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Scotchman Peaks Wilderness

Scotchman Peaks Wilderness

Save the wild Scotchmans

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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.

A Scotchman Fourth of July

June 12, 2013Sandy ComptonLeave a comment

March, ride, or watch, but wear your Scotchman Peaks swag! Each year, from Sandpoint to Noxon, Friends march for wilderness in parades. It's fun and a great chance to show…

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Bonner County Fair — Dr. Seuss on the loose!

June 12, 2013Sandy Compton

Bonner County Fair is one of our most important outreach events of the year. Literally hundreds of people walk by our booth every day for five days in a row,…

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Annual Huckleberry Festival in Trout Creek

June 12, 2013Sandy ComptonLeave a comment

Friday, we will be marching in the Festival parade — come along! —  and setting up our booth at the Huckleberry Festival for the 8th year in a row! Saturday…

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Friends of Scotchman Peaks, Cabinet Resource Group, Forest Service and Avista plan June 9th cooperative National Trails Day event.

June 4, 2013Sandy ComptonLeave a comment

Trail work, campground cleanup and potluck planned for Bull River Campground. Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness will host their annual Sanders County Picnic beginning at 3 p.m. on Sunday, June…

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Wilderness Ranger Apprenticeship Campout

May 29, 2013Sandy ComptonLeave a comment

This is a weekend of supervised fun and work for  high school students. Youth from Lincoln, Sanders and Bonner County will camp near the Star Peak Historic Trail reconstruction project…

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Upper South Fork of Ross Creek Trail Work Day

May 29, 2013Sandy ComptonLeave a comment

Join FSPW and Kootenai National Forests trail crews on South Fork Ross Creek Trail  #321  for a single day of trail clearing and tread work. Tools and beverages provided by…

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Star Peak Historic Trail Work Day

May 29, 2013Sandy ComptonLeave a comment

Join FSPW and Kootenai National Forests trail crews on Star Peak Historic Trail #999 for a single day of trail clearing and tread work. Tools and beverages provided by FSPW.…

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Historic Star Peak Trail Work Day

May 29, 2013Sandy ComptonLeave a comment

Join FSPW and Kootenai National Forests trail crews on Star Peak Historic Trail #999 for a single day of trail clearing and tread work. Tools and beverages provided by FSPW.…

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Our Mission

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

Upcoming Events & Hikes

  • National Public Lands Day – Trail Project: East Fork #563
    Saturday Sep 27, 2025
  • End of Season Trail Project: Star Gulch #1016
    Wednesday Oct 01, 2025
  • Hike Full – Scotchman Peak Summit: End Of Season Hike
    Sunday Oct 05, 2025

Our Latest Podcasts

  • EP 38: From Conservation to Collaboration with Zach Hagadone, Part 3

    Listen to EP 38: From Conservation to Collaboration with Zach Hagadone, Part 3 Part 3 in the series: Timber Wars, From Conservation to Collaboration with Zach Hagadone

    https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1406612677-scotchmanpeaks-from-conservation-to-collaboration-with-zach-hagadone-part-3.mp3

  • Ep 37: PART 2 - From Conservation to Collaboration with Zach Hagadone: Timber History, continued

    Listen to Ep 37: PART 2 - From Conservation to Collaboration with Zach Hagadone: Timber History, continued Most people living in the Northwest are at least somewhat familiar with the infamous Timber Wars. But the history of the Timber Wars is far more complex and dynamic than we are led to believe. There was strife and a clashing of cultures, of course. But there is also a rich history of collaboration between…

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