Americans came together 49 years ago to celebrate the first Earth Day. We committed to making our planet a more liveable place. We’ve cleaned up our water. We’ve reduced air pollution. We can drink and breathe easier now.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Thanksgiving is a time to show gratitude. Each year I give thanks for our wild places. Like so many other people, hiking, backpacking, canoeing, kayaking, skiing in the backcountry and wilderness have brought me joy and, more importantly, taught me many lessons. I am thankful these special places are preserved …
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
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 stay the same. Naturally, we are disappointed by the outcome of the recent Bonner County advisory vote.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Bonner County voters will be asked if they favor the Scotchman Peaks Wilderness proposal on the May 15 primary ballot. Although a non-binding, advisory vote, our County Commissioners and Senator Jim Risch have said they will honor the outcome. This vote matters; your vote matters!
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Bonner County voters will be asked if they favor the Scotchman Peaks on the May 15 primary ballot. Although a non-binding, advisory vote, our County Commissioners and Senator Jim Risch have said they will honor the outcome. This vote matters; your vote matters!
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
When I was 10 years old, my dad and I took a 10-day adventure along the Allagash Wilderness Waterway, a canoe route established in northern Maine by that state’s Legislature in 1966 to preserve and protect the wilderness character of this unique area. This magnificent 92-mile-long ribbon of lakes, ponds, …
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
On behalf of the board, staff and many volunteers and supporters of Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness, I would like to applaud Sen. Jim Risch’s vision and leadership in introducing the Scotchman Peaks Wilderness Act of 2016. When eventually passed, this legislation will both protect and preserve roughly 14,000 acres …
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Stan Myers raised a number of interesting questions in his letter about the Scotchman Peaks. (Daily Bee, Nov. 1) Some of these questions are more about recreational or wildlife management than wilderness. I’d like to offer some clarity on these different management themes as well as where the roadless and …
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
The Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness have been climbing the path towards Wilderness designation for just over ten years. Now, we believe we have the summit in sight!
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
This week, we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Preservation System. With the stroke of a pen, President Johnson signed the Wilderness Act into law on Sept. 3, 1964. As stated in the opening line of the act itself, the purpose is to “establish a National Wilderness Preservation System …
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Earth Day: a celebration of hope and dirty fingernails. As Americans, we’re dreamers and hard workers; our ideals and innovation launch great visions which sometime create problems requiring more ingenuity to solve. Earth Day and wilderness: two uniquely American solutions intertwined with each other and with our eternal hope for …
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
