In May 2018, thousands of Bonner County residents voted to defend their mountains, forests, water, and wildlife in the Scotchman Peaks. We may have fallen short on election day, but we are moving forward, together. [» Read More...]
The Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness will hold their annual get-together at 6 pm on Thursday, May 31, at Oden Grange Hall. The program will feature mountain goat expert Gayle Joslin, who worked several decades [» Read More...]
Have you heard about the upcoming advisory vote on the primary ballots in Bonner County this May? If not, learn more here! While non-binding, this vote is incredibly important for the Scotchman Peaks becoming Wilderness. [» Read More...]
Read the Valley Press’s story about Mindy Ferrell,who was recently given the Montana Wilderness Association’s Brass Lantern Award for continued volunteer service promoting public lands, wild spaces and outdoor education. Mindy coordinated the Friends of [» Read More...]
We have almost 50 entries this year for our photo contest, including the “slider” on our website, which was taken by Shuwen Wang. There are many lovely shots, and apparently all taken from inside the [» Read More...]
Come enjoy the cool fall weather with FSPW’s Artist-in-Residence, Karen Robinson, and her husband, Ed, on this free outing. This plein air opportunity is open to all levels of expertise with Karen available to assist [» Read More...]
Fall is the perfect weather for exploring the area’s wetlands. No bugs buzzing around, cool fall temperatures. Share a day of discovering the amazing diversity of wetlands, lake habitats, and forest edge effects on October [» Read More...]
Hilary was awarded $300 for writing the best essay from Noxon High School for the 2017 FSPW scholarship competition. The Froggy Float. By Hilary VanVleet, Noxon High School Class of 2017 Nature plays a massive [» Read More...]
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