The Walden Woods Project – The Walden Woods Project preserves the land, literature and legacy of the quintessential American author, philosopher, and naturalist, Henry David Thoreau, to foster an ethic of environmental stewardship and social responsibility.

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The Walden Woods Project’s New Website

Welcome to our new website! The new site continues to feature our vast collection of content by and about Henry David Thoreau, information about Walden Pond and its surrounding lands …

Buy a Red Maple sapling grown from Walden Woods seed

The Walden Woods Project has partnered with American Heritage Trees, a non-profit historic farm in Tennessee. Together, we are working to offer sapling trees for sale that are grown from …

The 2016 Approaching Walden professional development seminar for high school teachers was a great success this past July. Our program grew this year to serve 32 teachers from across the …

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Nature O NATURE! I do not aspire To be the highest in thy quire, – To be a meteor in the sky, Or comet that may range on high ; …

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Upcoming Events

Visitor Center Opening at Walden Pond State Reservation

Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Walden Pond’s first Visitor Center will officially open at a public ceremony on Tuesday, September 27th, at 2 p.m. that will be attended by state officials and Walden Woods Project founder Don Henley. This event marks an exciting new chapter for our organization involving a partnership...

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