Adam M. Sowards
@adamsowards.net
Writer & historian.
Words all over. Usually about "the environment."
Rooted in the Pacific Northwest.
https://www.adamsowards.net/
Words all over. Usually about "the environment."
Rooted in the Pacific Northwest.
https://www.adamsowards.net/
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New Masters in Public Environmental Humanities starts Fall 2026 in Stavanger.
Registration for students from outside of EU is open now, with deadline Nov 30. So jump on it!
Need more info? We have an online session coming up Friday, Nov 21. See 👇
www.uis.no/en/studies/t...
#envhum #environment
Registration for students from outside of EU is open now, with deadline Nov 30. So jump on it!
Need more info? We have an online session coming up Friday, Nov 21. See 👇
www.uis.no/en/studies/t...
#envhum #environment
November 19, 2025 at 10:26 PM
New Masters in Public Environmental Humanities starts Fall 2026 in Stavanger.
Registration for students from outside of EU is open now, with deadline Nov 30. So jump on it!
Need more info? We have an online session coming up Friday, Nov 21. See 👇
www.uis.no/en/studies/t...
#envhum #environment
Registration for students from outside of EU is open now, with deadline Nov 30. So jump on it!
Need more info? We have an online session coming up Friday, Nov 21. See 👇
www.uis.no/en/studies/t...
#envhum #environment
After three weeks on the road and some disruption to my weekly writings, I'm back on track and trying to process some of what I saw. Here's this week's Taking Bearings essay, reflecting on quiet moments and what's really at the center.
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At the Center, or Not
Notes on perspective from Sequoia National Park
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November 12, 2025 at 11:35 PM
After three weeks on the road and some disruption to my weekly writings, I'm back on track and trying to process some of what I saw. Here's this week's Taking Bearings essay, reflecting on quiet moments and what's really at the center.
www.adamsowards.net/at-the-cente...
www.adamsowards.net/at-the-cente...
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1/n
Radical hypothesis:
If you're a reporter or even a columnist (umbrella 'journalist' camp), generally *least* useful thing you can do with your time and platform is tell political parties what their "messaging" should be.
-Reporters have the privilege of seeing things other people can't ...
Radical hypothesis:
If you're a reporter or even a columnist (umbrella 'journalist' camp), generally *least* useful thing you can do with your time and platform is tell political parties what their "messaging" should be.
-Reporters have the privilege of seeing things other people can't ...
November 3, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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Radical hypothesis:
If you're a reporter or even a columnist (umbrella 'journalist' camp), generally *least* useful thing you can do with your time and platform is tell political parties what their "messaging" should be.
-Reporters have the privilege of seeing things other people can't ...
Radical hypothesis:
If you're a reporter or even a columnist (umbrella 'journalist' camp), generally *least* useful thing you can do with your time and platform is tell political parties what their "messaging" should be.
-Reporters have the privilege of seeing things other people can't ...
Redwood National and State Parks offer a little bit of everything. Although it was sunny all day, everything was damp!
November 3, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Redwood National and State Parks offer a little bit of everything. Although it was sunny all day, everything was damp!
Point Reyes National Seashore
is pretty special. I only got a taste but look forward to another trip (not during a shutdown).
is pretty special. I only got a taste but look forward to another trip (not during a shutdown).
November 1, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Point Reyes National Seashore
is pretty special. I only got a taste but look forward to another trip (not during a shutdown).
is pretty special. I only got a taste but look forward to another trip (not during a shutdown).
I have found Yosemite to be jaw-dropping, a scale that has to be experienced to be understood.
October 30, 2025 at 12:14 AM
I have found Yosemite to be jaw-dropping, a scale that has to be experienced to be understood.
Kings Canyon National Park this afternoon, touched with autumn.
October 28, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Kings Canyon National Park this afternoon, touched with autumn.
Moro Rock in Sequoia National Park. Yesterday, a weekend, it was swamped. And clouds were thick enough I couldn't see the top. This morning, I arrived at the top, after 350 steps, to have it entirely to myself.
October 27, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Moro Rock in Sequoia National Park. Yesterday, a weekend, it was swamped. And clouds were thick enough I couldn't see the top. This morning, I arrived at the top, after 350 steps, to have it entirely to myself.
Found my way to Sequoia National Park today. Quite a place!
October 27, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Found my way to Sequoia National Park today. Quite a place!
Although weekend busy, Pinnacles National Park has been worth exploring.
October 25, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Although weekend busy, Pinnacles National Park has been worth exploring.
Rock art (look for the bighorn sheep) in the Mojave National Preserve and Joshua's Trees in their namesake park. It was the last desert day.
October 23, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Rock art (look for the bighorn sheep) in the Mojave National Preserve and Joshua's Trees in their namesake park. It was the last desert day.
From Death Valley badlands to the Mojave National Preserve today. Forming a greater appreciation for the Mojave.
October 22, 2025 at 12:20 AM
From Death Valley badlands to the Mojave National Preserve today. Forming a greater appreciation for the Mojave.
Manzanar on the way to Death Valley today. Two types of inhumanity. (That's probably not fair to the Mojave.)
October 21, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Manzanar on the way to Death Valley today. Two types of inhumanity. (That's probably not fair to the Mojave.)
A glimpse of Half Dome and a stroll through Tuolumne Meadows made for a good day.
October 20, 2025 at 3:24 AM
A glimpse of Half Dome and a stroll through Tuolumne Meadows made for a good day.
Good national monuments today, Lava Beds and Tule Lake. Captain Jack's Stronghold from the Modoc War and what remains of the concentration camp, appropriately behind barbed wire.
October 18, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Good national monuments today, Lava Beds and Tule Lake. Captain Jack's Stronghold from the Modoc War and what remains of the concentration camp, appropriately behind barbed wire.
Field research again. Crater Lake and Lava Beds today. Hard at work, I promise.
October 17, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Field research again. Crater Lake and Lava Beds today. Hard at work, I promise.
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This land is your land. You own it. Never forget it. Always protect it. Public lands are a public good.
October 12, 2025 at 9:12 AM
This land is your land. You own it. Never forget it. Always protect it. Public lands are a public good.
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Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE
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October 8, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE
This commentary by @nslaughtergraham.bsky.social published with @poynterinstitute.bsky.social is really thoughtful on the importance of history to journalism. www.poynter.org/commentary/2...
Journalism falters when it fails to acknowledge history - Poynter
A conversation between Ezra Klein and Ta-Nehisi Coates reminds us political violence is not new, and journalism needs history to tell the full story
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October 9, 2025 at 12:43 AM
This commentary by @nslaughtergraham.bsky.social published with @poynterinstitute.bsky.social is really thoughtful on the importance of history to journalism. www.poynter.org/commentary/2...
Reposted by Adam M. Sowards
Join SmokeLong for a mysterious month between November and December we’ve christened Promptember! We’ll be meeting several times a week online with live write-in and open mic events at various times to suit participants around this spinning globe, 100% free.
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October 6, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Join SmokeLong for a mysterious month between November and December we’ve christened Promptember! We’ll be meeting several times a week online with live write-in and open mic events at various times to suit participants around this spinning globe, 100% free.
www.smokelong.com/ready-for-pr...
www.smokelong.com/ready-for-pr...
On this Monday morning, I found the thoughts of @nijhuism.bsky.social about conservation now to be useful. Maybe you will too.
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conservationworks.substack.com/p/what-to-do...
What to Do Now
Some ideas for those wondering how to get started in conservation — or how to keep going.
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October 6, 2025 at 2:57 PM
On this Monday morning, I found the thoughts of @nijhuism.bsky.social about conservation now to be useful. Maybe you will too.
conservationworks.substack.com/p/what-to-do...
conservationworks.substack.com/p/what-to-do...
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NEW: ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the Trump administration’s cuts to an aid program.
Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.
ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...
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October 3, 2025 at 12:15 PM
NEW: ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the Trump administration’s cuts to an aid program.
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We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
October 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM
We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
So many reasons to study history. One is so we know where we actually live, rather than some fantastical idea of where we live.
Doing some historical research for a project and while it's an obvious point that we all "know" in some sense, it's bracing and shocking to be reminded of just how violent a place America has been throughout its history.
October 1, 2025 at 6:09 PM
So many reasons to study history. One is so we know where we actually live, rather than some fantastical idea of where we live.