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EPA Environmental Performance Track

EPA ENVIRONMENTAL Performance Track was a public/private partnership recognizing top environmental performance among participating U.S. facilities of all types, sizes, and complexity, public and private. In 2004, there were 5 Forever Resorts properties accepted into Performance Track and by 2005 there were an additional 14 Forever Resorts acquiring this recognition.

Environmental Protection Agency Performance Track rewarded facilities with recognition that voluntarily exceed regulatory requirements, implement systems for improving environmental management; work with their communities, and set three-year goals for improvements in environmental performance. Performance Track recognized these companies as environmental leaders because they delivered environmental results beyond what was expected or required. Only facilities with a record of sustained compliance with environmental requirements were eligible to participate in the program.

By 2005, 19 Forever Resorts locations were awarded membership into the EPA National Environmental Performance Track program. Those properties included: Callville Bay Marina, Cottonwood Cove Marina and Black Canyon/Willow Beach River Adventures in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, NV - the first marinas in the U.S. and the first three properties in Nevada to receive Performance Track; Trail Ridge Store in Rocky Mountain National Park, and the Rocky Mountain Park Holiday Inn of Estes Park, CO - became the first hospitality/retail operation in Colorado to receive Performance Track; Signal Mountain Lodge in Grand Teton National Park, WY was the second national park unit in Wyoming to receive Performance Track recognition; Additional Forever Resorts properties that achieved recognition at that time were: Lake Crescent Lodge, Hurricane Ridge and Fairholme Store in Olympic National Park, WA; Chisos Mountains Lodge in Big Bend National Park, TX; Marina at Lake Meredith in Lake Meredith National Recreation Area; TX; Cedar Pass Lodge in Badlands National Park, SD; Mammoth Cave Hotel in Mammoth Cave National Park, KY; Trinity Lake Resorts, CA; Delta Houseboat Rentals, CA; Lake Don Pedro Marina, CA; Moccasin Point Marina, CA; Southfork Ranch & Southfork Hotel, TX.

To learn more about the EPA Environmental Performance Track Program, and for more information on each property's progress, please Click Here.

For a copy of the Annual Performance Reports for Forever Resorts' properties, please Click Here.

International Standard ISO 14001

In 2003 Forever Resorts was the first U.S. multi-site marina, hospitality, and lodging provider to have their envrionmental management system, Forever Earth, certified to ISO 14001:1996 registrations for all of its domestic operations including its corporate headquarters. The international standard organization (ISO) for environmental management systems (EMS) is a formal set of policies and procedures defining how organizations manage potential impacts of its products or services on the environment and the health and welfare of the people who use them. In 2005 Forever Resorts completed its first 3 year ISO 14001 conformance audit cycle and launched an automated web based Forever Earth Program which was audited for conformance with ISO 14001:2004 in January of 2006.

To consumers and government partners the benefits of having a company like Forever Resorts who implements an environmental management system that includes: identifying areas for reduction in energy and other resource consumption, reducing environmental liability and risk, maintaining consistent compliance with legislative & regulatory requirements, benefiting from regulatory incentives that reward companies showing environmental leadership through certified compliance with an internationally recognized standard, preventing pollution and reducing waste, improving community goodwill, profiting in the marketing for 'green' products, and demonstrating commitment to high-quality customer service and sustained leadership.

Forever Resorts operates in the following national park units, national forests, state parks, bureau of land management and recreation areas: Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona; Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah; Badlands National Park, South Dakota; Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming; Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada and Arizona; Lake Amistad National Recreation Area, Texas; Big Bend National Park, Texas; Padre Island National Seashore, Texas; Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky; Isle Royale National Park, Michigan; Shasta-Trinity National Forest, California; Bridger Teton National Forest, Wyoming; Lake Oroville State Park, California; Don Pedro Recreation Agency, California; Lake Berryessa Recreation Area, California; Coconino National Forest, Arizona; Ray Roberts Lake State Park, Texas; Lake of the Ozarks State Park, Missouri; Montauk State Park, Missouri; and Monterey and San Luis Obispo County Parks, California.

2010 GOLD LEVEL RECOGNITION AS COLORADO ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERS

Two of Forever Resorts properties have been recognized by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment when they recently received acknowledgement as Gold Level Environmental Leaders: TrendZ at the Park retail store and Rocky Mountain Park Inn located in Estes Park. The two operations have maintained this achievement since 2004.

The Environmental Leadership Program recognizes companies, municipalities and organizations performing above the existing regulatory structure. Leadership members must have a comprehensive and operational environmental management system and pollution prevention plan that contains goals and milestones to achieve continual environmental improvement. The Gold Level in this program is the highest environmental recognition award given by the State of Colorado.

The Rocky Mountain Park Inn was the first lodging and hospitality operation to achieve this recognition in the State of Colorado. There are currently only three hospitality organizations involved in the Gold Level Environmental Leadership program in Colorado.

All Forever Resort properties nationwide are committed to support state-level environmental leadership programs as they become available. Watch this area as new properties are accepted into state programs.

CALIFORNIA MARINE ASSOCIATION

Forever Resorts was acknowledged by the Southern California Marine Association in 2005 for their Dedication to Safe Boating through Innovative Developments.

INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT BOARD OF CALIFORNIA 2010 WASTE REDUCTION AWARD PROGRAM (WRAP)

The annual WRAP program recognizes California businesses that have made outstanding efforts to reduce waste and send less garbage to landfills. In 2010, six Forever Resorts locations received this recognition: Trinity Lake Resorts & Marinas; Oak Bottom Marina at Whiskeytown National Recreation Area; Moccasin Point Marina and Lake Don Pedro Marinas, Pleasure Cove Marina on Lake Berryessa, Lake Oroville Marina at Lime Saddle on Lake Oroville. The California Integrated Waste Management Board is responsible for managing California's solid waste stream. The Board is helping California divert waste from landfills by developing waste reduction programs, providing public education and outreach, assisting local governments and businesses, and fostering market development for recyclable materials. The Board also protects public health and the environment by encouraging used oil recycling, regulating waste management facilities, and cleaning up abandoned and illegal dump sites. The Waste Board is one of six agencies under the umbrella of the California Environmental Protection Agency.

Members of the Sustainable Furnishings Council

The Sustainable Furnishings Council is a non-profit balanced coalition of industry players founded at High Point, NC in October 2006 to promote sustainable practices among manufacturers, retailers, and consumers alike. The SFC recognizes the overwhelming scientific consensus that our world is experiencing dangerous global climate change.

SFC members acknowledge the tremendous urgency, and will take immediate steps to minimize carbon emissions, waste stream pollutants, un-recyclable content and primary materials from unsustainable sources from any product platform under our control.