Roughly 60 miles south of Canada, the 88,000 acre Scotchman Peaks roadless area spans the Idaho-Montana border. Since the 1970s, when the U.S. Forest Service carried out extensive evaluations of lands suitable for wilderness, this rugged, scenic and biologically diverse portion of the Cabinet Mountains has been managed for its wilderness potential. The Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness believe now is the time to preserve the Scotchmans, one of the last, and largest, wild areas in our region.

Take Action

Submit your comments to your local Lincoln County Commissioner

Does your comment really matter?

The answer is a resounding yes! Comments from everyday citizens are very helpful to elected officials when making all kinds of decisions.

They have proven to be necessary and powerful parts of wilderness campaigns. 

Much of the great success the of the wilderness movement in protecting wild country is directly due to people like YOU picking up the phone, the pen or sitting at the keyboard for a few moments.

 

What can I say that will make a difference? 

Sometimes people hesitate to make a comment, because they are unsure what they could say that would make a difference to a decision maker. It’s natural to think that my commissioner or congressman has already heard all the reasons for and against an issue, many times over. 

Elected, and appointed, leaders are much more interested in what people and communities support, than in brilliant arguments justifying a certain policy. They will act when they hear from enough people in their community.

If you love wilderness; if you want to see the wild Scotchmans protected, then you can help make it happen! Just tell your community leaders that you want to see the Scotchmans designated as wilderness.

Tips for Writing your Congressional Rep

Although this page comes from Idaho Senator Crapo’s website, it has good advice for contacting any elected official, so it’s worth reading.

http://crapo.senate.gov/for_kids/WritingYourSenator.cfm

Pull out a pen and some paper, or click on the email addresses below, and start writing.  Short, or long, simple or elegant, the important thing is to speak up and add your voice to those others in our community who want to make Wilderness a reality!
 

Lincoln County Commissioners:

MAILING ADDRESS:                        512 California Avenue, Libby, MT  59923
PHONE MENU:                                406-293-7781
 
Additional Contact Information:

     

  • Tony Berget, Libby District:    Fax: 406-293-8577    or    tberget@libby.org
  • John Konzen, Troy District:    Fax: 406-295-4420    or    jkonzen@libby.org
  • Marianne Roose, Eureka District:    Fax: 406-297-2767    or    mroose@libby.org

Montana Congressional Contacts:

U.S. Representative Denny Rehberg
Phone: 202-225-3211
Mail: 2448 Rayburn HOB, Washington, D.C. 20500
Online: https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml (enter state and zipcode)
Missoula office: 301 E Broadway, Suite 2, Missoula, MT 59802
Phone: 406-543-9550, Fax: (406) 543-0663

Senator Max Baucus
Phone: 202-225-2651
Mail 511 Hart Senate Office Bldg., Washington, D.C. 20510
Online: http://baucus.senate.gov/contact (click on “e-mailing me”)
Missoula 0ffice: 280 E. Front St, Ste 100, Missoula, MT 59802
Missoula phone: 406-319-3123

Senator Jon Tester
Phone: 202-224-2644
Mail: 724 Hart Senate Office Bldg., Washington, D.C. 20510
Online: http://tester.senate.gov/contact
Missoula office:130 W Front Street, Missoula, MT 59802
Phone: 406-728-3003 Fax: 406-728-2193
 

Idaho Congressional Contacts:

Senator Mike Crapo
http://crapo.senate.gov/contact/email.cfm
610 West Hubbard Street Suite 209
Coeur d’ Alene, ID 83814
Phone: (208) 664-5490 / Fax: (208) 664-0889

Senator Jim Risch
http://risch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=Email
US Senator James E. Risch
Harbor Plaza
610 Hubbard, Suite 213
Coeur d’Alene, Idaho 83814
Phone: 208-667-6130 / Fax: 208-765-1743

Congressman Walt Minnick
https://minnickforms.house.gov/contact-form.shtml
Coeur d’Alene Office
Walt Minnick 1900 Northwest Boulevard
Suite 106
Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814
Phone: (208) 667-0127 / Fax: (208) 667-0310