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…
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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…
Idaho Wildlife Federation supports legislation
The Idaho Wildlife Federation wrote Gov. Otter asking for his support for legislation designating the Scotchman Peaks as Wilderness. Executive Director Brian Brooks wrote "... we support wilderness designation that will…
Thompson Falls Community Survey Identifies Public Lands as an Asset
Thompson Falls Main Street Committee and the City of Thompson Falls have recently launched a project to establish a branding strategy for the City of Thompson Falls. The outcome of…
