Writer & historian.
Words all over. Usually about "the environment."
Rooted in the Pacific Northwest.
https://www.adamsowards.net/
Adam M. Sowards
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Q8. #ParkChat Trails in parks can take you from one place to another, transitioning into what seems like another world. What's a favorite trail that takes you to another world?
Adam M. Sowards
The court order is a reminder that this assault on our historic sites is not inevitable, that it can be challenged, and that the institutions designed to constrain executive power have not entirely collapsed. #NationalParks #CivilWarMemory #publichistory 🗃️
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Q9. #ParkChat Some park entrances feel like a sharp change. What is a park entrance that really feels like a transition from one place to another?
Q4. #ParkChat Some parks encompass very clear transitions from one ecosystem to another. What's one of your favorite places to see two landscapes abutti ng?
Q5. #ParkChat Some parks also are adjacent to another type of land designation--private property, Forest Service, Tribal, etc. Where is a place where that change is especially apparent and what does it reveal?
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Q7. #ParkChat Parks can represent two historical moments, marking key transitions of time. What's a favorite park that represents a significant historical transition?
In writing this week's essay, I was reminded why it is such a joy to read primary sources. Not because they are perfect, but because they open a door on a different world. I enjoyed seeing Yellowstone through Nathaniel Langford's 1870 eyes. www.adamsowards.net/the-mythic-n...
Q6. #ParkChat Consider a park that is itself in dramatic transition--such as after a fire or flood. What have you noticed or learned from seeing a transition in action?
Q10. #ParkChat Sometimes a park visit creates a transition in your own life--you are not the same person afterward. Can you relate a park visit that changed you?
A federal judge just reminded the Trump administration that history isn't his to rewrite.
This month I feature @miskoaki.bsky.social @leylandcecco.bsky.social @theguardian.com @adamsowards.net @the-goose-media.bsky.social, and more!
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Dr. Jessica M. DeWitt
Our editor-in-chief, @jessicamdewitt.bsky.social, is back with her picks for environmental history worth reading (and watching) from May!
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Find mystery sea creatures, orphan wells, and disappearing aquifers in the latest list of environmental history worth reading from Jessica DeWitt.
