Scotchman Peaks Wilderness » Events http://www.scotchmanpeaks.org Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:30:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Friends will be at Radical Reels on October 13 http://www.scotchmanpeaks.org/events/friends-will-be-at-radical-reels-on-october-13/ http://www.scotchmanpeaks.org/events/friends-will-be-at-radical-reels-on-october-13/#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 15:34:47 +0000 Sandy Compton http://www.scotchmanpeaks.org/?p=1555 Look for us at Radical Reels at the Panida Theater in Sandpoint on Thursday, October 13.  Doors open at 5:30pm with films starting at 6:3o.  Tickets are $12.00 in advance, $15.00 at the door and are available in at Eichardts, The Outdoor Experience, Maps and More and Burger Express located on Highway 2.  In Bonners Ferry tickets are available at Far North Outfitters. Read more here.

]]> http://www.scotchmanpeaks.org/events/friends-will-be-at-radical-reels-on-october-13/feed/ 0 September 30th: Wild Night for Wilderness! http://www.scotchmanpeaks.org/events/september-30th-wild-night-for-wilderness/ http://www.scotchmanpeaks.org/events/september-30th-wild-night-for-wilderness/#comments Fri, 26 Aug 2011 16:53:56 +0000 Lauren http://www.scotchmanpeaks.org/?p=1518 Come join the party at Evan’s Brothers Coffee, Friday, September 30th at 7:00 p.m. Wild Night for Wilderness is a community celebration of the great outdoors! We’re celebrating the wilderness of the Selkirks and the Scotchman Peaks and showing appreciation for our hike leaders and hikers who have participated in our summer hike series!

There will be music by Baregrass, beer by Laughing Dog Brewing, wine by Pend d’Oreille Winery, coffee by Evans Brothers, and free appetizers! $5 cover at the door. No-host bar.

This fun event is cosponsored by the Idaho Conservation League, Friends of the Scotchman Peaks Wilderness and Selkirk Outdoor Leadership and Education. Come boogie down and have some fun celebrating wilderness!

]]> http://www.scotchmanpeaks.org/events/september-30th-wild-night-for-wilderness/feed/ 0 Sept. 23-25: The 4th Annual Scotchman Peaks Plein Air Paint Out http://www.scotchmanpeaks.org/events/sept-23rd-25th-the-4th-annual-scotchman-peaks-plein-air-paint-out/ http://www.scotchmanpeaks.org/events/sept-23rd-25th-the-4th-annual-scotchman-peaks-plein-air-paint-out/#comments Thu, 25 Aug 2011 17:37:42 +0000 Lauren http://www.scotchmanpeaks.org/?p=1515 Come check out the 4th Annual Scotchman Peaks Plein Air Paint Out! For the fourth year, twenty talented local and regional artists will converge on Hope, ID, to put on canvas their unique vision of our favorite wilderness. The Outskirts Gallery in Hope will be the center of activity, and the artists along with their freshly painted work will be available Sunday afternoon to discuss their techniques and passion for plein air. The judging of the work by acclaimed local artists with prizes awarded adds to the fun.

The artists will paint in and around the Scotchmans Wilderness the weekend of Sept 23-25th. On Sunday the 25th at noon, the artists will hang their completed work at the Outskirts Gallery. The official judging will be at 2PM and the work will go on sale at 3PM. Kally Thurman’s Outskirts Gallery & Hope Marketplace is next to the post office in Hope, Idaho. For more information email Neil at neilwim@yahoo.com. Come see the amazing works of art inspired by the beautiful Scotchman Peaks!

]]> http://www.scotchmanpeaks.org/events/sept-23rd-25th-the-4th-annual-scotchman-peaks-plein-air-paint-out/feed/ 0 September 24th: Highway Clean-Up Day! http://www.scotchmanpeaks.org/events/september-24th-highway-clean-up-day/ http://www.scotchmanpeaks.org/events/september-24th-highway-clean-up-day/#comments Thu, 25 Aug 2011 17:28:40 +0000 Lauren http://www.scotchmanpeaks.org/?p=1513 Help clean up our adopted stretch of Highway 200 between Hope and Clark Fork! Show your appreciation for keeping the environment pristine by volunteering to clean up the edges of Highway 200. At the end of the day, enjoy a meal with the Scotchman Peaks Plein Air Paint Out painters in Hope. Contact Jacob Styer to find out more details at jacob@scotchmanpeaks.org.

]]> http://www.scotchmanpeaks.org/events/september-24th-highway-clean-up-day/feed/ 0 September 17th: Panhandle Animal Shelter Dog Walk http://www.scotchmanpeaks.org/events/september-17th-panhandle-animal-shelter-dog-walk/ http://www.scotchmanpeaks.org/events/september-17th-panhandle-animal-shelter-dog-walk/#comments Thu, 25 Aug 2011 17:12:51 +0000 Lauren http://www.scotchmanpeaks.org/?p=1511 Come take a walk in the park with some furry friends from the Panhandle Animal Shelter! We’ll be walking dogs from the shelter around the Sandpoint Farmers Market which runs from 9 am to 1 pm. Help raise awareness for PAS as well as spread the word about the Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness and our mission! Email Sandy at trails@scotchmanpeaks.org if you’re interested in volunteering.

]]> http://www.scotchmanpeaks.org/events/september-17th-panhandle-animal-shelter-dog-walk/feed/ 0 August 31st: Green Fire! http://www.scotchmanpeaks.org/events/august-31st-green-fire/ http://www.scotchmanpeaks.org/events/august-31st-green-fire/#comments Wed, 27 Jul 2011 22:22:32 +0000 Lauren http://www.scotchmanpeaks.org/?p=1443 The Idaho Panhandle National Forests and the Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness will host a free screening of a new film called Green Fire, the first full-length, high definition documentary film ever made about legendary conservationist Aldo Leopold. The film explores Aldo Leopold’s life in the early part of the twentieth century and the many ways his land ethic idea continues to be applied all over the world today.

Green Fire: Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic for Our Time is a production of the Aldo Leopold Foundation, the US Forest Service, and the Center for Humans and Nature. The film shares highlights from Leopold’s life and extraordinary career, explaining how he shaped conservation in the twentieth century and still inspires people today. Although probably best known as the author of the conservation classic A Sand County Almanac, Leopold is also renowned for his work as an educator, philosopher, forester, ecologist, and wilderness advocate.

Green Fire will be shown at the Panida Theater, 300 N First Avenue.

Doors will open at 6:30 PM. Movie begins at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free and on a first come first serve basis.  A cash bar will be provided by Eichardt’s Pub and Grill.

]]> http://www.scotchmanpeaks.org/events/august-31st-green-fire/feed/ 0 August 23rd – 27th: Bonner County Fair! http://www.scotchmanpeaks.org/events/august-23rd-27th-bonner-county-fair/ http://www.scotchmanpeaks.org/events/august-23rd-27th-bonner-county-fair/#comments Wed, 27 Jul 2011 22:00:02 +0000 Lauren http://www.scotchmanpeaks.org/?p=1456 Come join in the fun at the Bonner County Fair! Located at the Bonner County Fairgrounds the fair will run from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday, and from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday. This years theme is “Sew it, Grow it and Show it.”

FSPW will have a booth at this event and we need lots of volunteers to come help spread the news about the proposed Scotchman Peaks Wilderness! Email Lauren at lauren@scotchmanpeaks.org if you’re interested in volunteering!

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]]> http://www.scotchmanpeaks.org/events/august-23rd-27th-bonner-county-fair/feed/ 0 August 20th: Little Spar Creek Trail Project! http://www.scotchmanpeaks.org/events/august-20th-little-spar-creek-trail-project/ http://www.scotchmanpeaks.org/events/august-20th-little-spar-creek-trail-project/#comments Wed, 27 Jul 2011 21:44:35 +0000 Lauren http://www.scotchmanpeaks.org/?p=1453

Last chance to swing a Pulaski! The final trail project for the summer is August 20th. The last two trail projects have been very successful; lets try and finish the last one with a record number of volunteers! Email Lauren at trails@scotchmanpeaks.org if you’re interested in volunteering!

This project is in cooperation with the Three Rivers District of the Kootenai National Forest. Volunteers will be helping to clear brush and fix tread on the Little Spar Creek Trail. There is work for all ages and physical strengths! Come spend a day in the woods!

We’ll be meeting Saturday morning at the Spar Lake Campground (off of MT Highway 56) at 9:30 a.m. Mountain Time (8:30 Pacific). Highway 56 is 12 miles east of the Montana border (about 47 miles east of Sandpoint). Email Lauren if you need directions.

You’re welcome to camp in the campground Friday night if you’d like. People will be arriving around 9 a.m. Saturday morning.

The Forest Service will provide us with all the tools we’ll need (although if anyone wants to bring their favorite Pulaski feel free).

Please wear good hiking boots/shoes (no sandals please). Also, remember to bring: gloves, eye protection (sunglasses work fine), water, lunch, snacks, rain coat, camera and to dress in layers.

Will be working until about 3:30/4:00 p.m.

Please email or call Lauren if you have any questions.

]]> http://www.scotchmanpeaks.org/events/august-20th-little-spar-creek-trail-project/feed/ 0 August 14th: Old Growth Ecology and Wildlife Hike http://www.scotchmanpeaks.org/events/old-growth-ecology-and-wildlife-hike-brian-baxter/ http://www.scotchmanpeaks.org/events/old-growth-ecology-and-wildlife-hike-brian-baxter/#comments Tue, 26 Jul 2011 22:55:31 +0000 Lauren http://www.scotchmanpeaks.org/?p=1462 Old Growth

August 14th, Brian Baxter will be leading an Old Growth Ecology and Wildlife Hike in the Ross Creek Cedars! Join us for an in depth look into old growth ecosystems and the wildlife that utilize these systems.  This “ Hands On, Boots on the Ground “ course will acquaint the participants with the concepts of old growth systems; plant diversity; insects and disease; and the wildlife that inhabit these unique ecological niches.

To sign up email Lauren at lauren@scotchmanpeaks.org. Dress in layers and hiking boots. This is a moderate hike.  Please bring water, snacks, lunch, cameras and binoculars. Meet at the Ross Creek Cedars trailhead at 10 a.m. Mountain time, 9 a.m. Pacific time. Brian’s classes are always interesting and fun, so bring your curiosity and sense of humor!

]]> http://www.scotchmanpeaks.org/events/old-growth-ecology-and-wildlife-hike-brian-baxter/feed/ 0 August 13th: Sandpoint Eco Green Fair http://www.scotchmanpeaks.org/events/august-13th-sandpoint-eco-green-fair/ http://www.scotchmanpeaks.org/events/august-13th-sandpoint-eco-green-fair/#comments Thu, 21 Jul 2011 21:38:15 +0000 Lauren http://www.scotchmanpeaks.org/?p=1440 Come to the Evans Brothers Coffee Roastery, 524 Church Street, for the Sandpoint Eco Green Fair! There will be organic food & beverages, dance performances, eco friendly vendors, live music, and arts & crafts for all! There will also be a fashion show given by ALTERED ECO’S DESIGN, an up-cycled, recycled, redesigned clothing and accessories company!

The fair will run from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. FSPW will have a booth at this event. If you’re interested in volunteering at the booth email Lauren at lauren@scotchmanpeaks.org.

This is sure to be a look good and save the planet happening!

Image from here.

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