On March 5th, Forrest M Bird Eighth graders climbed aboard the bright, safety-yellow school bus and rode out to Round Lake State Park, where 20 FSPW Volunteers awaited, strategically stationed for...
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Changing Lives in the Woods
At the tender age of 8, McKenzie Smith* has undergone more disruptive home environments than most of us experience during our journey from ‘childhood’ to ‘adulthood.’ Her family’s...
Volunteers Piece Together Clues at the Winter Tracks Program Kickoff
FSPW kicked off 2014-15 winter educational programming this past Saturday at the Community Center in Heron MT. Faced with the challenges of a warm beginning to winter, Naturalist Brian Baxter...
Citizen Scientist Front: Preliminary Weed Mitigation Results Positive!
FSPW Wilderness Stewards are seeing promising advancements this summer in the noxious weed abatement efforts of the Treasured Landscapes Campaign. This is Phase 2 of a sizable, 3-Phase...
Winds in the Wilderness
At 4300ft elevation wild sarsaparilla faded out, while the terrain held strong. Scratchy, porous, ruby brushed rocks appeared housing beargrass communities of subalpine fir and huckleberry, with...
Winds in the Wilderness: This Land IS Your Land!
Happy Independence Day, Friends! I hope you all had some chances over the sunny holiday weekend to enjoy this beautiful country, be it from the summit of the mountain, the waves of the lake, the...
Winds in the Wilderness…Diggers, Runners, and Scientists of all Ages
Before digging into this weekends' events, I'd like to sound a great big "Thank You!" for last weekend's outstanding outreach volunteers participating in some great returning local events: the...
Winds in the Wilderness
This week with the Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness, Friends enjoyed a North Idaho Tree Identification Walk, The 'Old Goat' Awards and the State of the Scotchman's 2014 with Heather 'Anish'...