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…
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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.
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…
Winds in the Wilderness
Welcome back, summer! And welcome back Friends! This year, your Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness have so much in store for you that we are nearly bursting at the seams!…
It’s Wolverine Wednesday
New growth by the lake does not at first translate into spring in the high country! As we wait for suitable conditions to retrieve our remaining bait stations, many great…
ID FRIENDS GIVE!
Private donations from Friends directly support over 50% of the work we do preserving the unique wilderness character of the Scotchman Peaks, as well as our work obtaining legislative designation…
Its Wolverine Wednesday!
A week of sun and warming temperatures have our snow-mobilers a bit nervous! Nontheless, another bait camera was retrieved over this last week, thanks to the perseverance of FSPW volunteers…
Its Wolverine Wednesday! Award Winning Volunteers…
Time flies when you are having fun! This week FSPW honored all the remarkable Friends, old and new, who have stepped forward to work and support this year's Wolverine Watch. …
