Help the Thoreau Farm Trust

Preserve the Thoreau Birthplace

Thanks to the help of Thoreau enthusiasts everywhere, the Trust has raised $920,000 for the restoration of the Henry David Thoreau birthplace! But we need to raise another $30,000 to complete the project. Please help us reach our goal -- gifts of all size are welcome, and every gift makes a difference.
Make a tax-deductible contribution today!

Thoreau Birthplace Restoration

Nearly Complete

Work at the Thoreau birthplace is moving along quickly, and the Trust will open the house to the public in the spring as planned. In recent weeks, our architect installed the restored front door and surround. Take a look here...

Thoreau Birthplace Launches

"Going Green" Effort

Restoring and rehabilitating the Thoreau birth house in a way befitting the father of the environmental movement is a priority for the Trust. We are making every effort to integrate green materials and technologies into the project while maintaining the historic integrity of the ca. 1730 building. Learn more about our efforts here...

Bill McKibben

Joins Trust

The Thoreau Farm Trust is pleased to welcome Bill McKibben, well-known environmentalist and writer, as an honorary member of our Board of Directors.

Robert Pinsky

chairs Thoreau

birthplace

campaign,

speaks at event

The Thoreau Farm Trust's ambitious effort to save and restore the Thoreau birthplace received a major boost with a visit and presentation by poet Robert Pinsky. Thrice named the U.S. Poet Laureate, Pinsky, who serves as honorary chair of the Trust's campaign to preserve the birthplace, spoke to an admiring audience at Concord Academy on a recent Sunday afternoon. Read more...