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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.

Jess Teats wrote the best 2012 Essay at Troy High School.

June 15, 2012Sandy ComptonLeave a comment

Jess won a $250 scholarship for his entry into the FSPW 2012 High School Essay Competition by telling us about his "Most Memorable Wilderness Experience." Read his essay in its…

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Annual Highway Cleanup on September 15.

June 15, 2012Sandy ComptonLeave a comment

Help clean up our adopted stretch of Highway 200 between Hope and Clark Fork! Show your appreciation for keeping the environment pristine by volunteering to clean up the edges of…

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Friends of Scotchman Peaks posts stewardship, education and hike lineups for 2012.

May 31, 2012Sandy ComptonLeave a comment

Educational opportunities, hikes and trail projects on three ranger districts highlight Friends’ summer. National Trails Day is Saturday, June 2, and Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness are sponsoring three National…

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Who will be the 2012 Old Goat! Find out May 26th.

May 16, 2012Sandy ComptonLeave a comment

State of the Scotchmans, fun and educational summer hikes, and historic stewardship projects! First thing first. At 4:00, Saturday, May 26, we gather at Oden Communnity Hall (here's a map)…

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Online Auction: Four Days on Lake Creek with 15 Friends

April 25, 2012Sandy Compton5 Comments

Thanks to Dale and Patty Myers of In The Shadow of the Cabinets for their generous donation of four nights for up to 16 people in their beautiful and big…

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Sure is quiet around here.

April 11, 2012Sandy ComptonLeave a comment

April 11 and the wolverine watch is over. Ms. Brasseur, our intrepid wolverine project leader, is off to the desert for some well-deserved vacation, and the revolving door that the…

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Free wildlife films slated for Libby and Thompson Falls, February 10 and 11

February 1, 2012Sandy ComptonLeave a comment

The Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness will bring three spectacular films from The International Wildlife Film Festival to two Western Montana venues on the second weekend of February. IWFF,  based…

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Eighth-graders take the honors in the Sanders County essay contest

December 15, 2011Sandy ComptonLeave a comment

Leah Thompson, and eighth grade student at Plains Middle School won a $100 Savings Bond for her essay on "Does Wilderness Have Value?" in the annual Sanders County essay contest.…

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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

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  • 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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