This April we celebrate the 40th Annual Earth Day! The hallmarks of what Earth Day means (clean air, clean water, habitat preservation) represent conservation values shared by a vast majority…
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Confessions of a former couch potato: Elk and the two-syllable word.
In my last couch potato confession, I alluded to the process of learning to think like an elk — a helpful ability in the back country of the Scotchman Peaks,…
Telluride Film Festival Comes to Sandpoint
The Telluride Film Festival will be presented by the Selway-Bitterroot Foundation at the Panida Theater in Sandpoint on Sunday, April 11. Doors open at 6 pm and the films start…
Top however many reasons to be a FSPW volunteer or hike leader.
This started out as a top 10 reasons list ala David Letterman, but there are sooo many good reasons to be a FSPW volunteer, it was hard to stop. We…
A Long Trek Home: 4,000 Miles by Boot, Raft, and Ski
Today we take an in depth look at the second event in the April "Adventure Series" sponsored by the Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness: "A Long Trek Home: 4,000 Miles…
Journey Along the Divide
Next week the Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness will sponsor two exciting presentations as part of our "Scotchman Peaks Adventure Series." Today we will take an in depth look at…
Summer hikes and Scotchman Peak trail work day
Lots of room for more summer hikes Our summer hike series for 2010 has a good head start with seven hikes already planned and even published in the Montana Wilderness…
Friends Meet Friends
This week we go on the road! The Friends of the Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge have invited us to make a presentation to their members and public. Call it a…
