Making America's Public Lands
Making America's Public Lands: The Contested History of Conservation on Federal Lands. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2022.
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An Evolving Idea
"An Evolving Idea: Perils and Promise of the Federal Landscape," Desert Report (September 2020): 8-11, 21.
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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
It's Time to Revisit an Old Way to Resolve Public Land Fights
"It's time to revisit an old way to resolve public land fights," High Country News (February 26, 2019).
It’s time to revisit an old way to resolve public land fights - High Country NewsCommissions offer a way to navigate thorny policy questions and find consensus.
America's National Parks Were Never Wild and Untouched
"America's National Parks Were Never Wild and Untouched: Montana's Emblematic Glacier National Park Reveals the Impact of Human History and Culture," Zócalo Public Square (June 11, 2018).
America’s National Parks Were Never Wild and Untouched | Essay | Zócalo Public SquareIn 1872, Congress created the
Sometimes, It Takes a Table
“Sometimes, It Takes a Table,” Environmental History 23, no. 1 (January 2018): 143-51.
In latest skirmish of western land wars, Congress supports mining and ranching
Adam M. Sowards, University of Idaho
[Originally published at The Conversation]
Republicans in Congress are enthusiastically using the Congressional Review Act to overturn regulations finalized during the last weeks of the Obama administration. One measure on their list is the Bureau of Land Management’s new Planning 2.0 rule,