Former Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness staffer Mollie Kieran has returned to FSPW after a short hiatus as a member of the FSPW Board of Directors. She joins Troy resident…
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.
Scotchman Peaks Make Their 6000th (and 6001st) Friend
Groundswell of Support for Proposed Wilderness Area Continues to Grow The Friends of Scotchman Peaks (FSPW) have been hard at work drumming up support for the rugged area sitting on…
Voices in the Wilderness: Moose are the drama queens of the wild.
Close Encounters.... of the Moose Kind By Brian Sherry About 25 years ago, I took a couple weeks off work and went to Teton National Park, which I had briefly…
Little kids, lion kits, and Killer, the Wonder Dog
By Mark Sheets Hiking and camping in wild places have been a big part of our family lore. There are many events that are referred to when we are together…
Ken Thacker and Bonnie Jakubos create new weapon in the war on weeds
FSPW Volunteers Ken Thacker and Bonnie Jakubos teamed up recently to produce a simplified and area-specific weed guide for use in the proposed Scotchman Peaks Wilderness as well as in…
The Plein Air Paintout returns to Hope October 10
Whether you have never picked up a brush in your life or you’ve been painting for years, this is an opportunity to learn more about the art of art. The…
Join us at Baxter’s On Cedar for fun, food and fundraising!
Wednesday, September 23, join your Friends (of Scotchman Peaks) at Baxters on Cedar. If 50 Friends show up to eat, drink and be merry, Baxters will give us 10 %…
Libby Harvest Festival is September 19!
Come join us (FSPW) and the Montana Wilderness Association for a day of live music, delicious locally-sourced food, and Wilderness celebration in Libby, Montana! The day will start with a…
