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Algonquin Park Resort, Bartlett Lodge, Strives to Preserve Canada's Wilderness Environment
(PRWeb) December 20, 2006 -- Bartlett Lodge (http://www.bartlettlodge.com), an Algonquin Park cottage resort landmark, located on Algonquin Park's Cache Lake has implemented environmentally friendly technology and non-polluting practices and products into its day-to-day operations. Since the lodge's opening in 1917, Bartlett Lodge has operated throughout the years with great sensitivity to its unique wilderness environment, preserving its beauty to this day. As in the past, today's guest still arrive at this Algonquin Park resort by boat, and due to the great care that has been taken, they can enjoy the same unspoiled beauty that guests almost ninety years ago enjoyed.
Algonquin Provincial Park, located between the Ottawa River and Georgian Bay, is the oldest park in Ontario. It has a world wide reputation as a wilderness reserve and it is generally viewed as the most important place in Canada for biological and environmental research. Millions of people, from all over the world, visit the park every year. Established in 1893 as a wildlife sanctuary and in an effort to protect the headwaters of the five major rivers that originate in the Park, Algonquin Park covers 7,725 square miles of pristine wilderness. Home to hundreds of unique animals and plant species, and dotted with countless lakes and wetlands, the Park is seen by many as one of North American's last wilderness frontiers.
To build upon Algonquin Provincial Park's reputation as a wilderness reserve, Bartlett Lodge has implemented environmentally friendly technology and non-polluting practices and products into its day-to-day operations, including installing a peat moss septic system, building an entirely off-grid two-bedroom guest cabin, and recently becoming Bullfrog Powered for the lodge's electricity requirements. Bartlett is the first Algonquin resort to show its commitment to caring for the environment in this way.
Bullfrog Power (http://www.bullfrogpower.com) is Ontario's first 100% green electricity retailer. It provides its customers with clean and reliable electricity derived from sources that are 100% renewable and nonpolluting such as Canada electric wind power and low-impact waterpower, instead of environmentally harmful sources such as nuclear and coal. Wind power technology is among the cleanest sources of energy available producing no emissions that contribute to air pollution or greenhouse gas. Certified low-impact waterpower or hydropower meets a range of environmental criteria including the protection of indigenous species and local habitats.
"At Bartlett Lodge, we strive to demonstrate our respect for the environment in our daily decisions and practices. Choosing to support renewable power by switching to Bullfrog Power is a natural next step for us, and we're pleased to be a part of this growing community," states Bartlett Lodge owner and operator Kim Smith.
With their move to green power, Bartlett Lodge has taken real action in not only preserving the natural beauty of Algonquin Park but in helping to improve air quality and protect the environment for all. With their investment in clean and renewable power, they have demonstrated their commitment to conservation and their pledge to keep Algonquin Park unspoiled for generations to come.
Bartlett Lodge, owned by Kim and Marilyn Smith, is a cottage resort located in Algonquin Park in Ontario Canada that has implemented environmentally friendly and non-polluting practices and products into its day-to-day operations. Choices of accommodations include cabins, cottages, and platform tents. In addition, fine dining and various recreational activities are available in one of North America's last wilderness frontiers. For more information, please visit http://www.bartlettlodge.com.
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