Adam M. Sowards — Taking Bearings

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Hells Canyon

"Hells Canyon," Oregon Encyclopedia (August 2023). Hells CanyonAs the country’s deepest canyon, at 7,993 feet, Hells Canyon is a place of superlatives rooted in its remoteness. It is a place where people can hike, raft, an…The Oregon Encyclopedia LogoAdam M. Sowards

When We Overcame Political Division

"Reckoning with History: When we overcame political division," High Country News (October 5, 2018). Reckoning with History: When we overcame political division - High Country News50 years ago, a functional Congress enacted four important conservation bills.High Country NewsAdam M. Sowards

Instituting Water Research

Instituting Water Research

With Brynn M. Lacabanne, "Instituting Water Research: The Water Resources Research Act (1964) and the Idaho Water Resources Research Institute," Water History 9, no. 3 (September 2017): 295–316. Instituting water research: the Water Resources Research Act (1964) and the Idaho Water Resources Research Institute - Water HistoryIn