Led by Jim Mellen, a record 14 hikers summited Goat Mountain on March 22, 2008 during the second annual "Goat Mountain Hop". The Hop is a very challenging, but highly…
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Sanders County Ledger Article – November, 2007
US Senator Jon Tester (D-Montana) recently addressed the Sanders County Democrats at their annual dinner in Thompson Falls. Doug Ferrell (Executive Committee Member, Friends Of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness) had the…
Walkin’ Jim Comes to Sandpoint
Woody Guthrie meets Ansel Adams in Walkin’ Jim’s “Give Thanks for the Wild!” performance. Don't miss this rare opportunity to meet America’s one-of-a-kind wilderness troubadour. Join us for a multimedia…
11th Annual Wild Idaho North! Conference
Please join the Idaho Conservation League and Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness for the 11th Annual Wild Idaho North! conference in Sandpoint on Oct. 20. This year's conference theme is…
Challenge Grant Announced for 2007
Once again the Cinnabar Foundation has generously agreed to a donation of $3,000 in the form of a "matching grant", meaning that we need to raise that same amount in…
Annual State Of The Scotchmans
Do you ever look up from Lake Pend Oreille at the towering turrets of the Scotchman Peaks and wondering why they aren’t yet designated as wilderness? We sure do! Well,…
North Idaho Wilderness Advocate Awarded
May 24, 2007 For Immediate Release Contacts: Rick Johnson, (208) 345-6942 ext. 19 Phil Hough, (208) 255-2780 Wilderness advocate Phil Hough, of Sagle, Idaho, was awarded the Idaho Conservation…
Great Old Broads Coming To Scotchmans!
Great Old Broads for Wilderness [GOB], a hard-working, tenacious national wilderness advocate organization, will visit the Scotchman Peaks area to help promote its designation as a Congressionally established permanent Wilderness…
