Wilderness Wednesday Dec 16

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.

Look at the Map for Clues!

It’s Wilderness Wednesday and we are going to have some fun this week with trivia! We have five questions to test your Scotchmans IQ – let’s see how well you know the Scotchman Peaks:

1) How many acres of the Idaho Panhandle have been designated as Wilderness?

2) Which Two Chamber of Commerce’s have endorsed Wilderness Designation for the Scotchmans?

3) When was the last time congress designated Wilderness on the Kootenai National Forest?

4) How many Montana Sportsmen Organizations have endorsed Wilderness Designation for the Scotchmans?

5) How many acres of the Kootenai National Forest are designated as Wilderness?

You can find out the answers to these and many other questions on our “Background Facts” web page. Visit there now to see how you did!

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Phil Hough About The Author:

Phil Hough is the Executive Director of the Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness.

An avid long distance hiker, Phil’s experience on the Appalachian Trail, Pacific Crest Trail and Continental Divide Trails brought a passion for wild places and motivated him to work towards protecting the one of the last and largest wild places in northern Idaho and Western Montana, the Scotchman Peaks.