Adam M. Sowards

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#Writer, #historian, & (former) professor. Curious about #place, #environment, #history, and #democracy.

Author of Taking Bearings weekly newsletter, a bunch of books, and various articles, #essays, and the like--often about #PublicLands, #conservation, and #wilderness.

In and of the #PNW.

#nonfiction #creativenonfiction #cnf #naturewriting #environmentalwriting

Websitehttps://www.adamsowards.net
Newsletterhttps://www.adamsowards.net
LocationSkagit Valley
Adam M. SowardsAug 17, 2023
I enjoyed this one more than I expected. Read my latest #newsletter about Frederick Law Olmsted.
Show threadAdam M. SowardsAug 10, 2023
A photo for a taste of it.
Adam M. SowardsJul 7, 2023

This week I wrote about Spencer Baird of the Smithsonian and his work as US Fish Commissioner.

https://tinyurl.com/25z3dfsb

Spencer Fullerton Baird and Government Science

How a 19th-century Scientist Got Us on One Path Fisheries Smithsonian

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Adam M. SowardsJun 22, 2023

My latest #newsletter is about a novel of #conservation that takes place in an #Idaho #forest around the 1910 fires.

https://adamsowards.substack.com/p/transformations-in-the-forest

Transformations in the Forest

Strangers in the Forest, a Novel from the 1950s Set in Northern Idaho, Tells a Story of Conservation carol ryrie brink forests

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Adam M. SowardsJun 15, 2023
I've posted my latest #newsletter. I like this one more than some others. I hope you might consider reading about my trip to a #fire #lookout in a #PNW #Forest
https://adamsowards.substack.com/p/atop-a-mountain-looking-out
Atop a Mountain, Looking Out

A Walk to Carpenter Mountain Fire Lookout williamette national forest

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Adam M. SowardsMar 28, 2023
Heading to the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma today for this event. If you are in the area and interested in #history, #nature, #creativenonfiction #cnf, I hope to see you there.
Adam M. SowardsMar 16, 2023
Returned to #PublicLands for this week's newsletter, but I set my sights on the East. You might enjoy checking it out.
https://adamsowards.substack.com/p/are-eastern-federal-lands-exceptional
Are Eastern Federal Lands Exceptional?

Adding Eastern National Forests and Parks to the Public Land System

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Adam M. SowardsMar 9, 2023

This week, I wrote about my time in the Frank Church #wilderness and, more generally, what getting outside our comfort zones can do.

I hope you'll read and let me know what you think.

https://adamsowards.substack.com/p/the-frank-ness-of-comfort-zones

The Frank-ness of Comfort Zones

On the value of being uncomfortable.

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Adam M. SowardsMar 1, 2023
Close encounter with an #eagle today in the #PNW #SkagitValley.
Adam M. SowardsFeb 26, 2023
#SilentSunday