Get out your calendars! Plan to join the FSPW on a volunteer-led hike in the Scotchman Peaks this summer. We have a number of hikes scheduled and they are filling…
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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.
Three (very different) hikes.
As the new intern for FSPW, I am often asked the question: "Have you been to Montana or Idaho before?" The answer is simply no. Which means that when people…
2,393 miles (give or take a few)
I was attempting to study for my second to last final of my senior year in the library at SUNY-ESF (State University of New York - College of Environmental Science…
New Venue for Plein Air Art
Have you been enjoying the amazing Plein Air Art inspired by the Scotchman Peaks Wilderness area, but wanted to see some of it in the flesh (or, more accurately, canvas)?…
Scotchman’s Essay Contest 2009
The question “Does Wilderness Have Value?” was explored by students from four Sanders County schools, who submitted essays for a contest sponsored by the Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness. Project…
2009 Photo Contest Winners Announced
This year's 2nd Annual FSPW Photo Contest had some fantastic photos entered into it. Congratulations to everyone who entered! We had over 50 photos this year, and narrowing them down…
2009 Plein Air Art Open House & Awards
Fifteen talented plein air artists began arriving in Hope, ID, on Friday Sept 18th, from Washington, Montana, and Idaho. They met for dinner at Kally Thurman’s (Outskirts Gallery) home on…
Support for National Wilderness Month Grows
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. Below are statements…
