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…
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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.
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…
The Skills that Pay the Hills
Good weather, great speakers, and a fantastic group made this weekend's Trail Skills Kickoff event a complete success! Saturday morning, Friends convened with pulaskis, axes, crosscut saws, combi-tools, loppers, handsaws,…
Summer Activities with FSPW
Summer is heating up and Friends are heading for the hills. Join us and enjoy your local wilderness this season! Check out our Events Schedule and Stewardship Pages to find…
Trail Skills Kickoff!
Are you a Leader? Share your skills in this spring event refresher for interested Volunteer Hike and Crew Leaders. Cross-Cut and Chainsaw Use, Trail Building 101, Outdoor Safety and Awareness,…
Winds in the Wilderness
8 FSPW Volunteers were certified over the past week in Wilderness and Remote First Aid. Board Member and Volunteer Carol Jenkins lead two sessions of instruction in WFA, including assessing…
Winds in the Wilderness
This week with the Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness, Friends enjoyed a North Idaho Tree Identification Walk, The 'Old Goat' Awards and the State of the Scotchman's 2014 with Heather…
Wilderness First Aid Volunteer Certification Program
This year, FSPW is offering a Volunteer Training Program, and will be providing Wilderness First Aid certification this year for our stewardship and guided hike volunteers! Red Cross describes their…
