Spanning the Idaho/Montana border, the Scotchmans are one of the last, and largest, wild areas in our region. We conduct education, outreach and stewardship activities to preserve the rugged, scenic and biologically diverse 88,000 acre Scotchman Peaks Roadless Area. We believe the Scotchman Peaks deserve congressional designation as Wilderness for the benefit and enjoyment of current and future generations.

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Greetings from your new Programs and Projects Assistant

Greetings, friends! My name is Kristen Nowicki, and I am the newest addition to the Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness staff.  I will be working for FSPW as the Programs and Projects Assistant.  I am relatively new to Sandpoint, but have been in the greater Northwest for almost ten years now, and feel there are [...]

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MCC Crew assist to Star Peak

July 29, Friends volunteers will assist the Montana Conservation Corp by hauling food and equipment from the end of road to the Star Peak lookout. Volunteers will hike unburdened  (using the new trail as far as possible) to the old Squaw Peak sign, and then take on a load to take to the lookout. MCC is [...]

A Scotchman Fourth of July

March, ride, or watch, but wear your Scotchman Peaks swag! Each year, from Sandpoint to Noxon, Friends march for wilderness in parades. It’s fun and a great chance to show off your Scotchman t-shirts, hats, bandanas and sweatshirts (we hope you don’t NEED the sweatshirts, though). Sign up to walk or show up in your [...]

Bonner County Fair — Dr. Seuss on the loose!

Bonner County Fair is one of our most important outreach events of the year. Literally hundreds of people walk by our booth every day for five days in a row, all Friends and Friends yet to be made! And this year, the theme is Dr. Seuss. How about helping us come up with a unique [...]

Annual Huckleberry Festival in Trout Creek

Friday, we will be marching in the Festival parade — come along! —  and setting up our booth at the Huckleberry Festival for the 8th year in a row! Saturday or Sunday, stop by our booth and bring a friend along. Better yet, be one of our booth volunteers and make new Friends for the [...]

Black Peak Hike with botanist Peter Lesica

White Pine Creek drainage, south of Trout Creek, Montana with Peter Lesica.   Cabinet District/ Kootenai NF.  This hike is co sponsored by the Montana Native Plant Society and the Montana Wilderness Association (listed in its Wilderness Walks booklet). Saturday, July 13, 2013. Meet in the parking lot just west of the Naughty Pine Saloon, Trout [...]