The snow is melting in the footsteps of eager hikers, and the Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness are enjoying these early season excursions into the wilderness in the spirit of…
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My First Week In The Scotchmans
By Caleb Church For those of you who don’t know me or who haven’t met me yet, I’m interning for FSPW. I work for Patagonia out of the Chicago Mag…
Cinnabar matching grant is $4,000
Once again the Cinnabar Foundation has issued a Challenge Grant to the Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness! The Cinnabar Foundation will match every dollar contributed to the Friends of Scotchman…
Winds in the Wilderness…Diggers, Runners, and Scientists of all Ages
Before digging into this weekends' events, I'd like to sound a great big "Thank You!" for last weekend's outstanding outreach volunteers participating in some great returning local events: the Kinniknick…
Emma McConnaughey — Best overall FSPW Scholarship essay 2014
A Life Saving Event We were almost there. After hours of driving along steep mountain roads and deep ravines our destination was in sight: Callahan Creek. My friend Lizzie and…
Winds in the Wilderness: Happy National Trails Day!
Happy National Trails Day in this our 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act, wilderness supporters! Several Friends celebrated today with a "beginning-of-the-end" trail reclamation work-day restoring the historic Star Peak…
The Skills that Pay the Hills
Good weather, great speakers, and a fantastic group made this weekend's Trail Skills Kickoff event a complete success! Saturday morning, Friends convened with pulaskis, axes, crosscut saws, combi-tools, loppers, handsaws,…
Summer Activities with FSPW
Summer is heating up and Friends are heading for the hills. Join us and enjoy your local wilderness this season! Check out our Events Schedule and Stewardship Pages to find…
