Lauren Mitchell of Bath, New York, arrived May 24 to start a 16-week stint as a Student Conservation Association intern for Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness. Lauren will be assisting…
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.
FSPW volunteers help out at STOKR event in Lincoln County
FSPW volunteers were on hand May 14 to help with the 17th annual STOKR (Scenic Tour of Kootenai River), a biking fundraiser for Habitat for Humanity in Libby, Montana. Approximately…
“Queen of the Sun” reminds us to take better care of the planet.
Last evening, I saw Queen of the Sun, a movie about honey bees and their incredible connectivity with humans as providers of pollination for over half the food we eat.…
June 10: Jack Nisbett to speak at the Clark Fork Senior Center.
June 10: FSPW and Bonner County Historical Museum cosponsor a talk by Jack Nisbett about explorer David Thompson at the Clark Fork Senior Center, time to be announced. This event…
May 31: The Annual State of the Scotchman in Sandpoint
May 31: The Annual State of the Scotchman meeting takes place at Sandpoint Community Hall beginning at 6 p.m. Volunteer appreciation presentations, short films, an update from FSPW exec Phil…
May 12: Rare Carnivor Study Results at EBC Library
Michael Lucid and Lacy Robinson from Idaho Fish and Game will give a presentation on the 2011 rare carnivore study and wolverine search that took place in the Scotchmans over…
Plein air artists grace new FSPW note cards.
Dozens of pieces of original art featuring the proposed Scotchman Peaks Wilderness are created annually during two plein air events sponsored by Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness. The Scotchman Peaks…
FSPW Salutes Team Laughing Dog
The Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness salute Team Laughing Dog, the local bicycle team that will ride in the Race Across America (RAAM) in June to raise money for autism…
