This week we will celebrate Wilderness Wednesday with our favorite quotes! One of the most notable wilderness quotes of all time is a classic from Henry David Thoreau: "In wildness…
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.
Endorsements
One of the measures of broad public support are endorsements. Through newspaper editorials, resolutions of support and letters of endorsement - councils, commissions, publications, organizations and officials show their own…
Sip and Shop
The Thanksgiving Day weekend is over, family and guests have gone home and we are all tired of turkey and turkey leftovers! Black Friday was a push and shove fest…
Scotchmans Plein Air Art Sale
Just because you missed out on our Plein Air exhibit in September, you don't have to miss out on the opportunity to view and purchase some sensational Scotchmans Plein Air…
Wilderness Wednesday – Give Thanks for the Wild
We are staring a new feature - Wilderness Wednesday - it's available only to Friends of Scotchman Peaks who follow us on our Blog, Facebook fan page or Twitter. We…
What Happens In Montana
Recently we talked about an emerging process in North Idaho which may result in legislation which would include Wilderness on the Idaho Panhandle and would likely include the Idaho portion…
A New Day is Dawning for North Idaho
The recently passed legislation designating the Owyhees as Wilderness and the Jobs and Forest Act, currently introduced by Senator Jon Tester which would designate over 600,000 acres of wilderness in…
The Public is the Process
Congressional Members are elected representatives. Like all politicians they want, in fact they need, to act in ways in which they believe their constituents want them to act. Unless they…
