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Scotchman Peaks Wilderness

Scotchman Peaks Wilderness

To protect the Scotchman Peaks for future generations through Wilderness designation, ongoing stewardship and education.

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Scotchman Peaks Wilderness

Scotchman Peaks Wilderness

To protect the Scotchman Peaks for future generations through Wilderness designation, ongoing stewardship and education.

Donate
  • About
    • About The Friends
    • Who We Are
      • Our Staff
      • Our Board
      • Our Volunteers
    • About The Peaks
    • About Wilderness
    • About Some of our Friends
    • Montana Matters
    • Scotchman Peaks Wilderness Act of 2016
    • Annual Reports
    • Background Fact Sheet
    • Endorsements
    • How to Contact Us
    • Go Exploring -> See our Site Map
  • Hikes
    • Hiking in the Scotchmans
    • Current Hiking Schedule
    • Getting To the Trailhead
    • Lead a Hike
    • Maps of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness
    • Annual Photo Contest
    • Self-Styled Hikes
  • Stewardship & Events
    • What is Stewardship?
    • Upcoming Events
    • Citizen Science
    • Community Prosperity
    • Trails
    • Studying Winter Carnivores
    • Where Are Our Treasured Landscapes?
    • Weeds Monitoring Project
    • Whitebark Pine Restoration Project
    • Winter Tracks
  • News
    • News
    • Newsletter – Current & Past Issues
    • Media & Photo Requests
    • Announcements
    • We’ve Got Press!
    • Blog
    • Voices in the Wilderness
    • Movies & Photos
  • You Can Help
    • Sign the petition!
    • Leave Mountain Goats Wild
    • How You Can Help
    • Contact Your Elected Officials
    • Volunteers are saving our wild back yard!
    • Gift Certificates
    • Scotchman Peaks Store
  • Subscribe

Author: Sandy Compton

Grateful to be home in the wild.

November 19, 2019 Sandy ComptonLeave a comment

When I was five, my parents made me WALK from the Lucky Star
mine to the end of what became Forest Road 409. It was horrible — or I thought
it was. I just wished to go...

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Thank you to Scotchmans’ summer season volunteers

October 1, 2019 Sandy ComptonLeave a comment

In the incredible Scotchman Peaks, summer has flown past with its usual urgency. It seems like just yesterday we gathered on a rainy day at the Scotchman Peak trailhead to...

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Winter Tracks 2020 is just around the corner.

September 24, 2019 Sandy ComptonLeave a comment

Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness volunteers close the
age gap with Winter Tracks

Part of saving the...

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Scotchman Peaks trails: Open and ready for hiking and hunting season

September 18, 2019 Sandy ComptonLeave a comment

Trails in the Scotchman Peaks are open and ready for hiking and hunting seasons. This is due in part to Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness trail crews. FSPW volunteers...

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10 years of Extreme Plein Air

July 24, 2019 Sandy ComptonLeave a comment

The 2019 FSPW Extreme Plein Air Expedition is Version 10.0. During Version 1.0 — 2009 — Aaron Johnson, Jared Shear and Victor Vosen bravely — or foolishly, depending...

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Thank you, Ed Pulaski

July 17, 2019 Sandy ComptonLeave a comment

Next time you are out with the FSPW trail crew or walking one of the Scotchman trails, remember Ed Pulaski. He invented (or at least, refined) the trail tool that bears...

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FSPW volunteers keep trails open (and fun)

July 16, 2019 Sandy ComptonLeave a comment

Dave Kretzschmar and Jeff Pennick love the Scotchman Peaks, and especially Scotchman Peaks trails. On a gray day in April the two trudged up Goat Mountain Trail #35 on a...

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Intern Sophie Conerly is off on her big summer adventure.

June 20, 2019 Sandy ComptonLeave a comment

Sophie Conerly drove 39 hours from Georgia to her summer quarters at Trout Creek Ranger Station on the Cabinet Ranger District. That’s a long haul, but she was excited to make the trip, ready...

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Our Mission

To protect the Scotchman Peaks for future generations through Wilderness designation, ongoing stewardship and education.

Upcoming Events & Hikes

  • Brews for Benefits at Laughing Dog
    Monday Jan 06, 2020
  • Regal Creek Snowshoe
    Saturday Jan 11, 2020
  • Keeping Track of Winter – Blue Creek
    Friday Jan 24, 2020
  • 15 Years of Friends: Celebrating with a Wild & Scenic Film Festival
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  • 14th Annual Goat Mountain Hop
    Saturday Mar 28, 2020

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