New Face At Boxerwood

Clara Williams, who has worked at Boxerwood since 2009, has left us to pursue a career in non-profit work and art.  She is already sorely missed and will be remembered in the community for her cheerful smile, work in the garden, and willingness to help others.

Boxerwood has been most fortunate to once again find an outstanding individual to join our family to help keep our educational programs and woodland garden growing.  Ben Eland has joined the Boxerwood Staff as our new Garden Worker.  Ben has volunteered for several years  in the Boxerwood education curriculum helping with formal school sessions during the day and after school programs through our partners at the Rockbridge Y.

Ben has decided to increase his involvement with Boxerwood by offering his environmental ethic, knowledge, and skills to keep us on track to meeting our Mission of influencing positive stewards of the Earth.  His past experience in operating construction equipment has already shown him to be our best tractor operator following an orientation with Clara.  He also has a background in carpentry and landscaping that will be of great benefit to our facilities and grounds.

Ben will also continue to support the Boxerwood Education Programming by assisting with teaching one day a week.

If you get a chance, stop by and welcome Ben to Boxerwood.

Ben Eland

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A New Way To Support Boxerwood

A new way for supporters to become and renew memberships or make donations to the Boxerwood Nature Center and Woodland Garden has been set up at our online payment site.  You can now establish recurring payments directly from your debit or credit car account that will go to backing of Boxerwood programs and garden.

You can choose an amount that will be charged to your account on a weekly, monthly, quarterly, bi-annual, or annual basis.

As an example, a person could choose to donate $20 a month.  This would add up to a total donation for a year of $240 as a Sustaining membership of Boxerwood.

To access this new service, go to

Boxerwood Website

Once at the website go to the button for On Line Payments in the bottom left corner.  After clicking this button look for the line that reads:

I would like my donation to recur:

You will then see questions to answer to aid you in setting up your donation.

As always, thank you for your interest in and support of Boxerwood.  Without the patronage of our community Boxerwood would not be able to continue to keep its garden and facilities open and provide environmental education programs to school children in the Rockbridge area.

Have An Urge For Pancakes?

This Saturday February 23rd the Waddell Elementary PTA will be hosting a pancake breakfast at the Applebee's Restaurant in Lexington, Virginia.  The money made from this fund raiser will be used to help fund Waddell's field trips to Boxerwood Nature Center and Woodland Garden.  Volunteers will be serving up pancakes, juices, coffee, and tea.  Stop by if you are in town between 8am and 10am.

Holiday Gift Ideas From Boxerwood

Looking for that Christmas Present for the Kid who has everything?

How about a Boxerwood Mud Happens Tee Shirt?

Available in kids sizes Small, Medium, and Large

$8.00 ea

For the bigger kids in the family, how about a Boxerwood Ball Cap made from 100% recycled materials

Hats are $10 each

We also have a limited supply of 2012 Boxerwoodstock Tees for Adults

Boxerwoodstock Shirts are $10 each

All the above items are available in the Munger Lodge at Boxerwood.

For more information or to arrange a shopping stop, call 540 463 2697

Boxerwood Christmas Parade Float

Just in case you missed the Lexington Christmas Parade on November 30th, here are some photos of our Honorary Mention Awarded float nearing completion.

Boxerwood Recognizes Volunteers

On December 6th Boxerwood recognized and thanked its volunteers with a luncheon.