An Evolving Land Philosophy
How did American ideals about land evolve in the 19th century?
Adam M. Sowards
A Journey without End
Returning to campus, thinking about journeys.
Creating a Space for Living
A 1944 novel imagines social transformation through dams
The Untrammeled Beach
Some anecdotes about origins
How the U.S. came to protect the natural world
"How the U.S. came to protect the natural world — and exploit it at the same time," Los Angeles Times (September 25, 2022). (Print version titled: "Our troubled history as stewards of public lands.")
Op-Ed: How the U.S. came to protect the natural world
Mapping Home, Tracing Change
What archival maps show about where I grew up.
Stones in a Stream
"Stones in a Stream," Talking River Review, Issue 53 (Fall 2022): 125,
The stones of my memory, and in my life, cannot be avoided any more than rain can avoid rivers. They take up space. They force action. No, they demand reaction. They do not interact, they impose.