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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.
Inland Northwest Home and Lifestyle Magazine – April 2008
The April edition of the "Inland Northwest Home and Lifestyle" magazine, a 'Journal of Business' plublication based in Spokane, WA, did a nice two-page feature on the Scotchmans. Unfortunately they…
Bonner County Daily Bee – Progress 2008
On Sunday March 30th the Bonner County Daily Bee published their "Progress 2008" - a supplement to the Sunday paper. If you missed it, use these links to read the…
Second Annual Goat Mountain Hop sets record!
Led by Jim Mellen, a record 14 hikers summited Goat Mountain on March 22, 2008 during the second annual "Goat Mountain Hop". The Hop is a very challenging, but highly…
Sanders County Ledger Article – November, 2007
US Senator Jon Tester (D-Montana) recently addressed the Sanders County Democrats at their annual dinner in Thompson Falls. Doug Ferrell (Executive Committee Member, Friends Of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness) had the…
Walkin’ Jim Comes to Sandpoint
Woody Guthrie meets Ansel Adams in Walkin’ Jim’s “Give Thanks for the Wild!” performance. Don't miss this rare opportunity to meet America’s one-of-a-kind wilderness troubadour. Join us for a multimedia…
11th Annual Wild Idaho North! Conference
Please join the Idaho Conservation League and Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness for the 11th Annual Wild Idaho North! conference in Sandpoint on Oct. 20. This year's conference theme is…
Challenge Grant Announced for 2007
Once again the Cinnabar Foundation has generously agreed to a donation of $3,000 in the form of a "matching grant", meaning that we need to raise that same amount in…
