| Eco-Travel |
| Cut Down Carbon Use At Hotels Reuse your towels Bring your own shampoo, lotion, etc Stay close to home Travel by bus or train Rent a Hybrid |
| ECO-TOURISM |
The United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) defines eco-tourism as travel that fosters " the
observation and appreciation of nature as well as the traditional culture prevailing in natural areas."
Eco-Lodging Should:
observation and appreciation of nature as well as the traditional culture prevailing in natural areas."
Eco-Lodging Should:
- Use native, sustainable or recycled items for building
- Offer a natural setting which has been well preserved and contain indigenous landscaping
- Use low impact technologies
- Recycle and compost
- Use less energy or alternative energies
- Have an organic garden
- Use biodegradable cleaning products
- Support local communities and businesses
- Learn about the dstination
- Follow established guidlines - stay-on trails, pick up your trash, minimize your impact
- Support Locally owned businesses
| Green Spas ARIZONA Moss Wellness Spa CALIFORNIA Blue Marble Calistoga Ranch Detox Day Spa GAIA Spa Glen Ivy Hot Springs Spa Osmosis Day Spa Sanctuary Sen Spa The Bey's Garden FLORIDA Uhma Spa & Shop GEORGIA Callaway Gardens Natural Body Spa and Shoppe ILLINOIS Salon Echo MASSACHUSETTS Pyara Spa and Salon NEW YORK Naturopathica Spa Priti Organic Spa TEXAS Exhale Spa VERMONT Strong House Spa |
| PLANES, TRAINS, AND AUTOMOBILES Planning a vacation? Skip the plane and take a train instead. A transcontinental airplane flight that's 80 percent full can generate 2.5 tons of carbon dioxide emissions. Depending on the type of train and the length of your trip, train travel creates just 4 to 15 percent of the CO2 emissions, per passenger, than going by plane. Plus it's a great, safe, and unique way to see the country. |
| CAR RENTAL bio-beetle.com evrental.com ozocar.com planettran.com |
| TRAVEL AGENCIES betterworldclub.com manaca.com ecotor.org |
| VACATIONS chumbeisland.com hotelito.com wildretreat.com portlandpeace.org environmentallyfriendlyhotels.com golfandenvironment.org greenhotels.com rainforest-alliance.org responsibletravel.com sustainabletravelinternational.org |
| Green Resorts & Lodges United States Bunkhouse At Zion, Utah Callaway Gardens, Georgia Pappose Creek Lodge, Montana Maho Bay, Virgin Islands Clair Tappan Lodge (Sierra Club), California South America Tortuga Lodge, Costa Rica Una EcoPark, Brazil Fazenda Rio Negro, Brazil Chalalan Eco Lodge, Bolivia Kawsay Way, Bolivia Mexico Uno Lodge, Copper Canyon Africa Kakum Canopy Walk, Ghana |
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| Don't forget to turn off your "phantom electronic draw" before you head out the door! |
ALABAMA Cheehaw State Park ALASKA Stiles Creek Cabin, Chena River SRA South Fork of Arrigetch Creek, Gates of the Arctic National Park Ruth Glacier, Denali National Park East Fork Toklat River, Denali National Park ARIZONA Mt. Wrightson Wilderness Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge Thunder RIver Falls, Grand Canyon National Park CALIFORNIA Sunol Regional Wilderness San Gorgonio Mountain Cedar Creek Falls Evolution Valley, John Muir Trail Redwood Canyon, Kings Canyon National Park Guitar Lake, John Muir Trail COLORADO Continental Divide Trail, Vasquez Peak Wilderness Conundrum Hot Springs Flat Tops Wilderness Sunlight Lake, Weminuche Wilderness Continental Divide-Taylor Glacier, Rocky Mountain National Park CONNECTICUT DELAWARE FLORIDA St. Joseph's Peninsula State Park GEORGIA Brown Dog Campsite, Pine Mountain Ridge Pigeon Roost Hollow, Blood Mountain Wilderness HAWAII Kalalau Beach, Na Pali Coast ILLINOIS IOWA KANSAS KENTUCKY LOUISIANA MAINE Duck Harbor, Isle Au Haut, Acadia National Park Davis Pond, Baxter State Park Lake Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge, NH/ME Moxie Bald Lean-to, Appalachian Trail MARYLAND MICHIGAN Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park North Country Trail MINNESOTA Unnamed Island, Lac La Croix MISSISSIPPI Horn Islands, Gulf Islands National Seashore MISSOURI Cothom Pond, Ozark Trail Gunstock Hollow, Ozark Trail MONTANA Lake Ellen Wilson, Glacier National Park NEW HAMPSHIRE Carter Notch Hut, Wildcat Mountain NEW MEXICO Beatty's Cabin, Pecos River NEW YORK Puffer Pond, Siamese Ponds Wilderness NORTH CAROLINA NORTH DAKOTA OKLAHOMA OREGON PENNSYLVANIA Rock Run, Loyalsock State Forest RHODE ISLAND SOUTH CAROLINA SOUTH DAKOTA TEXAS McKittrick Ridge, Guadalupe Mountains TENNESSEE Grassy Ridge Bald, Roan Highlands Overmountain Shelter, Appalachian Trail UTAH West Rim Trail, Zion National Park Forty Mile Canyon, Glen Canyon NRA Parla Canyon VERMONT Roiston Rest Shelter, Long Trail VIRGINIA Little Bald Knob, Wild Oak Trail WASHINGTON Long Island, Willapa National Wildlife Refuge WEST VIRGINIA WYOMING Lamar Valley, Yellowstone National Park Cirque of Towers, Wind River Range Death Canyon Shelf, Grand Teton National Park |
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