The snow is melting in the footsteps of eager hikers, and the Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness are enjoying these early season excursions into the wilderness in the spirit of…
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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.
Real Beauty
By Megan Hight, Troy, Montana The time had come. I was the oldest child; my dad had been waiting my whole life for this moment and I wasn’t about to…
Libby High School Scholarship Winner Jared Winslow
The Joy of Walking Montana Wilderness July in northwest Montana is a time for exploration. Cool mornings and hot afternoons mirror the stark contrast in topography one can find by…
My First Week In The Scotchmans
By Caleb Church For those of you who don’t know me or who haven’t met me yet, I’m interning for FSPW. I work for Patagonia out of the Chicago Mag…
Documentaries now available on our Photos and Movie page
Check out the two films from Wildman Pictures documenting the Scotchmans and FSPW's efforts. See the official trailers for both films below. Grass Routes - Changing the Conversation "The inspired…
Winds in the Wilderness…Diggers, Runners, and Scientists of all Ages
Before digging into this weekends' events, I'd like to sound a great big "Thank You!" for last weekend's outstanding outreach volunteers participating in some great returning local events: the Kinniknick…
Winds in the Wilderness: Happy National Trails Day!
Happy National Trails Day in this our 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act, wilderness supporters! Several Friends celebrated today with a "beginning-of-the-end" trail reclamation work-day restoring the historic Star Peak…
Wilderness as a Source of Freedom
By Justin Randall, Troy To an eleven-year-old boy, growing up in a small town in the mountains of northwest Montana is something akin to long-term summer camp. The amount of…
