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EPA Environmental Performance Track

EPA ENVIRONMENTAL Performance Track is 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 rewards facilities 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 recognizes these companies as environmental leaders because they deliver environmental results beyond what is expected or required. Only facilities with a record of sustained compliance with environmental requirements are eligible to participate in this program.

By 2005, 19 Forever Resorts locations were awarded membership into the EPA National Environmental Performance Track program. Those properties include: 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; and 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 be certified ISO 14001:1996 registrations for all of its domestic operations including its corporate headquarters. The international standard 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 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 is launching an automated web based Forever Earth Program which will be 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 in accordance with ISO 14001 standards include: 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 agencies: Olympic National Park, Washington; Badlands National Park, South Dakota; Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming; Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado; Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada and Arizona; Lake Meredith National Recreation Area, Texas; Big Bend National Park, Texas; Padre Island National Seashore, Texas; Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky; Isle Royale National Park, Michigan; Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina and Virginia; Shasta-Trinity National Forest, California; Lake Oroville State Park, California; Don Pedro Recreation Agency, California; Lake Berryessa Recreation Area, California; Coconino National Forest, Arizona.

2004 GOLD LEVEL RECOGNITION AS COLORADO ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERS

Two of Forever Resorts properties were recognized by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment when they received the Gold Level Environmental Leadership Recognition: Rocky Mountain Park Company (located at Trail Ridge Store in Rocky Mountain National Park) and Rocky Mountain Park Holiday Inn located in Estes Park.

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 and currently consists of only 20 members.

All Forever Resort properties 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 is acknowledged by the Southern California Marine Association in 2005 for their Dedication to Safe Boating through Innovative Developments.

INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT BOARD OF CALIFORNIA 2004 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 2004, four Forever Resorts locations received this recognition: Trinity Lake Resorts & Marinas; Delta Houseboat Rentals; Moccasin Point Marina and Lake Don Pedro Marina. 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.