THE RESORT AT PAWS UP ANNOUNCES FIRST CARBON NEUTRAL VACATIONS IN THE US

07-13-2009

 Montana's Premier Luxury Ranch Resort Partners with ClearSky Climate Solutions and Launches an iPreserve Green Program this Summer

 

Greenough, Montana – Greenough Montana is getting a little greener this summer as The Resort at Paws Up announces its partnership with ClearSky Climate Solutions and offers guests carbon neutral vacations without trimming the comfort. Through the resort's new iPreserve program, Paws Up has made several major commitments to better the environment – further establishing themselves as true stewards of sustainability. Already a conservator of land, Paws Up can now add becoming the country's first carbon neutral resort to its list of amenities.

 

Guests traveling to Paws Up this summer can enjoy horseback rides, spa treatments, and catch and release fly-fishing while simultaneously helping to balance the environmental impact of their vacation. Paws Up and ClearSky Climate Solutions performed a greenhouse gas emissions audit of all resort activities and calculated the 'Carbon Pawprint' for each guest's vacation. The resort has purchased certified ClearSky carbon offsets to mitigate the carbon emissions from their guest's stays.  Paws Up and ClearSky also offer the ability for guests to offset their travel to/from Missoula.

 

"We are passionate about providing families and guests with a way to do their part to help the environment.  It's an excellent way for them to spend time together on vacation while doing something educational, meaningful, and of course, incredibly enjoyable," said Jim Nielsen, general manager of The Resort at Paws Up.

 

Paws Up has implemented additional activities on its path toward achieving climate neutrality by announcing the launch of their iPreserve green program. Activities under this program include: measuring energy waste with an annual assessment of the resort's carbon footprint; mitigating resort activities by investing in forestry and rangeland projects; the purchase of 18 Miles Electric cars for guests and a school bus to shuttle staff to and from work; and the launch of "Greenough farms," an on-site organic garden and chicken coop to provide "farm-to-table" sustainable dining. For more information on the resort's program, visit http://www.pawsup.com/resort/ipreserve.php

 

For more information, please visit www.pawsup.com or call 800-473-0601.

 

ABOUT PAWS UP:

Opened in 2005, The Resort at Paws Up combines luxury with unforgettable adventure on 37,000 acres of untamed Montana wilderness steeped in Lewis and Clark history. The Resort at Paws Up offers accommodations for 110 guests in 28 luxuriously-appointed vacation homes, ranging from two-bedroom Meadow Homes to the charming, private four-bedroom Morris Farmhouse and brand new Wilderness Estates. Most recently, Paws Up was voted one the top 20 US Hideaways by Andrew Harper Readers and one of four North American properties to be named the winner of Andrew Harper's Annual 2008 Grand Awards, honoring the year's best hotels and resorts. Paws Up is located in the heart of the Blackfoot Valley in western Montana. Travelers can access Missoula via direct flights from Los Angeles, Seattle, Chicago, Phoenix, Denver, Las Vegas, Minneapolis, and Salt Lake City. For more information, please visit www.pawsup.com or call 800-473-0601

 

ABOUT CLEARSKY CLIMATE SOLUTIONS:

ClearSky Climate Solutions, LLC (ClearSky) has strong consulting experience across a wide range of climate change related issues. ClearSky staff design climate change mitigation projects throughout the world; consult with companies, institutions and families to establish their greenhouse gas footprints; develop strategies to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions; and act as a broker high-quality, certified carbon offsets for their clients' unavoidable emissions.  ClearSky staff has worked on projects in over 30 countries throughout the world, and are currently working on projects in Montana, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Texas, Panama, El Salvador, Peru, and The Solomon Islands.

 

For more information about your carbon footprint visit www.clearskyclimatesolutions.com or call 406-721-3000 ext.1240.

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