FSPW co-hosts ‘Unlikely Thru-Hiker’
By Reader Staff Think you could never pull off a long-distance hike? You might want to talk to Derick Lugo. Raised in the city, Lugo figured he was the last person to get involved...
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Voices in the Wilderness
By Jayden Winslow Reader Contributor Straddling the summits and flanks of northwest Montana’s Cabinet Mountains lies the Cabinet Mountain Wilderness Area. Over 94,000 acres of primitive, rugged and pristine Montana landscape that welcome exploration...
Sandy Compton announces retirement from FSPW
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Longtime Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness staffer and bull of the woods Sandy Compton announced his retirement from the organization, effective at the end of March 2020. The program...
Friends of Scotchman Peaks look past winter to trail season
By Reader Staff The trails in the Scotchman Peaks might be snowed in this month, but Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness and their partners in trail maintenance are making plans now for the summer...
Reflections of Nature
By Phil Hough Reader Staff We launched our canoe into strong head winds and waves. Forward progress was slow, so we camped early, on a muddy shore only five miles from the start. Smoke...
Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness: Same mission, new logo
By Reader Staff In part to symbolize their continued commitment to achieving Wilderness designation for the Scotchman Peaks of Idaho and Montana, Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness today announced the adoption of a new...
Let’s talk about the vote
By Phil Hough Reader Contributor The Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness, and others, have been involved for many years in the effort to protect the Scotchman Peaks as wilderness to ensure it will always...
Grandpa and the Mountain Goats
By Mark Cochran Reader Contributor “Grandpa, have you ever seen a real mountain goat, like that statue over there?” “Yes, I have. Many of them, right here on this very mountaintop.” “Here on Scotchman...
The trail to the ballot: How the politics of Scotchman Peaks evolved over time
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff One might not expect the eye-popping vistas of Scotchman Peaks to be the symbolic site of a political battlefield. Yet as pro- and anti-wilderness advocates mobilize for a May...
Evans Brothers to host “Extreme Pleinair” artists’ reception
By Reader Staff On Friday, April 20, Evans Brothers’ Coffee in Sandpoint will be the venue for an artist’s reception featuring some of the Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness “Extreme Pleinair” artists, including painters...
