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…
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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.
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!"....... If…
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The KIPZ (Kootenai Idaho Planning Zone) Forest process is awaiting further decision from the U.S. Forest Service. Additional updates will be posted as soon as decisions are made.
Gonazaga University Class Project Finalists
The Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness would like to thank Jon Isacoff, professor of Environmental Thought and Politics at Gonzaga University, and his students for their recent class project, which…
2008 Photo Contest Winners Announced
The Friends Of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness are pleased to announce the winners of our Photo Contest! After receiving many excellent submissions from talented photographers (making the judges' decision difficult!) we…
The Friends Take a Field Trip
he Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness recently enjoyed a day trip into the Ross Creek Cedars area with Larry Evans of the Western Mycological Society (based in Missoula, MT), where…
Climate Change Speaker Series 2008
The Friends of the Scotchman Peaks Wilderness will sponsor a presentation on wilderness and climate change on Tuesday October 28th at 6 p.m. at the East Bonner County Library. Thomas…
Jack Gladstone and Kendall Flint to perform in concert
The Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness proudly present Jack Gladstone, with special guest Kendall Flint, in concert on Saturday February 3rd at the Panida Theater in Sandpoint! Gladstone, a singer,…