Hough Consulting & Coaching offers decades of experience to help organizations succeed By Zach HagadoneReader Staff Even if people in the community don’t know Phil Hough personally, it’s more than likely they’re familiar with...
Two decades of gratitude By Phil HoughReader Contributor The Reader and the Friends of Scotchman Peak Wilderness both turn 21 in the coming months, passing into adulthood. For readers who haven’t heard the news,...
FSPW founding Director Phil Hough passes the torch to Rose Olson By Zach HagadoneReader Staff For 21 years, Phil Hough has been the face — and motive power — behind Friends of Scotchman Peaks...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Phil Hough can pinpoint exactly when he fell in love with the wilderness. He remembers paddling down the Allagash River in a canoe in the heart of the north...
By Phil Hough Reader Contributor This has been a tough year. I am sure I am not alone. Faced with shoulder surgery and some personal challenges, I had trouble sleeping. Insomnia brought on mild...
By Phil Hough Reader Contributor On Sept. 3, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Wilderness Act, preserving 54 areas as wilderness, totaling 9.1 million acres in 13 states. More importantly, it envisioned additional...
By Phil Hough Reader Contributor In the 1960s and 1970s, political and cultural movements rose up to challenge and change society. These mass movements gave rise to iconic protests and demonstrations. This was participatory...
By Phil Hough Reader Contributor We gather around friends and families during the holiday season — frequently counting our many blessings. While we’re at it, let’s include wild places among them. We have families...
By Phil Hough Reader Contributor Dear Mother Earth, What a year it has been. Last April as the COVID-19 pandemic ramped up, many of us went home in isolation from each other and, at...
By Phil Hough Reader Contributor I am thankful to have wild places to wander in and find the time. The natural time. In wilderness, time flows from very natural and regular rhythms. Since spring,...
