A most memorable wilderness experience. By Mahala Wedel July 28, 2014 marked my Grandma Wedel’s 80th birthday. The entire extended family tried to decide how to best celebrate this historic…
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Getting Found In The Scotchmans #1
Getting lost as an 11-year-old on my third camping trip ever was not much fun. I had just joined a Boy Scout troop in Charlotte, NC, and had no idea…
Winter Tracks with Forrest M Bird 8th Grade Class
On March 5th, Forrest M Bird Eighth graders climbed aboard the bright, safety-yellow school bus and rode out to Round Lake State Park, where 20 FSPW Volunteers awaited, strategically stationed…
MickDuffs and Scotchman Peaks mix it up.
What are we mixing up? A new brew called Goat Hop Ale. Join us at Beer-Thirty (5:30 pm) Thursday, April 9, at MickDuff's Brewery at the corner of Third and…
Exciting Times for the Scotchman Peaks
Some days our work is incremental, where progress can be measured by each supporter we sign up as a friend, or conversation we have with a community leader or by…
Changing Lives in the Woods
At the tender age of 8, McKenzie Smith* has undergone more disruptive home environments than most of us experience during our journey from ‘childhood’ to ‘adulthood.’ Her family’s struggles have…
Pioneer Students Hungry for Data… and Hot Dogs!
The Winter Tracks 2015 season finale began on a sunny beach around 10am, March 6th. Pioneer School 4th and 5th graders passed 3 pairs of binoculars between the 12 of them,…
Pioneer School: A Day in the Woods
At 9 AM Wendesday morning, a thin sheet of ice built itself upon well-worn trails in the upland transitions at Round Lake State Park. It preyed upon moist congregates of…
