As you may know from last week's announcement of President Barak Obama's Proclamation commemorating of the 45th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act, September is National Wilderness Month.
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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.
Scotchman Peaks Wilderness Fall 2009 Plein Air Paintout
The fun of combining twenty talented plein air artists with the beauty of the Scotchmans Wilderness is returning this year to Hope, Idaho, at Kally Thurman’s Outskirts Gallery, located in the...
Extreme Plein Air Art 2009
In 1871 Thomas Moran entered the Yellowstone wilderness and opened the eyes of the American public to the grandeur of the Rocky Mountain West. In July 2009 two talented plein air artists, Aaron Johnson and Jared Shear armed with brushes and paint, entered the heart of the Scotchmans Wilderness for several days led by their trusty guide and writer, Sandy Compton.
This unique and fresh vision of our wilderness will be available to enjoy and purchase at the Timber Stand Gallery on Cedar St in downtown Sandpoint this Friday Aug 7th from 5-8PM. Please stop by and meet the artists, enjoy the spectacular paintings, and have a glass of wine. Proceeds from sales will benefit the Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness’ preservation efforts.
New Montana Wilderness Legislation
By now most everyone has heard about the legislation recently introduced by Senator Jon Tester (D-Montana), which includes almost 700,000 acres of wilderness. This message to the Friends of...
Fundraising Challenge Grant 2009
We are excited to announce that the Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness has been awarded a $4,000 "Challenge Grant" by the Cinnabar Foundation!!
The Cinnabar...
The Scotchmans in Backpacker Magazine
If you haven't already picked up your June issue of Backpacker Magazine, better do so quick before it leaves the newsstands! Turn to page 68 to read a terrific article they did on the Scotchman...
2009 Annual State Of The Scotchmans
Join the Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness at the new Ponderay Events Center (behind Sandpoint Furniture off the east entrance to the Bonner Mall complex) on Tuesday May 26th for our annual...
2009 Summer Photo Contest Announced
Have a little bit of Ansel Adams in you? Or do you just really like taking photographs? Do your family and friends look at your photos and say "wow!".......
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