Friends of Scotchman Peaks

“A draft copy of the tax return is presented to the board for approval.”

“Annual signature of conflict of interest policy is required by all board members and key employees.”

“Independent board members annually evaluate and review the executive director on performance and other key performance indexes. Comparable job position data and geographic information is analyzed to determine reasonable compensation and merit increases. Contemporaneous substantiation of the deliberation and outcome is documented by the board secretary.”

“Independent board members annually evaluate and review the executive director on performance and other key performance indexes. Comparable job position data and geographic information is analyzed to determine reasonable compensation and merit increases. Contemporaneous substantiation of the deliberation and outcome is documented by the board secretary.”

“Governing documents, policies, financial and tax reports are available to the public upon request.”

“Hikes: in 2025, between winter and summer 16 volunteers led 25 group hikes with 197 participants (including 35 youth). They experienced the splendor of the scotchmans and increased their knowledge of the nature around them. Educational topics included holiday wreath making, hiking with kids, wildlife tracking, moonlight hikes, beginner hiking education, family camping, foraging, wildflower/plant id, history of a fire lookout, and an overnight backpack. Friends: we added about 560 new friends for a total at the end of our fiscal year of just over 12,360 friends who believe in wilderness designation for the scotchman peaks. About 80% of these friends are in north idaho, western montana, or eastern washington. Trail maintenance: we had 17 unique project days, with 48 unique volunteers who put in 736 hours to remove 147 trees and improve tread on 48 miles of trail. Trail ambassadors: 28 unique volunteer trail ambassadors spent 295 hours over 28 days, talking with 920 hikers on the scotchman peak summit trail in summer of 2025. Winter tracks: in the winter of 2025, 39 volunteers spent 329 hours on our winter tracks youth education program. The program involved 495 students, 28 teachers and 80 chaperones from 13 elementary schools from bonner, lincoln and sanders counties. Connecting with nature has the power to ignite the curiosity and a love for wild places which can transform a child's life.”