Niagara Falls, N.Y. (April 20, 2005) - Niagara Falls State Park will celebrate Earth Day 2005 on Friday, April 22nd, with the help of classes from St. John De LaSalle of Niagara Falls and North Tonawanda High School. Delaware North Companies Parks & Resorts and New York State Parks sponsored the Earth Day activities.
The classes will tour the Niagara Gorge Discovery Center where they can learn about the natural and local history of the Niagara Gorge and Falls in an interactive setting. Outside the Discovery Center, the New York Power Authority Power Vista and State Parks will present their electric vehicles as “green” alternatives to traditional gas dependent cars. The classes will then be guided out to the overlook of the former Schoellkopf Power Plant learning about Niagara Falls’ important contribution to how the world lives today.
After the tour the students will plant a couple of trees along the path between Prospect Point and the Niagara Gorge Discovery Center. The trees were donated by Delaware North who will also provide lunch for the children. To top off the days activities the students will be treated to the Cave of the Winds Gorge Trip.
Hospitality provider and concessionaire Delaware North Companies Parks & Resorts (DNCP&R) is marking more than a decade of support for environmental initiatives, specifically through GreenPath, a formal, documented system of environmental management. Key elements of the award-winning GreenPath program include: the establishment of “green teams” at each location, incorporation of environmental considerations and sustainable practices into all business decisions, using environmentally-friendly cleaning products, institution of comprehensive waste reduction and recycling programs and implementing associate and guest awareness initiatives promoting stewardship. In an unprecedented step for a U.S. hospitality company, the company successfully registered GreenPath to the ISO 14001 standard established by the International Organization for Standardization. For more information, visit www.delawarenorth.com .
For more information about Niagara Falls State Park, please visit our Web site at www.niagarafallsstatepark.com or call (716) 278 – 1796.
About Delaware North Companies Parks & Resorts
Delaware North Companies Parks & Resorts is a subsidiary based Delaware North Companies, a leading hospitality provider with significant experience in hotel, retail, food service, recreation and transportation operations. The company’s portfolio includes historic properties in North America, such as Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex; Yosemite, Sequoia, Yellowstone and Grand Canyon National Parks; Asilomar State Beach and Conference Grounds; Tenaya Lodge at Yosemite; Harrison Hot Springs Resort & Spa; Niagara Falls State Park; Jones Beach; Deer Creek Resort & Conference Center; Old Town San Diego; the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia and Denver; The Lodge & Conference Center at Geneva State Park, Ohio; and The BALSAMS Grand Resort Hotel, N.H.
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