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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...
Mar 18, 2024


4th Annual Backyard Compost Challenge
This story first appeared in The News-Gazette on February 14, 2024. In partnership with all three local jurisdictions, Boxerwood is once...
Feb 22, 2024


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...
Dec 15, 2023


We're All Connected
We’re all familiar with the world wide web, but what about the wood wide web? Turns out that trees exchange information and nutrients...
Nov 21, 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...
Oct 20, 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...
Sep 13, 2023


Partner in the Picture: Our Many Camp Partners
Partner in the Picture June 2023
Jun 29, 2023


The River Takes Flight
Programa SOL, camp for children who speak more than one language, visited Boxerwood in June 2023.
Jun 29, 2023


Rainy Day Marvels
Programa SOL, camp for children who speak more than one language, visited Boxerwood in June to explore the natural world and created...
Jun 29, 2023


Scientists Who Fish
This summer, Boxerwood hosted two weeks of camp on Lake Robertson for 6th-9th graders.
Jun 29, 2023
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