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(left to right, above: Thoreau; Walden, or Life in the Woods by Thoreau; Walden Pond State Reservation)

//"Every creature is better alive than dead, men and moose and pine trees, and he who understands it aright will rather preserve its life than destroy it."// -Thoreau
=**Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862)**= -Writer, philosopher, naturalist -One of first Americans who called attention to environmental preservation -Called for a connection between humans and nature -Lived at Walden Pond in Massachusetts from July 1845 to September 1847, where he found the idea to write his book //Walden//, which helped inspire respect and awareness for the environment -Now Walden Pond is a National Historic Landmark and is considered the birthplace of the conservation movement

**Inspired:**
-“The Walden Woods Project” - a nonprofit organization committed to preserving the land, literature, and legacy of Henry David Thoreau through conservation, education, research and advocacy -The Thoreau Institute - focuses on Henry David Thoreau’s literary achievements, philosophy and his influence on the environmental and social movements of the 20th and 21st centuries -Walden Pond State Reservation (Massachusetts) - includes 462 acres of protected open space so that visitors from near and far may come to experience the pond that inspired Thoreau

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Author: Kelsey Parkinson