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Celebrating the 60th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act

August 28, 2024Phil Hough

On September 3rd, 1964, President Johnson signed the Wilderness act; it preserved 54 areas as wilderness, totaling 9,100,000 acres in 13 states. More importantly it envisioned additional areas being added…

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Trail Talk: The Ten Essentials for Hiking

August 2, 2024NoAuthorLeave a comment

A primer for new hikers (and old) In 1906, a group of hikers from the Seattle area separated themselves from a larger organization, Mazama, which was based in Portland, and…

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Native Plants of the Scotchmans

April 12, 2024NoAuthorLeave a comment

Stinging Nettles: A Mixed Blessing By Valle Novak Anyone who has spent time in the woods has had the experience: one moment, blithely enjoying the surroundings – the next moment…

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Wild & Scenic Film Fest comes to the Panida

February 23, 2024Rose OlsonLeave a comment

Join us at the historic Panida Theater in Sandpoint for the 22nd annual Wild and Scenic Film Festival! You won't want to miss this one - Friday, March 22, 2024…

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Giving Thanks for the WILD

November 27, 2023NoAuthor1 Comment

The Wild Places Within -Phil Hough, Executive Director, Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness Every summer my wife and I like to wander off into the backcountry. Sometimes we go by…

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Wild Creatures of the Scotchmans

September 15, 2023NoAuthorLeave a comment

All About Mountain Goats by: Doug Ferrell One hot day this summer, a party of hikers rested on some rocks just below the summit of Scotchman Peak. After they moved…

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Meet our Interns! Ella & Kimberly, Summer 2023

July 11, 2023Rose OlsonLeave a comment

Rose: Hey ladies! I’m so excited to have you as interns this summer! Ella and Kimberly - tell me what you’re doing with the Friends this summer.   Ella: As the…

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11,000 Friends for the Wild Scotchmans

May 12, 2023Rose OlsonLeave a comment

The Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness just welcomed our 11.000th Friends - the Viergutz family! Robert and Tabitha Viergutz and their two boys, Reed and Raecyn, have made Libby, Montana…

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