Our annual meeting this year features "Hiking with Dogs," a presentation by Ruffwear ambassador Whitney “Allgood” La Ruffa and his hiking companion Karluk the dog. The meeting begins at The…
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Roughly 60 miles south of Canada, the 88,000 acre Scotchman Peaks roadless area spans the Idaho-Montana border. Since the 1970s, when the U.S. Forest Service carried out extensive evaluations of lands suitable for wilderness, this rugged, scenic and biologically diverse portion of the Cabinet Mountains has been managed for its wilderness potential. The Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness believe now is the time to preserve the Scotchmans, one of the last, and largest, wild areas in our region.
Botanical Survey Recruitment
The Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness are partnering with the United States Forest Service (USFS) and the National Forest Foundation (NFF) to conduct botanical surveys during the 2013 summer field…
Trails Skills Course Offered May 10th-12th
The Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness are now accepting registrations for our 2013 Trail Skills Course. This course is designed to enhance your understanding of backcountry trails maintenance projects and…
It’s Wolverine Wednesday!
The season’s wrapping up and the final results are in! Great job everyone! Even though this year’s effort was supposed to be a scaled back effort, I am very impressed…
It’s Wolverine Wednesday!
As of today, we have gotten 15 of our 17 stations back from the field! Only two left! One of the most surprising creatures we caught on camera this week…
It’s Wolverine Wednesday!
Hey Wolverine Watch! As of today, we have gotten 8 of our 17 stations back from the field! Many surprising critters were caught on camera inspecting the succulent bait, including…
It’s Wolverine Wednesday!
The results are in! Two of our stations have returned! The Wolverine Watch has observed numerous critters in their natural habitat, including: some squirrels, a few deer, a martin, and…
It’s Wolverine Wednesday!
Hey Wolverine Volunteers! Good news everyone! On Monday, the US Fish and Wildlife Service proposed to add the wolverine to the list of threatened species under the Endangered Species Act!…