Stratton’s 100% Green Summers are ‘For the Birds’
Stratton’s 100% Green Summers are ‘For the Birds’
STRATTON MOUNTAIN, Vt. – There is new meaning to the word “green” on Stratton’s golf course, at Golf U, and across the resort this summer. In November of 2006, Stratton offset 100% of its electricity consumption for the entire year, with renewable energy credits. This covers electricity consumption from the television screens used to present “video swing analysis” for each student at Golf U, to the lights guests will turn out in their Stratton Village rooms after a long day of hiking, swimming and adventure.
Looking down from Stratton Mountain’s 3,875 foot summit, onto the resort’s green operation will be Vermont Institute of Natural Science (VINS), while they study the habitat of the threatened migratory bird species, the Bicknell’s thrush. Stratton’s summit provides one of the few summer habitats in Vermont for in June 2007.
The Bicknell’s thrush study is part of VINS’s annual Mountain Birdwatch in which anyone with an interest in viewing the birds can volunteer to be trained in spotting and recording species data. Then, from June 1 – 21, the trained volunteers can commit to, on average, two mornings of the study, on footpaths along some of Vermont’s highest summits. The data that is collected by volunteers is then compiled and used by VINS in their conservation biology studies. Interested, prospective volunteers can register for the Birdwatch and find more information on the Bicknell’s thrush, including audio and video training, online at VINSweb.org.
For more information on the Stratton Mountain and its work with the community and environment, visit Stratton.com or call 1-800-STRATTON. To learn more about the Vermont Institute of Natural Science and to register for the Mountain Birdwatch, visit VINSweb.org, or call 802-359-5000.
