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…
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Kootenai Stakeholders Find Agreement
Doug Ferrell, FSPW Board Chair, reports on progress being made by the Kootenai Forest Stakeholders: In December, after many years of work, the Kootenai Forest Stakeholders Coalition (including representatives from…
Give Thanks for the Wild
During the holiday season, we give thanks. Many people take a few moments to consider our blessings and give thanks for those things which make our lives better. Often, it…
DC Update Part 1
On a crisp, sunny autumn day, hiking the "hill" (Capitol Hill) in DC may not be as exciting as climbing Scotchman Peak, but it can be pleasant and very interesting.…
Back to the Future
This seems to be the fall of "Back to the Future". I don't mean just the anniversary of the blockbuster film. Next week, Brad Smith and I will venture back…
Sandy Compton’s column in the Sandpoint Reader is about . . . goats! Ya think.
Program Coordinator Sandy Compton is also a closet columnist and journalist for The River Journal, Sandpoint Reader and Sandpoint Magazine, among other publications. In the October 1 issue of The…
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…
Things are calming down on the fire front.
After a good dousing of rain over the last weekend (the picture with this post was taken last Sunday afternoon, when the Scotchmans got .75 ± inches of precipitation), and…
