Hi, I'm Jim Murphy and I recently joined Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness. This is my first blog. If you weren’t at the August 13 Eco-Fair in Sandpoint, you missed a great…
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Most Beautiful Town
Recently, Rand McNally and USA Today recruited five teams to travel to 30 small towns across the country and evaluate them in several categories. It will come to residents of…
A New Grizzly Bear Study Wants YOU!
Seeing wildlife in the backcountry is one of the exciting opportunities available in our area. A number of animals which are found in few other places call Northern Idaho and…
My weekend with a naturalist
During my studies in environmental science, I’ve met a lot of really interesting and intelligent people: folks who were studying penguins in Antarctica, glacial erratics on the bottom of the…
There’s no knowing where you might be swept off to.
"It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off…
August 31st: Green Fire!
The Idaho Panhandle National Forests and the Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness will host a free screening of a new film called Green Fire, the first full-length, high definition documentary…
August 23rd – 27th: Bonner County Fair!
Come join in the fun at the Bonner County Fair! Located at the Bonner County Fairgrounds the fair will run from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday,…
August 20th: Little Spar Creek Trail Project!
Last chance to swing a Pulaski! The final trail project for the summer is August 20th. The last two trail projects have been very successful; lets try and finish the…