Great Walden BioBlitz
The Great Walden BioBlitz will be on July 6, 2019! Save the Date! Dozens of ecologists and natural history experts will be in Walden Woods and Thoreau Country for a … Read more
Kenneth B. Morris, Jr., Speaks at The Walden Woods Project
Kenneth B. Morris, Jr. and Jeffrey Thomas On Monday, September 17th, Kenneth B. Morris, Jr. spoke to a full house at The Walden Woods Project about “abolition from the days … Read more
Thoreau’s Walden: a Journey in Photographs by Scot Miller
On October 9th, The Walden Woods Project (WWP) hosted its first fundraising event benefiting “Friends of Walden Pond” (FOWP). The WWP is the official FOWP group as designated by the … Read more
Wildlife Cameras Capture Our Brute Neighbors
It is often debated whether Thoreau would have embraced many of the new-fangled tools and gadgets of the modern age, if he lived today. Would Henry have been seen around … Read more
Another Productive Season at the Farm at Walden Woods
Last fall, we wrapped up our tenth season at The Farm at Walden Woods. We are grateful for our loyal customers and we saw a large increase in our customer … Read more
Unearthing a Transcendental Mystery
Like the old “who’s buried in Grant’s tomb” question, every so often the “who’s buried in Thoreau’s grave” question comes back to haunt us. Most recently it was brought to … Read more
Thoreau’s Bicentennial Year
2017 was a remarkable year in Walden Woods and Thoreau Country. On the 200th anniversary of Henry David Thoreau’s birth, there were many celebrations, activities, and remembrances of his life … Read more
Own a Thoreau Bust Sculpture!
The Walton Ricketson portraiture bust of Henry David Thoreau is quite possibly the best sculpture ever produced of Concord’s favorite son and author of Walden. It represents a young, idealized Henry Thoreau … Read more
Henry’s Hat Presented at Massachusetts Environmental Education Society Conference
In a room packed with educators attending the 2016 Massachusetts Environmental Education Society annual conference in early March, Walden Woods Project staff offered the first public introduction to Henry’s Hat, … Read more
The Walden Woods Project Travels to Ireland
From July 3‐7, 2016, Jeffrey Cramer, the WWP’s Curator of Collections, and Whitney Retallic, Director of Education, were doing something they often do—talking with students about Thoreau. But these particular … Read more
