Adam M. Sowards — Taking Bearings

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Adam M. Sowards

Skagit Valley

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

Stones in a Stream

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.

William O. Douglas (1898-1980)

"William O. Douglas (1898-1980)," Oregon Encyclopedia (September 2022). William O. Douglas (1898-1980)Although he hailed from the State of Washington, William O. Douglas represented the greater Pacific Northwest on the national stage as a U.S. Supreme Court ass…The Oregon Encyclopedia LogoAdam M. Sowards