“Picture Perfect Post Cards” is the theme for this year’s Paintout. The proposed Scotchman Peaks Wilderness is a beautiful place. Its presence on the northeast edge of…
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.
Walking in a winter wonderland: Winter Hike Season Approaches
Golden Canine is ready for winter hikes! Are you? It's time to at least start thinking about where the snowshoes are. And, while you are thinking about that, how about…
Shey Hannum went hunting and got more than she expected!
Calling the big one in. By Shey Hannum I bet you've never heard a hunting story like the one I'm about to tell you; especially from a girl. This is…
Trinity Wallace of Libby tied for best essay overall in the 2016 FSPW Scholarship Contest
Finding the bigger picture By Trinity Wallace I have always been captivated by nature; nature has a way of making my first-world problems seem little compared to the vast majority…
Thompson Falls Council endorses the Scotchmans . . . again!
The City Council of Thompson Falls renewed their endorsement of the Scotchman Peaks proposal at their regular meeting on June 16. FSPW Sanders County Outreach Coordinator Jen Kreiner made a…
Scotchman’s Peak Trail Is Open!!!
Amazingly, Google is not always right. Don't believe the internet overlord for a second when it tells you that Trail #65 (Scotchman's Peak) is permanently closed. It is OPEN! We…
It’s a Spring Two-fer Good Causes on March 30th!
March Madness may be in full swing (it's going to spill over into April, as a matter of fact), but there are no games on March 30th, so even die-hard…
Kara Adam Joins FSPW as Lincoln County Summer Intern
Kara Adam, from the Yaak, has joined Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness as an intern. Her tenure will run for 20 weeks, roughly through the end of July. She will…
