These days, with long gaps between recording projects, Don is known equally as an "eco-guy", a champion of all things environmental, and as a musician. While Don supports many causes with his checkbook, he has lent his celebrity to a few and it is those that we will highlight here.

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Don is probably best known for his work with the Walden Woods Project. The Project's mission is to  preserve endangered sites within the Walden Woods ecosystem and to educate people on land-preservation issues. In order to complete this mission, Don has made the media aware of the goals of the project, has raised millions of dollars and has given countless interviews. Two products of his efforts (both created to raise money and awareness) are the celebrity Eagles tribute album Common Thread and Heaven is Under Our Feet, a collection of environmental essays.  

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The Thoreau Institute is a logical extension of Don's work with the WWP. The Thoreau Institute is an academic entity which is designed to support the study of Henry David Thoreau, his work and his ideas. The center is home to the Henley library and provides programs designed to aid teachers in passing on HDT to their students. The Thoreau Institute has also jumped on the Distance Learning bandwagon and is seeking to connect classrooms and scholars around the world via the Internet and teleconferencing.

The Caddo Lake Institute

The CLI's website has extensive information.

View our photos of Caddo Lake

Caddo Lake is a special place for Don. Located just a hop, skip and a jump from where he grew up, this swampy, Spanish moss draped series of lakes and bayous is a magical place. Don is seeking to help preserve it and to create awareness about the specialness of wetlands. The Caddo Lake Scholars Program (which we think has grown into the Institute) was designed for local universities and high schools to implement wetlands education into their curriculum.

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