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SUMMARY:Thoreau Documentary: Talk with the Experts
DESCRIPTION:Join leading Thoreau scholars featured in the new documentary for a free public webinar exploring the documentary. \nIn this lively conversation\, the experts who helped shape the film will reflect on the themes of the film\, the historical context surrounding Henry David Thoreau\, and additional insights from the making of the documentary. This is an opportunity to hear directly from the scholars who appear in the film as they unpack the ideas\, landscapes\, and questions that frame the series. \nThe conversation will include time for audience questions. \nFree and open to the public. Registration required. \nKen Burns presents Henry David Thoreau\, a film by Erik Ewers and Christopher Loren Ewers premieres on PBS on March 30 (Episodes 1 and 2) and March 31\, 2026\, at 9:00 p.m. ET (check local listings). \n  \nThis event was recorded on May 13\, 2026. Watch the recording on our YouTube Channel. 
URL:https://www.thoreaualliance.org/event/thoreau-documentary-talk-with-the-experts/
LOCATION:Zoom
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SUMMARY:Talk with the Experts: A Panel Discussion about the Thoreau Documentary
DESCRIPTION:Register to Attend in Person \n  \nThis program will also be available streaming online.  Register to Attend Virtually\nLeading Thoreau scholars discuss the recent Henry David Thoreau documentary. \nIn this lively conversation\, the experts who helped shape the film will reflect on the themes introduced in the opening episode\, discuss the historical context surrounding Henry David Thoreau\, and share additional insights from the making of the documentary. This is an opportunity to hear directly from the scholars who appear in the film as they unpack the ideas\, landscapes\, and questions that frame the series. \nKristen Case\, poet\, scholar\, and author of the recent Henry David Thoreau’s Kalendar\, and member of the Thoreau Alliance Board of Directors. \nRobert Gross\, Draper Professor of American History\, Emeritus\, at the University of Connecticut\, author of The Transcendentalists and Their World\, and former member of the Thoreau Society Board of Directors. \nJohn Kucich\, professor of English at Bridgewater State University\, author of Unsettling Thoreau: Native Americans\, Settler Colonialism\, and the Power of Place\, and co-president of the Thoreau Alliance Board of Directors. \nThis program will also be joined by Jeffrey S. Cramer\, Curator Emeritus for The Walden Woods Project Library and editor of several Thoreau volumes. \nThe conversation will include time for audience questions. \nFree and open to the public. Registration required. \nKen Burns presents Henry David Thoreau\, a film by Erik Ewers and Christopher Loren Ewers premieres on PBS on March 30 (Episodes 1 and 2) and March 31\, 2026\, at 9:00 p.m. ET (check local listings).
URL:https://www.thoreaualliance.org/event/talk-with-the-experts-a-panel-discussion-about-the-thoreau-documentary/
LOCATION:Concord Free Public Library\, 129 Main Street\, Concord\, MA\, 01742\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260503T140000
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SUMMARY:The American Chestnut: A Conversation with Donald Davis
DESCRIPTION:Register to Attend\nBefore 1910\, the American chestnut was one of the most common—and cherished—trees in the eastern United States. Its rot-resistant wood framed barns and fences; its abundant nuts fed wildlife\, livestock\, and families. Then a blight fungus arrived\, and within decades the species was functionally extinct across its native range—an ecological catastrophe and a cultural loss still felt today. \nJoin environmental historian Donald Edward Davis for a compelling conversation about this once-dominant tree and the long story of its rise\, fall\, and possible return. Drawing from The American Chestnut: An Environmental History\, Davis traces the chestnut’s place in Native American life\, early American industry\, and everyday culture—and examines modern restoration efforts\, from breeding programs to genetic research. He will be joined in conversation by Neil Pederson. \nFor readers of Henry David Thoreau—who walked among chestnuts in Concord and understood forests as living communities—this story resonates deeply. What does it mean when a foundational species disappears? And what might restoration teach us about attention\, responsibility\, and hope? \n  \nDonald Edward Davis is an independent scholar\, author\, and former Fulbright fellow. He has authored or edited seven books\, including Southern United States: An Environmental History. His second book\, Where There Are Mountains: An Environmental History of the Southern Appalachians\, won the prestigious Philip D. Reed Environmental Writing Award. Davis was also the founding member of the Georgia Chapter of the American Chestnut Foundation\, serving as its president from 2005 to 2006. \nNeil Pederson is a forest ecologist and independent scholar who has been studying trees and forests for over 30 years. He has studied old trees\, old-growth forests\, and climate history over much of the eastern US\, and in Mongolia\, Russia\, China\, the Colchic Temperate Rainforest of Turkey and the Republic of Georgia\, and Spain. Neil is most curious about the tree growth\, longevity\, and ecology of broadleaf trees and forests. Neil grew up in Volney\, NY and spent much time in the Adirondack State Park. He earned an associate’s degree at SUNY-Morrisville\, a bachelor’s at SUNY-College of Environmental Science & Forestry\, an MS at Auburn University\, and a PhD at Columbia University. Currently a Highstead Research Affiliate\, Neil was an assistant professor in biology at Eastern Kentucky University\, a research professor at Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory\, and a forest ecologist at the Harvard Forest. \n  \nThis event can also be joined virtually. To attend online  Register on Zoom\n  \nThis event is part of The Write Connection at Thoreau Farm\, our literary series of programs.
URL:https://www.thoreaualliance.org/event/american-chestnut/
LOCATION:Thoreau Farm\, 341 Virginia Road\, Concord\, MA\, 01742\, United States
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SUMMARY:Walden For Hire: A Conversation with Ken Lizotte
DESCRIPTION:Register on Zoom\nJoin us for an inspiring evening exploring the entrepreneurial spirit of one of America’s most original minds: Henry David Thoreau.** \nBest known for his reflections on simple living and principled resistance\, Thoreau is rarely recognized for something equally compelling—his sharp business instincts and inventive professional life. In this dynamic author talk\, bestselling author Ken Lizotte reveals the surprising lessons hidden within Thoreau’s career and philosophy\, drawn from his groundbreaking book Walden for Hire. \nWhile many associate Thoreau with Transcendentalism and his iconic work Walden\, or his influential essay Civil Disobedience\, this talk uncovers a different dimension: Thoreau as an innovative professional\, creative problem-solver\, and quietly successful entrepreneur. \nDiscover how Thoreau: \n\nTurned curiosity into opportunity\nApproached farming\, manufacturing\, surveying\, and writing with bold experimentation\nBuilt multiple income streams on his own terms\nModeled independence long before the modern gig economy\n\nLizotte brings to life Thoreau’s unconventional methods—revealing a man who didn’t just reject the status quo\, but redesigned it. \nThe book also features a special conversation with Erik Ewers and Christopher Loren Ewers\, Codirectors of Henry David Thoreau\, a three-part PBS documentary that reexamines Thoreau’s life and enduring influence. \nWhether you’re a business leader\, solopreneur\, student of history\, or simply someone seeking a more intentional professional path\, this event offers fresh insight into how one 19th-century thinker continues to shape modern innovation. \nCome prepared to rethink everything you thought you knew about Thoreau—and to leave with practical\, timeless strategies for carving your own unconventional path. \nThis event is part of The Write Connection at Thoreau Farm\, our literary series of programs.
URL:https://www.thoreaualliance.org/event/walden-for-hire/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260420T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260420T150000
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SUMMARY:Concord Block Party 2026
DESCRIPTION:Find us on Main Street!\n\n  \n\nThe parade ends. And the party begins in Concord Center!\nMonday\, April 20th – end of the parade (11:30 ish) to 3 pm\nFree & open to all! Live music. Food trucks. Community booths. Pop-up activities for all ages. \n\nWhat’s happening:\n\nMain Stage – Live performances by the Concord Women’s Chorus\, local bands\, and Town Crier Josh Telepman\nFood Truck Courtyard – Tandoor & Curry\, Bird’s Nest Italian Street Food\, and Whoopie Wagon\, located behind Vanderhoof Hardware\nWright Tavern Beer Garden\nTheatrical & Musical Performances at 51 Walden including the Concord Traveling Players with “A Flurry of Birds”\nCommunity Booths & Pop-Up Activities – Local organizations\, crafts\, games\, and hands-on fun for all ages\nArt for All\, Thoreau Society\, and more bringing Concord’s arts and culture to life\nConcord Museum – Free admission\, colonial encampment and food trucks on-site\nLouisa May Alcott’s Orchard House has special happenings\nBarrow Bookstore Boston Tea Tasting\nand lots more!
URL:https://www.thoreaualliance.org/event/concord-block-party-2026/
LOCATION:Downtown Concord
ORGANIZER;CN="Thoreau Alliance":MAILTO:info@thoreaualliance.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260416T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260416T200000
DTSTAMP:20260525T040437
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SUMMARY:Thoreau Farm Reading Group: "Night and Moonlight"
DESCRIPTION:Spring 2026 Series: Exploring Thoreau’s Essays Together \nOne Thursday per month. One essay per meeting.  \nApril 16: Night and Moonlight\n\nThe essay is available HERE\n\n Register\n\nOther Reading Group sessions:\nMarch 19: A Natural History of Massachusetts\nMay 28: A Walk to Wachusett\nJune 18: Slavery in Massachusetts\n  \nAt Thoreau Farm\, 341 Virginia Road\, Concord\, MA\n6:00 pm – light refreshments\, socializing (and reading the essay\, if you haven’t yet)\n7:00 pm – lively discussion\n \nFREE (suggested donation: $5/session) \nRegistration encouraged\, drop-ins welcome. Essays will be provided digitally to registered participants and some printed copies will be available on-site during the events. \nJoin us at Thoreau Farm for a new monthly reading group exploring the essays of Henry David Thoreau—works originally delivered as public lectures and still deeply relevant today. Each session will center on a selected essay\, inviting lively conversation around Thoreau’s views on nature\, society\, and moral responsibility.  \nThis informal\, community-focused series welcomes readers of all backgrounds—no prior experience with Thoreau necessary. Come each month or drop in as you’re able. Readings will be drawn from The Essays of Henry David Thoreau\, edited by Lewis Hyde\, who may join us for select sessions. \nDiscussions will be led by Richard Smith and Amity Wilczek.  \nDr. Amity Wilczek is an evolutionary ecologist whose role as an educator and researcher has been shaped by attention to place\, history\, and student experience. Her teaching career started at Harvard and Brown before transitioning to Deep Springs College\, where over 10 years she served as Herbert Reich Chair of Natural Sciences\, Academic Dean\, and Vice President. Many of the courses she has offered feature Thoreau’s writings. Her research on plant responses to changing environments has appeared in Science\, Ecology\, and many other journals. Amity currently lives in Concord\, Massachusetts and saunters in Thoreau country at every opportunity. \nRichard Smith is a Public Historian in Concord\, Massachusetts and has been portraying Henry Thoreau for over 20 years. While he spends most of his time (as Thoreau) at Walden Pond\, he also travels a great deal\, and has performed as Thoreau across the country and in Canada. In addition\, Richard has written eleven books (including two about Thoreau) for Applewood Books. \nLet’s walk together through Thoreau’s words and ideas—deliberately and in good company. \n 
URL:https://www.thoreaualliance.org/event/reading-group-april2026/
LOCATION:Thoreau Farm\, 341 Virginia Road\, Concord\, MA\, 01742\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260412T140000
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SUMMARY:Thoreau Documentary: Talk with the Experts
DESCRIPTION:Join leading Thoreau scholars featured in the new documentary for a free public webinar exploring the documentary. \nIn this lively conversation\, the experts who helped shape the film will reflect on the themes introduced in the film\, the historical context surrounding Henry David Thoreau\, and additional insights from the making of the documentary. This is an opportunity to hear directly from the scholars who appear in the film as they unpack the ideas\, landscapes\, and questions that frame the series. \nThe conversation will include time for audience questions. \nFree and open to the public. Registration required. \nKen Burns presents Henry David Thoreau\, a film by Erik Ewers and Christopher Loren Ewers premieres on PBS on March 30 (Episodes 1 and 2) and March 31\, 2026\, at 9:00 p.m. ET (check local listings). \n  \nThis event was recorded on April 12\, 2026. Watch the recording on our YouTube channel. \n 
URL:https://www.thoreaualliance.org/event/doc-talk-april12/
LOCATION:Zoom
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ORGANIZER;CN="Thoreau Alliance":MAILTO:info@thoreaualliance.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260329T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260329T160000
DTSTAMP:20260525T040437
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SUMMARY:Super Cup Fungus Foray with Lawrence Millman
DESCRIPTION:THIS EVENT WAS RESCHEDULED FROM FEBRUARY 15 \n Register\nMycologist and author of Fascinating Fungi of New England\, Fungipedia\, Lawrence Millman\, will be the foray leader on a mushroom identification walk in Hapgood-Wright Forest. \nScheduled this year to NOT conflict with the Super Bowl\, the Super Cup Fungus Foray offers much excitement for those with a sporting spirit. We will be searching not only for super cup fungi\, but also other interesting winter species. The focus will be on ecology and not\, definitely not\, edibility! \n\nAuthor and Arctic explorer Lawrence Millman has written 18 books\, including such titles as Our Like Will Not Be There Again\, Last Places\, Hiking to Siberia\, At the End of the World\, Fascinating Fungi of New England\, Fungipedia\, and Goodbye\, Ice. He is also a contributor to Thoreau Farm’​s book: What Would Henry Do? Volume II. He has visited Henry’s grave more times than he’s visited either his mother’s or his father’s graves. He lives in Cambridge. \n 
URL:https://www.thoreaualliance.org/event/super-cup-fungus-foray-2026-1/
LOCATION:Hapgood-Wright Forest\, Walden Street\, Concord\, MA\, 01742\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260327T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260327T200000
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SUMMARY:POSTPONED - My Wild Life: Peter Alden Shares his Memoir
DESCRIPTION:THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED. NEW DATE TBD. \n \n \nAfter traveling to more than 100 countries in pursuit of rare birds\, Peter Alden has accumulated a lifetime of remarkable stories. Beginning in the 1960s—long before nature travel and birding tourism were widely popular—he led groups of adventurous travelers to remote corners of the globe\, from tented safaris to small-boat expeditions across all seven continents and the seven seas. \nOver the course of his career\, he helped pioneer many of the earliest birding\, wildlife\, and cultural tours\, scouting destinations and designing journeys to places rarely visited by outsiders. Along the way\, he encountered unforgettable landscapes\, extraordinary birds\, and more than a few strange and surprising moments. \nIn this lively talk\, he shares highlights from decades of exploration and introduces his memoir\, filled with the stories\, humor\, and adventures that come from a lifetime spent chasing birds around the world. Attendees will leave with a glimpse into a pioneering era of nature travel—and plenty of tales to enjoy.
URL:https://www.thoreaualliance.org/event/my-wild-life/
LOCATION:Thoreau Farm\, 341 Virginia Road\, Concord\, MA\, 01742\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260319T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260319T200000
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SUMMARY:Thoreau Farm Reading Group: "Natural History of Massachusetts"
DESCRIPTION:Spring 2026 Series: Exploring Thoreau’s Essays Together \nOne Thursday per month. One essay per meeting.  \nMarch 19: Natural History of Massachusetts \n\n Register\n\nOther Reading Group sessions:\nApril 16: Night and Moonlight\nMay 28: A Walk to Wachusett\nJune 18: Slavery in Massachusetts\n  \nAt Thoreau Farm\, 341 Virginia Road\, Concord\, MA\n6:00 pm – light refreshments\, socializing (and reading the essay\, if you haven’t yet)\n7:00 pm – lively discussion\n \nFREE (suggested donation: $5/session) \nRegistration encouraged\, drop-ins welcome. Essays will be provided digitally to registered participants and some printed copies will be available on-site during the events. \nJoin us at Thoreau Farm for a new monthly reading group exploring the essays of Henry David Thoreau—works originally delivered as public lectures and still deeply relevant today. Each session will center on a selected essay\, inviting lively conversation around Thoreau’s views on nature\, society\, and moral responsibility.  \nThis informal\, community-focused series welcomes readers of all backgrounds—no prior experience with Thoreau necessary. Come each month or drop in as you’re able. Readings will be drawn from The Essays of Henry David Thoreau\, edited by Lewis Hyde\, who may join us for select sessions. \nDiscussions will be led by Richard Smith and Amity Wilczek.  \nDr. Amity Wilczek is an evolutionary ecologist whose role as an educator and researcher has been shaped by attention to place\, history\, and student experience. Her teaching career started at Harvard and Brown before transitioning to Deep Springs College\, where over 10 years she served as Herbert Reich Chair of Natural Sciences\, Academic Dean\, and Vice President. Many of the courses she has offered feature Thoreau’s writings. Her research on plant responses to changing environments has appeared in Science\, Ecology\, and many other journals. Amity currently lives in Concord\, Massachusetts and saunters in Thoreau country at every opportunity. \nRichard Smith is a Public Historian in Concord\, Massachusetts and has been portraying Henry Thoreau for over 20 years. While he spends most of his time (as Thoreau) at Walden Pond\, he also travels a great deal\, and has performed as Thoreau across the country and in Canada. In addition\, Richard has written eleven books (including two about Thoreau) for Applewood Books. \nLet’s walk together through Thoreau’s words and ideas—deliberately and in good company. \n 
URL:https://www.thoreaualliance.org/event/reading-group-march2026/
LOCATION:Thoreau Farm\, 341 Virginia Road\, Concord\, MA\, 01742\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260308T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260308T150000
DTSTAMP:20260525T040437
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SUMMARY:Wildness: Lydia Willsky-Ciollo in conversation with Richard Higgins
DESCRIPTION:Register to Attend In-Person\nIn Wildness: Henry David Thoreau and the Making of an American Theology\, Lydia Willsky-Ciollo reintroduces Henry David Thoreau as a thinker whose spiritual vision emerged through lived experience of the natural world. From his years after college through his time at Walden Pond\, Thoreau developed a theology rooted not in doctrine but in wildness itself—shaped by walking\, observing\, and his daily work as a surveyor. \nIn conversation with Richard Higgins\, Willsky-Ciollo explores how Thoreau’s theology reflects enduring American tensions between wilderness and civilization\, progress and tradition\, individual and society. At the heart of this discussion is Thoreau’s invitation to readers: theology is an active\, unfinished practice\, and the work of interpreting the sacred in the wild belongs to us all. \nThis event will also be available online. To attend virtually\, please Register on Zoom \n Register to Attend Online\n\nThis event is part of The Write Connection at Thoreau Farm\, our literary series of programs.
URL:https://www.thoreaualliance.org/event/wildness/
LOCATION:Thoreau Farm\, 341 Virginia Road\, Concord\, MA\, 01742\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260301
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260401
DTSTAMP:20260525T040437
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SUMMARY:Thoreau Alliance 2026 Online Auction
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our annual online auction\, taking place March 1–31\, 2026\, and bid on an exciting array of fun\, unique\, and one-of-a-kind items—all while supporting two mission-driven organizations. \nEach year\, we bring together extraordinary experiences and exclusive offerings generously donated by our community partners. Past contributors have included the Museum of American Bird Art\, Mount Vernon\, the Worcester Red Sox\, Gropius House (part of Historic New England)\, and Arrowhead\, the historic home of Herman Melville. From cultural experiences and historic tours to sports packages and special-access opportunities\, there’s something for everyone. \nProceeds from the auction directly support the shared mission of the Thoreau Society and Thoreau Farm. Funds raised help advance cutting-edge scholarship\, preserve the birthplace of Henry David Thoreau\, provide educational programs throughout the year\, and inspire all to engage deeply with Thoreau’s enduring legacy. \nDonations are welcome at any time. If you would like to contribute an item—or suggest one for this year’s auction—please email info@thoreaualliance.org. \nMark your calendar and get ready to bid for a cause this March! \nSpecial thanks to our auction sponsor The Writings of Henry David Thoreau (Princeton Edition)! \n \n \nLook for items from:
URL:https://www.thoreaualliance.org/event/thoreau-alliance-online-auction/
LOCATION:MA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260215T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260215T160000
DTSTAMP:20260525T040437
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SUMMARY:Super Cup Fungus Foray with Larry Millman
DESCRIPTION:THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED TO MARCH 29 \n Learn More and Register\nMycologist and author of Fascinating Fungi of New England\, Fungipedia\, Lawrence Millman\, will be the foray leader on a mushroom identification walk in Hapgood-Wright Forest. \nScheduled this year to NOT conflict with the Super Bowl\, the Super Cup Fungus Foray offers much excitement for those with a sporting spirit. We will be searching not only for super cup fungi\, but also other interesting winter species. The focus will be on ecology and not\, definitely not\, edibility! \n\nAuthor and Arctic explorer Lawrence Millman has written 18 books\, including such titles as Our Like Will Not Be There Again\, Last Places\, Hiking to Siberia\, At the End of the World\, Fascinating Fungi of New England\, Fungipedia\, and Goodbye\, Ice. He is also a contributor to Thoreau Farm’​s book: What Would Henry Do? Volume II. He has visited Henry’s grave more times than he’s visited either his mother’s or his father’s graves. He lives in Cambridge. \n 
URL:https://www.thoreaualliance.org/event/super-cup-fungus-foray-2026/
LOCATION:Hapgood-Wright Forest\, Walden Street\, Concord\, MA\, 01742\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Great Black Swamp: A Conversation with Patrick Wensink
DESCRIPTION:Register\n\nIn the summer of 2014\, Lake Erie’s western basin turned a shocking\, toxic green—an ecological disaster that threatened the drinking water of nearly 400\,000 Ohio residents. How did it happen\, and why does the answer lead back to a forgotten landscape most Americans have never heard of? \n\nJoin author Patrick Wensink on Zoom for a lively and deeply personal conversation about his book Great Black Swamp: Toxic Algae\, Toxic Relationships\, and the Most Interesting Place in America That Nobody’s Ever Heard Of. Blending environmental reporting\, Midwestern history\, and memoir\, Wensink traces the roots of today’s global algae crisis to the drained wetlands of northwest Ohio and Indiana—once a vast\, malaria-ridden ecosystem known as the Great Black Swamp.\n\nAs Wensink revisits his childhood home\, he explores industrial agriculture\, climate change\, American history\, and the scientists working on hopeful ecological interventions\, all while reckoning with his own past\, including a failing marriage and complicated personal relationships. The result is a surprising\, funny\, and urgent story about how landscapes shape people—and how damaged places might still point the way forward.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \nPatrick Wensink is the author of five books\, including the bestseller Broken Piano for President. His journalism appears in the New York Times\, Esquire\, Salon\, Men’s Health\, Oxford American and others. He is a professor of Creative Writing and directs the Mountain Heritage Literary Festival at Lincoln Memorial University. He was born and raised in Deshler\, Ohio. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe event will include a reading\, conversation\, and audience Q&A. Registration required.\n\n\nThis event is part of The Write Connection at Thoreau Farm\, our literary series of programs.
URL:https://www.thoreaualliance.org/event/the-great-black-swamp/
LOCATION:Zoom
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SUMMARY:Turning to Stone: Marcia Bjornerud in conversation with Robert Thorson
DESCRIPTION:Register\n  \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nJoin us for an evening with geologist and acclaimed author Marcia Bjornerud\, in conversation with Robert Thorson\, celebrating Bjornerud’s award-winning book Turning to Stone\, winner of the 2025 John Burroughs Medal for Natural History Writing. \nPraised by Elizabeth Kolbert as “a beautiful book—at once intimate and sweeping\, informative and moving\,” Turning to Stone invites readers to rethink their relationship with the Earth beneath their feet. Our planet\, Bjornerud reminds us\, is vibrantly alive—constantly reinventing itself over more than four billion years—and rocks preserve the record of those vast experiments in time.\n\nDespite their reputation for stillness\, rocks lead eventful lives that intersect with our own in surprising and essential ways. From sandstone aquifers that purify our drinking water to basalt formations that quietly regulate global climate\, stone is the hidden infrastructure that keeps Earth functioning. Learning to read this “language of rocks” can deepen our understanding of place\, time\, and responsibility on a changing planet.\n\nIn conversation\, Bjornerud and Thorson will explore the ideas at the heart of Turning to Stone\, weaving together science\, story\, and personal experience. Bjornerud will reflect on her journey from a rural Wisconsin childhood to a life studying mountains in remote corners of the world\, and on the remarkable period of discovery that has transformed the geosciences in her lifetime. \n\nMarcia Bjornerud is a professor of Environmental Studies and Geosciences at Lawrence University. She is a contributing writer to The New Yorker\, Wired\, The Wall Street Journal\, and the Los Angeles Times and the author of Reading the Rocks\, Timefulness\, and Geopedia.\n\nRobert Thorson  is a Midwestern native turned Northwestern geologist turned Northeastern academic who commutes to work on a woodland trail.  He’s a Professor of Earth Sciences at the University of Connecticut where he teaches Honors Core courses\, advanced geoscience\, and science communication.  His scholarship bridges the intellectual apartheid between STEM science and the humanities.\n\n\nThis event is part of The Write Connection at Thoreau Farm\, our literary series of programs. \n\n\n 
URL:https://www.thoreaualliance.org/event/turning-to-stone/
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