Yeo Won Yarnell's essay was the best of the 2019 FSPW Scholarship Competition.
I was raised in a household that highly values doing outdoor activities like...
Save the wild Scotchmans
Save the wild Scotchmans
I was raised in a household that highly values doing outdoor activities like...
"When I go into the Scotchmans," Matt Nykiel says, "I love imagining the generations of people before me who saw and experienced the same incredibly rugged landscape that still exists in the...
By Kelly Butts-Spirito
Eugenio Montale once wrote, “The most dangerous aspect of present-day life is the dissolution of the feeling of individual...
Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness will celebrate 14 years of working for wilderness on January 13th at the Pend Oreille Arts Council Gallery on the Cedar Street Bridge. The party begins at...
By Brian Baxter
After the snowfall, Old Man Winter rests. He is warm now, with his long white hair flowing down his shoulders. After conjuring up...
By Jacob Arrington
When I first applied for the Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness Backcountry Ranger position, I knew very little of what I was getting into. I knew that it would be hard,...
By Annie Gassmann
We were nearing the end of a mother–daughter backpack trip into the Scapegoat Wilderness. I was in my late teens, eager to explore tall mountains, dark forests and pretend I...
Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness’ 2018 online art auction went “live” on September 13, featuring the paintings...