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.

Monthly Archives: February 2012

It’s Wolverine Wednesday!

February 29th, 2012

Happy Wolverine Wednesday Everyone!
It’s been another busy week here at the Wolverine Project headquarters.  We saw our first Red fox of the season in the Cabinets, and many more fisher, marten, ermine, and other critters throughout the study area.  We’ve set the final round of stations for the season, and now were waiting to see [...]

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The Savage Soul of the Scotchmans

February 23rd, 2012

Savage Mountain and its Basins – the Heart and Soul of the Scotchmans
Savage Mountain. The name alone evokes images of nature’s wild and rugged side, of real Wilderness! This stunning mountain and the wild basins surrounding it lie at the heart of the Scotchman Peaks area; indeed, they are the very soul of the Scotchmans. [...]

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It’s Wolverine Wednesday!

February 22nd, 2012

Happy Wolverine Wednesday Everyone!
These last few weeks at the office have flown by, and it seems like the end of the season is just around the corner.  But we’ve got a good month of adventures left, and I’m excited to see what you find at your stations.  As always, The Wolverine Crew is doing great [...]

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The Busiest Bait Tree in Idaho!

February 22nd, 2012

We’ve seen some pretty cool critters during this season’s Rare Forest Carnivore Project, but the image of these three Martens might just snatch the award for best Reconyx photo of the season.  This sure is the busiest bait tree in Idaho!

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Scotchman Peaks Presentation

February 20th, 2012

Wilderness Opportunities for the Scotchman Peaks
On February 25th, the Kinnikinnick Native Plant Society presentation will feature a presentation about “Wilderness Opportunities for the Scotchman Peaks”. This event begins at 9:45am in the Sandpoint Community Hall and is open to the public, free of charge.
Phil Hough, Executive Director of the Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness will [...]

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Forest Planning – A Pivotal Moment

February 17th, 2012

The Wilderness Act passed in 1964 and established the original units of National Wilderness Preservation System.  More importantly it outlined a process whereby other areas could be added. Congress reserved the right to make the final decisions on which areas to designate as part of the Wilderness System, but it delegated to the Forest Service [...]

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It’s Wolverine Wednesday!

February 15th, 2012

Happy Wolverine Wednesday Everyone!
We’re clipping right along through February, and as usual things have been busy here at the office.  Thanks to everyone for your hard work pulling stations out of the field over the last few weeks!  We’ve gotten quite a few of those cameras back out to our second round of sites, and [...]

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A marten here, and a marten there.

February 8th, 2012

These two furry friends were digitally captured at work in the Selkirk Mountains of the Idaho Panhandle.  Though we’ve seen a number of marten at our stations this winter, this is the first time we’ve seen two on the same tree!  Click here to see the photo.

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One more stellar tracking hike — February 20

February 8th, 2012

Brian Baxter will be reprising his fine tracking class on February 20 beginning at 9 Pacific Time, 10 Mountain, at the Heron Community Center in Heron, Montana. To learn more about the class, click here. To sign up, get directions to the Community Center or inquire of Brian, write to  at b_baxter53@yahoo.com

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A camera station at night!

February 1st, 2012

Brad Smith from the Idaho Conservation League has created a time lapse video from the photographs captured at one of our camera stations at night.  Follow this link to watch the short video and see what animals followed their noses to our cameras!
You can watch more videos from ICL on their YouTube channel by clicking [...]

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Free wildlife films slated for Libby and Thompson Falls, February 10 and 11

February 1st, 2012

The Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness will bring three spectacular films from The International Wildlife Film Festival to two Western Montana venues on the second weekend of February. IWFF,  based in Missoula, is the source of many great films, a selection of which  will be shown in Libby and Thompson Falls on February 10 and [...]

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Wildlife film festival scheduled for Libby and Thompson Falls.

February 1st, 2012

The International Wildlife Film Festival is coming February 10 and 11 to Libby and Thompson Falls, respectively. Doors will open at 6:30 on Friday, the 10th at the Little Theater in Libby. A matinee is scheduled in Thompson Falls. Doors to the Rex Theater will open at 1:30 on Saturday, the 11th. Read more here.

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