Sandy Compton is the program coordinator for Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness. He grew up on a small farm/woodlot at the south end of the proposed wilderness and lives there still.
He is a storyteller and author of both fiction and non-fiction books, and the publisher at bluecreekpress.com.
New goat habitat signs remind Scotchman hikers to keep their distance For most of the month of August, few hikers braved the smoky skies to hike Scotchman and very few goats were seen. Now that [» Read More...]
“Goat” logo retires after 13 years of faithful service In part to symbolize their continued commitment to achieving Wilderness designation for the Scotchman Peaks of Idaho and Montana, Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness today announced [» Read More...]
Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness is pleased to announce that Assistant Program Coordinator Britta Mireley has been promoted to the newly created position of Deputy Executive Director. In her new capacity, which began July 30, [» Read More...]
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FSPW All Stars cranking up for another trail season The National Trail System is 50 years old this year, though many of the trails in the Scotchmans are much older. The National Trail System Act [» Read More...]
Evans Brothers’ Coffee will be the venue April 20 for an artist’s reception for some of the FSPW “Extreme Plein Air” artists, including painters Ed Robinson and Aaron Johnson and photographers Joe Foster and Marjolein [» Read More...]
Jim Mellen — Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness uber-volunteer — was recognized as Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce’s volunteer of the month at the Chamber luncheon held March 7. Jim, an outdoorsman of the first order, [» Read More...]
Mindy Ferrell has been dragging kids into the outdoors for their own good for decades. In recognition of that and many of the other things she has done for the natural world, the Montana Wilderness [» Read More...]
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