Boxerwood Bridge Builders
How do you build bridges between Rockbridge County and communities in Michigan, California, St. Croix, Texas, the Bahamas, Massachusetts,...
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Sep 25
Boxerwood $teps It Up
Boxerwood is one of twelve U.S. environmental education organizations recently selected to receive project funding for engaging students...
May 29
Earthkeepers Unite
This spring one of our program dreams came true: a new Boxerwood-led club to bring youth from two middle schools into shared outdoor...
May 29
Composting Initiative Expands to Six Schools
In a season of celebrations, local schools this month are also marking an achievement of a different order: the reduction in thousands of...
Mar 18
Ocean Protectors: We’re All Connected
written by Jess Sullivan, BEA's Early Education Coordinator In one quick month my colleague Caroline Coons and myself were able to go...
Dec 15, 2023
2023: A Gift that Keeps Giving
Captions are below the slideshow. Click the arrow (>) on the right side of the photo to progress to the next slide. January: Connect...
Oct 20, 2023
Green Career Expo 2023
Mushroom grower, geologist, urban planner, forester, game warden, decarbonizing consultant, engineer: these were some of the 30 green...
Oct 20, 2023
Get Wild: Dive In
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...
Oct 20, 2023
Get Wild: Dig It
Use the arrows on the sides of the photos to progress through the images. Imagine you’re running a firefighters’ bucket brigade. But...
Sep 13, 2023
Puppet Universe
For months volunteer artists have been fashioning foxes, starbursts, giant mushrooms, and more for the Spectacle. The wild wonders are...
Sep 13, 2023
The Story Behind the Story
What makes a good story? We often think about action and events, but just as important are the characters who perform those actions and...
Sep 13, 2023
A Community Harvest
This autumn, a different sort of harvest is happening at Boxerwood Nature Center and Woodland Garden. For months, locals of all ages have...
Jun 29, 2023
Scientists Who Fish
This summer, Boxerwood hosted two weeks of camp on Lake Robertson for 6th-9th graders.
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