As winter is starting to fade, we are looking forward to signs of spring in Bonner County. Streams are beginning to trickle and flower buds are slowly opening. With spring comes a new season, and...
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It’s a Spring Two-fer Good Causes on March 30th!
March Madness may be in full swing (it's going to spill over into April, as a matter of fact), but there are no games on March 30th, so even die-hard basketball fans will be able to attend the...
Kara Adam Joins FSPW as Lincoln County Summer Intern
Kara Adam, from the Yaak, has joined Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness as an intern. Her tenure will run for 20 weeks, roughly through the end of July. She will be learning about and...
Mollie Kieran is our newest board member!
Former Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness staffer Mollie Kieran has returned to FSPW after a short hiatus as a member of the FSPW Board of Directors. She joins Troy resident Bill Martin as...
Scotchman Peaks Make Their 6000th (and 6001st) Friend
Groundswell of Support for Proposed Wilderness Area Continues to Grow
The Friends of Scotchman Peaks (FSPW) have been hard at work drumming up support for the rugged area sitting on the...
Scotchman Peak Trail reopens!
The US Forest Service announced the reopening of the Scotchman Peak Trail. See the entire body of the USFS press release below.
Sandpoint, Idaho (February 12, 2016) –The Scotchman Peak Trail...
Kootenai Stakeholders Find Agreement
Doug Ferrell, FSPW Board Chair, reports on progress being made by the Kootenai Forest Stakeholders:
In December, after many years of work, the Kootenai Forest Stakeholders Coalition...
Ken Thacker and Bonnie Jakubos create new weapon in the war on weeds
FSPW Volunteers Ken Thacker and Bonnie Jakubos teamed up recently to produce a simplified and area-specific weed guide for use in the proposed Scotchman Peaks Wilderness as well as in the...