For the fifth consecutive year the Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness has received a challenge grant from the Cinnabar Foundation. We are grateful for their continued confidence and support! This…
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Further confessions of a reformed couch potatoe: Still willin’
I been warped by the rain, driven by the snow I'm beat down and dirty, and don't you know That I'm still . . . willin' (Willin' - Lowell T.…
We’re Hiking in the Rain
We are having a wet spring. At least the last three weeks have been wet and each forecast looks like a fire-hose's nozzle shooting water at us from somewhere out…
Scotchman Peaks volunteer opportunities abound this summer
By Sandy Compton, FSPW Program Coordinator Margaret Mead once wrote, "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful people could change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever…
Wild Idaho was a wildly good time.
By Sandy Compton It's 6:30 in the morning in the Stanley Basin and we are glassing a freshly whitened valley surrounded by sage hills. Air temperature is 20 ° F.…
Further confessions of a reformed couch potato: Why.
In the beginning, there was stone . . . and then, came the ice. If you have never hiked into the central Scotchmans, say to Sawtooth or the Melissa Crag…
Birds of the Scotchmans
The Scotchman Peaks elevation profile, proximity to Lake Pend O'reille and many micro-climates create diverse habitats. We see that in the forests and native plants, from Cedar lined tree bottoms…
A fine evening for the State of the Scotchmans.
Thank you to everyone who attended our annual State of the Scotchmans at the Panida May 12. It was a fine evening, highlighted by the music of Dawnya Clarine (www.dawnyaclarine.com),…
