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Scotchman Peaks Wilderness

Scotchman Peaks Wilderness

Save the wild Scotchmans

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Donate
  • Who We Are
    • Our Mission
    • About Us
    • Staff
    • Board
    • Donors
    • Annual Reports
    • Contact Us
  • What We Do
    • Our Mission
    • Why Wilderness?
    • Stewardship
      • Trail Ambassadors
      • Adopt-a-Trail
      • Trail Reports
    • Education
      • Winter Tracks
    • Community Engagement
      • Hikes & Events
      • Voices in the Wilderness
      • Podcast | Your Wild Place
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Author: Sandy Compton

Sandy Compton has been program coordinator for Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness since 2009. He is also a storyteller and author of both fiction and non-fiction books, and the publisher at bluecreekpress.com.

In addition to his other duties, he runs the FSPW All Star Trail Team (www.scotchmanpeaks.org/trails), which works on Forest Service trails in the Scotchman Peaks. He is a trail surveyor as well, and a C-Certified Crosscut Bucker/Feller and USFS National Saw Policy OHLEC instructor.

Sandy grew up on a small farm/woodlot at the south end of the proposed wilderness and lives there still. He is also board member of the National Wilderness Stewardship Alliance and a planning team member for the Northern Rockies Wilderness Skills Institute.

Winter Tracks hits the mark with teachers, students and volunteers

April 8, 2020 Sandy ComptonLeave a comment

In its fifth season, the 2020 Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness Winter Tracks program was a big success in outdoor education. Nearly 50 FSPW volunteers showed over 325...

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Snow Cave: A winter adventure

April 2, 2020 Sandy ComptonLeave a comment

By Christine Tefta, Priest River High School Class of 2019

Not long ago, in the early days of March, I set off...

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Round Lake and Winter Tracks: A natural combination.

February 21, 2020 Sandy ComptonLeave a comment

Round Lake State Park and Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness have been partners in outdoor education for five years. Round Lake hosted its first Winter Tracks in 2015,...

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Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness 2020 scholarship competition open for entries

February 12, 2020 Sandy ComptonLeave a comment

For over a decade, Friends of
Scotchman Peaks has given high school seniors a chance to show their love for
wild country. This year, the FSPW scholarship competition will...

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The very FIRST (FSPW) 2020 beer-drinking event is Jan. 6

January 1, 2020 Sandy ComptonLeave a comment

It may not be the FIRST beer-drinking event of the year. After all, there’s a lot of football to watch in the next few days. But the Laughing Dog Brews for Benefits on...

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Celebrating winter in our wild back yard.

December 16, 2019 Sandy ComptonLeave a comment

Winter has arrived, and the Friends of Scotchman Peaks
Wilderness (FSPW) winter hike season is right behind. In every season, FSPW
volunteers lead hikers into and around...

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FSPW outdoor programs for kids: game changer, life changer

December 13, 2019 Sandy ComptonLeave a comment

It’s a pleasure to see kids light up at natural things, and Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness volunteers and staff often have the pleasure....

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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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Our Mission

To pass on a Scotchman Peaks Wilderness for our children and grandchildren.

Upcoming Events & Hikes

  • Annual Blue Creek Meander and Tracking Trek
    Saturday Mar 06, 2021
  • Star Peak Hike with Anick
    Sunday Mar 14, 2021
  • Star Peak Hike with Jamilee
    Monday Mar 22, 2021
  • Regal Creek Winter Hike for Women
    Sunday Apr 11, 2021

Our Latest Podcasts

  • Rico Maloney's Ode To Montana

    Listen to Rico Maloney's Ode To Montana In episode 28 of Your Wild Place, we're listening to an outsider's perspective on the wilds of Montana. Rico Maloney shares his epic adventure through western Montana while waxing poetic about the state. If you love Montana, you'll love this story!

    https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/965944129-scotchmanpeaks-rico-maloneys-ode-to-montana.mp3

  • Caleb's Miracle

    Listen to Caleb's Miracle Every Christmas, we're reminded of one of our favorite Christmas stories. Caleb’s Miracle by Sandy Compton is a classic Christmas tale of 1889 Montana. It’s Montana’s birth year, 1889, and the Blascomb boys and their father, Bill, are headed to Dillon for some Christmas shopping. As they ride up the Beaverhead River, they encounter the…

    https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/952305346-scotchmanpeaks-calebs-miracle.mp3

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