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What Happens In Montana
Recently we talked about an emerging process in North Idaho which may result in legislation which would include Wilderness on the Idaho Panhandle and would likely include the Idaho portion…
A New Day is Dawning for North Idaho
The recently passed legislation designating the Owyhees as Wilderness and the Jobs and Forest Act, currently introduced by Senator Jon Tester which would designate over 600,000 acres of wilderness in…
The Public is the Process
Congressional Members are elected representatives. Like all politicians they want, in fact they need, to act in ways in which they believe their constituents want them to act. Unless they…
2009 Photo Contest Winners Announced
This year's 2nd Annual FSPW Photo Contest had some fantastic photos entered into it. Congratulations to everyone who entered! We had over 50 photos this year, and narrowing them down…
Wilderness Around the Region
If the Scotchman Peaks proposal is impacted by what's happening national for wilderness then certainly the most significant of those events are the events which are taking place in our…
Wilderness Around the Country
Designating Wilderness requires congressional legislation. But congress doesn't act in a vacuum. Politics, it has been said, is the "art of the possible." What is possible depends on what has…
Bob Marshall Remembered
As wilderness lovers we appreciate solitude, but we also must recognize that we do nothing in isolation. Our work today, in any field, is built upon a foundation of the…
