Adam M. Sowards

Five years ago, Congress overwhelmingly passed, and President Trump signed into law, the Great American Outdoors Act which was the most significant land conservation and outdoor recreation bill in half a century. (1/4)

A Long Day on the Road: Taking Bearings (The Field Trip) by Adam M. Sowards - Issue #15 Traveling across the land, triggering the mind.

I've discounted my newsletter's paid subscriptions by 30% all month (until Aug. 15) to mark its 3 years! 🎂 I'm also digging in the archives to share essays.

I've been planning a road trip for next month in similar places to this report about one from 2019.
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We’re in syllabus creation season, so here’s your periodic reminder that, if you assign one of my books, I’ll gladly zoom in to speak to your class for an hour (happy either to deliver a formal presentation or hold casual conversation with students). DM if interested!

Shocked and Wondering about Wildlife Recent trends and the need for imagination

My newsletter is 3 years old 🔥; I'm taking 30% off this month if you sign up💲(www.adamsowards.net/anniversary-...) . I'm also sharing essays from my archive to showcase the range of topics I cover.

🦢This one is about #wildlife & the importance of imagination.🦌

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Sooooooo excited to host #ParkChat this week! Expect lots of #allpubliclandsmatter questions and pictures. 🤠 #FindYourPark

One week left to apply for this tenured #envhist job!

Pressing Apples--and Our Luck A report on making cider and thinking community

🎊Grateful to all who have taken advantage of this month's 30% off paid subscriptions to my newsletter to mark 3 years of writing ✒️ it. I've been sharing essays from the archives. 💥

Today, I'm off to a family event, reminding me of this one. 🍎

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Standing against Racism in Wartime How Rupert Trimmingham inspired democracy's best

The 30% off subscriptions is still happening--& my sharing from the archives is, too. Happy 3 years!

This week's essay was on #WWII, so I thought I'd share another from those years. A bit out of typical range for the newsletter but still fascinating (I think).

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I agree with much of what's in this post but nonetheless it kind of irritates me. It is long past time to stop talking about this in abstract, neutral terms, as though simple truth vs. falsehood is the relevant distinction. That just elides the real problem ...

Earth Versed: 10 New Poetry Books About Our Relationship With Nature • The Revelator From a collection set in a landfill to an author’s cultural exploration of a critically endangered species, these books celebrate Earth and mourn its destruction.

Earth Versed: 10 New Poetry Books About Our Relationship With Nature -- by me @therevelator.org featuring @mahaila.bsky.social @maidervang.bsky.social @monaarshiwrites.bsky.social @karenmccarthywoolf.bsky.social @whitneyhanson.bsky.social @mariaschrater.bsky.social therevelator.org/environmenta...

A Walk in the Park Thinking about place and changing economies at Cama Beach

30% off paid subscriptions (link above) for my newsletter (through Aug. 15) for its 3rd anniversary, so all month I'm sharing archival essays.

Most are short #history lessons; some, like this one, report on local field trips where the history lives on the land.

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I think many or most of the political crises we face are a result of governments and politicians being insulated from majorities. There are simply too many ways to avoid being responsive--or accountable.

This was great fun and informative, @careyontravels.bsky.social. Thanks so much!

A11: #ParkChat Have good coffee ☕ and get an early start!

A10: #ParkChat I have a memory of Badlands 30 years ago. I aim to add more stargazing memories soon!

Stunning! #parkchat

Fremont River valley as morning light hits it, shadows still present, red rock in background.

A9: #ParkChat I need to do this very thing more often. I had a wonderful hike at Cohab Canyon in Capitol Reef.

This is a fantastic shot. #parkchat

A6: #ParkChat Adjust distances and timing. Choose shorter hikes when timing demands it.

Popular either way--but wouldn't have been if that mine had gone in! #parkchat

happy dog on the beach with mouth open

stretch of ocean beach

A5: #parkchat My late dog loved walking on this beach at Olympic NP.

Coulda been in the park! #parkchat

Small brown pool in desert

A4 #ParkChat. Not at The Tanks in Capitol Reef. 😅

A question for someone else; I've never tried! #parkchat

mountains background, forest midground, lake foreground

A3 #parkchat Glacier's always a treat.

(Don't know why that image posted twice.)

small waterfall with trees criss-crossed, ferns and moss galore

small waterfall, logs crisscrossed, ferns and moss galore

A1 #ParkChat North Cascades is close to us. This is from the Panther Creek trail.

Looking forward to this from the Skagit Valley (WA). #ParkChat

Starting the National Parks Thinking about purposes and original language

Two more weeks of 30% off 💸 paid newsletter subscriptions and daily trips ⛏️ to the archives.

Check out this one where I muse about originalism in #NationalPark legislation.

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Respites in War National parks in World War II

Going through issues of National Parks Magazine from the 1940s for research, I noticed several headlines about the army. So I dug into that for this week's essay. Good stories.

(More to be said about the war & the parks, of course.)

#nationalparks #parkchat

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