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The environment is on everyone's mindthese days and World Wide Waldens is a great way to help students take action now and develop environmental ethics to last a lifetime. As Thoreau said, "What is the use of a house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to put it on."

  • Learn more about the World Wide Waldens program.
  • Teachers and club advisors, register your class or group for this year's program.

- Program starts: March 2008.
- Check calendar for full schedule of events


Three countries, one world. Waldens everywhere. Listen to students in Chile, Pakistan, and the United States talk about their environmental ethics and stewardship issues in their countries.
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Ask an Expert: Read the responses to your questions for Ed Begley, Jr.

Ask an Expert: Read  Bill McKibben's replies to your questions about climate change and what you can do about it.
Project Gallery: See what these students are doing to save the Chesapeake Bay.

Henry's Journal: Check out Thoreau's most famous environmental essay, "Walking," in Thoroughly Thoreau Chapter 1 and Chapter 2.

Quick Poll: 75% of respondents to the last poll always or usually recycle.

Quick Poll: Answer the new question about the consequences of climate change.

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"I learned this, at least, by my experiment, that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours."

Henry David Thoreau, Walden