Eastern Ecology

Growing Gardens For The Eastern Box Turtle

Our Mission

To cultivate beneficial box turtle habitat in your own backyard.

To conserve eastern box turtle populations.

To educate on the importance of these turtles and their environment.

Our Services

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    Micro Native Plant Nursery

    Seasonal plant sales

    Farmers markets

    Community gatherings & events

    Farm stand<3

    Reach out for our grow list

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    Educational Outreach

    Community connections

    Educational programs

    Events

    Farmers markets

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Let's Connect

Our goal is to inspire and ignite curiosity around native ecosystems & all that live within them.

Our focus is on growing native plants, providing educational outreach, and creating accessible resources for our community to help save the turtles.

“It's young people like you who I see “Doing the Work'' that enables me to see a bright future for future generations. Thank you for offering such an integral & tangible way for all of us to do our part in ecological restoration.”

-J

Meet Our Educational Ambassador:

Hubert E. Box

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With a goal to make lasting connections

Coming soon this summer!

We are adopting a eastern box turtle though the Mid-Atlantic Turtle and Tortoise Society.

Hubert E. Box will help promote native plantings, educational outreach and cultivate a hands on connection to nature.

Next step is to build an outdoor enclosure that Hubert E. Box will call home.

Check us out on instagram @eastern.ecology to follow along!

Creating Biodiverse Landscapes Together

Resources

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    Plant Lists

    Free downloadable plant lists to create a biodiverse box turtle garden.

    Download Free Plant List
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    Garden Design Templates

    Step-by-step guide to building your own woodland box turtle garden and why its important!

    Design templates with plant lists and tips to cultivate an abundant and impactful woodland box turtle garden design.

    Shop Templates
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    Box Turtle Garden Guide

    Growing sustainable gardens for the Eastern box turtle.

    A practical and beautiful guide to building your own woodland box turtle garden. With plant lists, habitat features, and tips & tricks to cultivate an abundant and impactful box turtle habitat.

    Shop Garden Guide

Contact us.

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