is now open for local households ready to take Boxerwood’s annual Compost Challenge, a 10-week program in which participants...

Democracy in action is always inspiring, especially at its most grassroots. This month, two teens stood before members of the Buena Vista...

Boxerwood is one of twelve U.S. environmental education organizations recently selected to receive project funding for engaging students...

Earlier this year, over 100 households participated in our 10-week Backyard Compost Challenge and collectively diverted a whopping 5,017...

“The most important thing I’ve learned is that little things can make a big difference,” reflected Buena Vista teen James Miller. The...

In a season of celebrations, local schools this month are also marking an achievement of a different order: the reduction in thousands of...

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

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

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

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