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 …
Tagged: Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Historian Jack Nisbet presents on David Thompson
By Reader Staff
Fur agent, cartographer, and master canoe builder David Thompson was one of the first Europeans to see Bonner County’s highest mountain, Scotchman Peak, and paddle the waters …
Give thanks for the wild Scotchman Peaks
By Phil Hough
Reader Contributor
As we gather with family and friends this week and count our blessings, let’s remember to give thanks for the wild landscapes that we live …
IPNF, FSPW partner to help tree species
By Reader Staff
There are approximately 4,600 more whitebark pine seeds in the ground on Scotchman Peak thanks to a partnership between the Idaho Panhandle National Forests (IPNF) and Friends …
Sen. Risch introduces Scotchman wilderness bill
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
After years of work, local conservation activists are celebrating a newly-introduced federal bill to enshrine the Scotchman Peaks as wilderness.
Introduced last week by U.S. …
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