At 9 AM Wendesday morning, a thin sheet of ice built itself upon well-worn trails in the upland transitions at Round Lake State Park. It preyed upon moist congregates of…
Save the wild Scotchmans
Save the wild Scotchmans
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.
At 9 AM Wendesday morning, a thin sheet of ice built itself upon well-worn trails in the upland transitions at Round Lake State Park. It preyed upon moist congregates of…
Sip and Shop with Scotchman Peaks! So close to Valentine's Day, and love is in the air! Tuesday, February 10th, 10% of wine, dinner and giftshop purchases benefit education, stewardship…
2014 was a banner year, 2015 marks a decade of working for Wilderness. As 2015 begins, Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness have multiple reasons to celebrate. Recent passage of the…
Sandpoint High Schools' Forestry/Wildlife and Ecology course students embarked on a unique assignment Thursday thanks to their terrific instructor, John Hastings, and the great volunteers at FSPW who worked to…
By Pete Mickelson I grew up in two places: first on a farm on the edge of the Allegheny National Forest in northwest Penn’s Woods and then on the edge…
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…
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…
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…