We would like to congratulate Jerry Brown on a well deserved retirement after 36 years of service as a wildlife biologist for the Montana Department of Fish Wildlife and Parks!…
Author: Phil Hough
Phil Hough is the Executive Director of the Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness.
He has hiked the "triple crown": the Appalachian Trail, Continental Divide Trail and the Pacific Crest trail (twice). He has also paddled the length of the Yukon river. Phil's love of wilderness guides him as he works to save the incrediblly wild Scotchman Peaks, one of the last and largest roadless places in northern Idaho and western Montana.
Hearing for Senator Tester’s Bill
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests will hold a hearing on the "Forest Jobs and Recreation Act" (S.1470) sponsored by Senator Jon Tester on…
Wilderness Wednesday Dec 16
It's Wilderness Wednesday and we are going to have some fun this week with trivia! We have five questions to test your Scotchmans IQ - let's see how well you…
Year End Thank You
With December in full throttle and the end of the year fast approaching we would like to take a moment and thank all of our friends for the support you…
Sandpoint Chamber Choice Awards
The Greater Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce has announced the nominees for the second annual "Chamber Choice Awards". The Chamber describes these awards as honoring the best of business and community,…
Wilderness Wednesday Mr Scotchman Scratches Out Haiku
Who knew that Mr Scotchman was into Haiku? Our twitter followers did! OK, let me explain. Mr. Scotchman is the official "face" on Facebook and the "voice" on Twitter for…
Heart Warming
A heart warming thought for a cold winter day. When the Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness formed as a group almost 5 years ago we decided at the start that…
Scotchman Peaks on YOU Tube
One of the features that our redesigned website offers is an easy link to the Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness new "You Tube Channel". From ANY of the web pages…
