The Walden Woods Project preserves the land, literature and legacy of Henry David Thoreau to foster an ethic of environmental stewardship and social responsibility …
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The Land

The Land

How we protect Thoreau’s Walden Woods

The Literature

The Literature

The Transcendentalists: Their Lives & Writings

The Legacy

The Legacy

Discover Student and Teacher Resources

Ken Burns Presents “Walden”, A Ewers Brothers Production

Upcoming Events

A Virtual Lyceum: The Pursuit of Beauty

About the event:  “The perception of beauty is a moral test.” – Henry David Thoreau, Journal, 21 June 1852 Over two hundred years ago, John Keats famously declared that “Beauty is Truth, and Truth Beauty.” When contemporary scientists and mathematicians refer to a theory as beautiful, they associate beauty with concision and streamlined... Read more

Thoreau and The Miracle of Poetry: An Earth Day, Birthday and National Poetry Month Celebration

About the event:  “A poem is one undivided, unimpeded expression fallen ripe into literature," Thoreau wrote in A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers. "Much verse," he said, "fails of being poetry because it was not written exactly at the right crisis, though it may have been inconceivably near... Read more

Vernal Pool Exploration 2024

When: Saturday, April 27, 2024 1:00-2:30 pm Info: Matt Burne and Will Leona return to lead an in-person exploration of one of Lincoln’s vernal pools. Join us to learn about the special ecology of these ponds and search for frogs, salamanders,  fairy shrimp and more! Free, all are welcome. Great for... Read more

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