Adam M. Sowards — Taking Bearings

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Adam M. Sowards

Skagit Valley

Seeds

Seeds

"Seeds," Stonecoast Review, Issue No. 15 (Summer 2021): 118-24. But the flowers I remember most were Sweet Williams. In my memory, as vivid as today’s sun even though it happened nearly four decades ago, Granddaddy cut them near the ground and handed me the bunch. Following his

The Lessons of Redwood Summer

"The lessons of Redwood Summer, thirty years later," High Country News (September 29, 2020). The lessons of Redwood Summer, thirty years later - High Country NewsA summer of protest ultimately marked a turning point in environmental activism.High Country NewsAdam M. Sowards

An Evolving Idea

"An Evolving Idea: Perils and Promise of the Federal Landscape," Desert Report (September 2020): 8-11, 21. AN EVOLVING IDEAView all posts by Desert Report

Fighting Kennecott from the Supervisor's Office

"Fighting Kennecott from the Supervisor's Office: Harold Chriswell, the Wilderness Act, and Independence in the North Cascades," Forest History Today (Spring/Fall 2020): 26-33.

Floating through the Parks

Floating through the Parks

"Floating through the Parks," Montana Mouthful, "The Great Outdoors," Volume 3, Issue 2 [2020], 9-11. With the ridge rising beyond and the lake pooling below, I thought myself standing in a classic scene, part of a park diorama. I felt the requisite awe and humility while

No Sacrifices of the Public Interest in Times of Emergency

"No Sacrifices of the Public Interest in Times of Emergency," The Revelator (May 6, 2020). No Sacrifices of the Public Interest in Times of Emergency • The RevelatorThe Trump administration continues to strip away environmental protections in the pandemic. History shows that the people can fight back — and win.

An Open Pit Visible from the Moon

An Open Pit Visible from the Moon

An Open Pit Visible from the Moon: The Wilderness Act and the Fight to Protect Miners Ridge and the Public Interest. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2020. Publisher's Site Winner of the 2021 Hal K. Rothman Prize from the Western History Association for the best western environmental history