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…
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Brass Lantern Awarded to Sandy Compton
At the recent Montana Wilderness Association (MWA) annual gathering, Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness program director, Sandy Compton, was honored for his work to preserve Wilderness, both on the job…
Season of the Goat: Episode 3
By Mary Franzel, FSPW Goat Education Coordinator The Mountain Goat Ambassador Program has been a big hit with hikers. Reports are that pretty much every hiker encountered by our Ambassadors…
2016 Community Kids Hikes are a wrap
FSPW partnered with Bonner Homeless Transitions (BHT) again this year to introduce children in their transitional housing program to the great outdoors. Out of the four hikes we planned, we…
Season Of The Goat Episode 2:
What a month it has been for both mountain goats and trail ambassadors. Many different reports showing a lot of different things but for the most part, it seems…
Season Of The Goat: Episode 1
With our first couple of weeks of the Trail Ambassador Program underway, things are looking good for the goats of Scotchman Peaks! Now, hopefully they will remain that way as…
Washington DC Conversations
Author Henry James once dubbed Washington DC “the city of conversation.” Of course, he came from a generally more polite and refined time. If he visited DC today, we can…
Scotchman Peak Trail #65 rebuild continues
FSPW is planning to finish a one-mile trail construction project replacing the beginning stretch of Trail #65 with a much more user-friendly section of tread. The new track will be…
