The Humanist, January 1st, 1997
Efforts to preserve Walden Pond in Massachusetts because of its literary importance are at a crossroads as two groups differ over how the preservation should be done. Author Henry David Thoreau spent a period of time from 1846-47 at the pond writing and meditating with nature.
Walden Pond in Lincoln and Concord, Massachussets - a worldwide symbol of the conservation movement - has become a battleground for often-angry opposing environmental-action groups. Some seek to preserve It as a "sanctuary," accessible only to walkers, while others desire to maintain its current recreational uses for sw...
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