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Scotchman Peaks Wilderness

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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.

Thank you to Scotchmans’ summer season volunteers

October 1, 2019Sandy 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, 2019Sandy ComptonLeave a comment

Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness volunteers close the age gap with Winter Tracks Part of saving the rugged and wild Scotchman Peaks for future generations is helping kids “find their…

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

September 18, 2019Sandy 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 show…

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10 years of Extreme Plein Air

July 24, 2019Sandy 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 on your…

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Thank you, Ed Pulaski

July 17, 2019Sandy 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…

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FSPW volunteers keep trails open (and fun)

July 16, 2019Sandy 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, 2019Sandy 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…

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In the Sun

June 19, 2019Sandy Compton1 Comment

by Kaeli Wells I hiked down off the mountain at 3:44 in the morning. It was the day after the summer solstice and there was already a thin line of…

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Our Mission

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

Upcoming Events & Hikes

  • Trail Project: Little Spar Lake #143
    Saturday Jul 19, 2025
  • Hike & Read Alvord Lake
    Friday Jul 25, 2025
  • Clark Fork River Pedal & Farm Tour
    Saturday Aug 02, 2025
  • Trail Project: East Fork #563
    Saturday Aug 02, 2025
  • Intro to Trail Work: Round Lake State Park
    Sunday Aug 03, 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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