Boxerwood Launches 3rd Annual Backyard Compost Challenge February 2023 In partnership with all three local jurisdictions, Boxerwood is once again facilitating a conservation challenge in which 80 local households receive free backyard composters in exchange for participating in a 10-week food diversion study. Now in its third year, The Backyard Compost Challenge has already helped 150 local households adopt composting …
Thank you, Devan
Thank you, Devan February 2023 This month we bid farewell to Devan Malore, a Boxerwood friend to the end. More than a friend – an inspiration! If you never had the good fortune to meet Devan, quite likely you still met his outdoor art. And if you met his art (here and there and everywhere), then you had met Devan: …
Coreworks Year One
Happy first birthday, COREworks! February 2023 This month marks one year since the debut of COREworks. After two years of research and planning, Boxerwood launched COREworks and its earth care mission last February. The goal of COREworksis to help people reduce their carbon emissions in ways that also benefit the communities where we live. We’ve had all kinds of successes …
Help has Arrived
wetland restoration grant February 2023 This month, Boxerwood received a $63,000 planning grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF). The NFWF award is for creating an evidence-based plan to restore the spring-fed wetland within Boxerwood’s 15-acre property. This funding will enable Boxerwood to hire an environmental engineering firm to develop a plan to better manage stormwater runoff and …
Early Blooms
The Garden Awakens February 2023 Right now you will find splashes of yellow blooms throughout Boxerwood: the flowers of Cornelian cherry (Cornus mas), a member of the dogwood family native to Eastern Europe and Western Asia. Primarily grown as an ornamental in the U.S., its cherry-like fruits are edible, although extremely tart. In its native range, the fruit in its …