By Don Clark I came to Libby, Montana from South Dakota in 1967. I was unfamiliar with the concept of Wilderness. My wife drew a mountain goat permit in 1969…
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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.
A great time was had by all in this brisk, brave and daunting autumn ascent of Scotchman Peak. Thanks to all who supported this wellness effort and to all our…
Vegetation Restoration in the Wilderness Proposal
Volunteers pulled into Mud Creek trailhead parking at 8:30 AM, Wednesday morning. USFS employees greeted the readied crew with hefty sacks of softwood cuttings and all the tools they needed…
Winds in the Wilderness: FSPW Volunteers Conduct Whitebark Pine Analysis
The ecological communities in northern Idaho's subalpine environments have evolved under extreme conditions: strong winds, intense insolation, and long, frigid winters with persistent snow pack are par for the course. …
Perspective
By Doug Ferrel This September we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act, and also of our much loved Cabinet Mountains Wilderness. The Act was passed in 1964 by…
Citizen Scientist Front: Preliminary Weed Mitigation Results Positive!
FSPW Wilderness Stewards are seeing promising advancements this summer in the noxious weed abatement efforts of the Treasured Landscapes Campaign. This is Phase 2 of a sizable, 3-Phase Restoration project…
A life-saving event
By Emma McConnaghey We were almost there. After hours of driving along steep mountain roads and deep ravines our destination was in sight: Callahan Creek. My friend Lizzie and I…
Winds in the Wilderness: The Plot Thickens on Historic Star Peak Trail
Climbing mountains, step1: Go up! And on into the skyline went these kids, the heat of August and a hint of creek-side looming; these kids went up! Sometimes making sharp turns,…
