Adam M. Sowards — Taking Bearings

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Adam M. Sowards

Skagit Valley

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

Passenger Pigeons, Democracy, and a Future to Seize

Martha, the last passenger pigeon, died in the Cincinnati Zoo in 1914. Forty-three years later, in 1947, a monument memorialized the extinct pigeons in Wyalusing State Park in Wisconsin at the confluence of the Mississippi and Wisconsin Rivers, just south of Prairie du Chien. The state’s most famous conservationist,

Boeing's History Reveals Connections and Disconnections

"Boeing's history reveals connections and disconnections in the West's economy," High Country News (February 18, 2020). Boeing’s history reveals connections and disconnections in the West’s economy - High Country NewsThe placelessness of corporations today can imperil communities.High Country NewsAdam M. Sowards

NEPA Transformed Federal Land Management

"NEPA transformed federal land management — and has fallen short," High Country News (December 6, 2019). NEPA transformed federal land management — and has fallen short - High Country NewsA look back at the ground-breaking legislation on its 50th anniversary.High Country NewsAdam M. Sowards

Economic Giants Drive Income Inequality

"Economic giants drive income inequality in a second Gilded Age," High Country News (November 27, 2019). Economic giants drive income inequality in a second Gilded Age - High Country NewsCan we look to history for reform ideas in the age of big tech robber barons?High Country NewsAdam

The Man Who Tried to Claim the Grand Canyon

"The Man Who Tried to Claim the Grand Canyon," JSTOR Daily (July 31, 2019). The Man Who Tried to Claim the Grand Canyon - JSTOR DailyRalph H. Cameron staked mining claims around the Grand Canyon, seeking to privatize it. When the federal government fought back, he ran for

Renegotiating the Columbia River Treaty

"Renegotiating the Columbia River Treaty, six decades later," High Country News (July 6, 2019). Renegotiating the Columbia River Treaty, six decades later - High Country NewsHow will bolstered support for tribal sovereignty and the environment change the U.S.-Canada agreement?High Country NewsAdam M. Sowards