Register to Attend Before 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, […]
Register to Attend in Person This program will also be available streaming online. Register to Attend Virtually Leading Thoreau scholars discuss the recent Henry David Thoreau documentary. In this […]
Join leading Thoreau scholars featured in the new documentary for a free public webinar exploring the documentary. In this lively conversation, the experts who helped shape the film will reflect […]
Spring 2026 Series: Exploring Thoreau’s Essays Together One Thursday per month. One essay per meeting. May 28: A Walk to Wachusett Register Other Reading Group sessions: April 16: Night and […]
Register to Attend in Person This program will also be available streaming online. Register to Attend Virtually Join leading Thoreau scholars featured in the new documentary for a free […]
*Rescheduled from April 26 Register An all-levels presentation on wetlands ecology followed by a guided walk with OARS’ wetlands scientist, Ingeborg Hegemann, and Concord Land Conservation Trust’s Manager of […]
Register Join leading Thoreau scholars featured in the new documentary for a free public webinar exploring the documentary. In this lively conversation, the experts who helped shape the film will […]
Register to Attend The Thoreau Alliance announces that Ross Gay is the winner of the 2026 Henry David Thoreau Prize for Literary Excellence in Nature Writing. On June 14, […]
Spring 2026 Series: Exploring Thoreau’s Essays Together One Thursday per month. One essay per meeting. June 18: Slavery in Massachusetts Register Other Reading Group sessions: April 16: Night and Moonlight […]
“Nature is but another name for health,” Thoreau wrote in “Huckleberries,” an essay he left unpublished at his death at age 44 from tuberculosis. Thoreau celebrated health even as he […]
Meet and socialize with over 20 authors of classic and current books on Thoreau and Transcendentalism. Members and friends sell and sign their books during this active social […]
Fall 2026 Series: Exploring Thoreau’s Essays Together One Thursday per month. One reading per meeting. September 8: "Where I lived and What I Lived For" from Walden. Download Reading. Register […]
