Celebrate Earth Day at Tenaya Lodge at Yosemite April 22

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Enjoy a weekend of environmental stewardship with family and friends by joining in an array of Earth Day events and specials.

Fish Camp, CA, April 12, 2011 (PressReleasePoint) -- Tenaya Lodge at Yosemite will be celebrating Earth Day (April 22) with specials and activities. Just as Earth Day is intended to inspire awareness and appreciation of the Earth’s environment, the events at Tenaya Lodge are designed to highlight the property’s year-round commitment to being environmentally-friendly.

Beginning with a menu of environmentally-conscious meals, Tenaya Lodge’s Sierra Restaurant and Jackalope’s Bar and Grill will be offering the following Earth Day specials on April 22: 1) Organic and sustainable heirloom tomato salad with organic watercress and local spiced almonds, served with valley honey-pistachio dressing. 2) Wilted organic spinach topped with trap caught sustainable shrimp, quinoa and local orange-tarragon salsa. Jackalope’s is 100% compliant with the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch Program by responsibly sourcing sustainable seafood to protect the oceans.

Outside of the restaurants, guests can partake in morning trail maintenance to help maintain the natural beauty that is found along the trails leading out of Tenaya Lodge. At 8 p.m., enjoy the trails and join Tenaya Lodge for a guided flashlight hike, using all-new solar flashlights.

Between 8 a.m. and 10 p.m. on Earth Day, the gift shop will be offering the “Bear Adventure” blanket on sale for $39.99. This blanket is part Ramatex International’s “EARTH RAGZ,” a line of products made with eco-yarn comprised of 100% recycled fibers. Additionally, the Tenaya Lodge stainless steel travel mug will be discounted to $9.99. If you bring a disposable shopping bag with you to the gift shop during Earth Day, you can enjoy 20% off your entire purchase.

The Ascent Spa at Tenaya’s true total well-being philosophy creates and provides a unique integration of therapeutic services that are authentic and mindful of the natural surroundings. Ascent is proud to feature an exclusive line of handcrafted Kimberly Parry Organic, one of the highest-rated certified organic skin care lines available, that offers a combination of natural and sustainable herbal blends indigenous to the Southern Sierra. In celebration of Earth Day, 5% of all revenue on Kimberly Parry Organic spa products sold between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. will be donated to the Yosemite Conservancy.

Tenaya Lodge at Yosemite’s commitment to the environment is demonstrated throughout the year via its GreenPath Program, featuring organic spa products, energy conservation efforts and a significant recycle and reduce waste program (the environmental management program). Earth Day programs for the lodge’s employees include a highway clean-up event and a shuttle for its employees, to encourage car-pooling, which many already do.

For more information or to make reservations for Earth Day Events, call Tenaya Lodge at Yosemite at 888-514-2167, option 3 or visit online at www.TenayaLodge.com
To learn more about how you and your community can get involved with Earth Hour, visit www.EarthHour.org. To learn more about Tenaya Lodge at Yosemite’s GreenPath® environmental stewardship program visit www.TenayaLodge.com/GreenPath.

About Tenaya Lodge at Yosemite
Tenaya Lodge at Yosemite is nestled in the Sierra National Forest, just 2 miles from the south entrance of Yosemite National Park. Tenaya Lodge at Yosemite offers easy access to Yosemite’s most alluring attractions and all of the conveniences and services expected of a luxury resort property. For more information, visit www.TenayaLodge.com

About Delaware North Companies Parks & Resorts
Delaware North Companies Parks & Resorts is a subsidiary of 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; Tenaya Lodge; Harrison Hot Springs Resort & Spa; Niagara Falls State Park; Jones Beach; The Lodge at Geneva-on-the-Lake; Holiday Inn West Yellowstone; Gideon Putnam Resort; and the Queen Mary. To learn more about Delaware North Companies’ expertise in the hospitality industry, visit www.experiencednc.com.

About Delaware North Companies
Delaware North Companies is one of the world’s leading hospitality and food service providers. Its family of companies includes Delaware North Companies Parks & Resorts, Delaware North Companies Gaming & Entertainment, Delaware North Companies Travel Hospitality Services, Delaware North Companies Sportservice, Delaware North Companies International and Delaware North Companies Boston, owner of TD Garden. Delaware North Companies is one of the largest privately held companies in the United States with revenues exceeding $2 billion annually and 50,000 associates serving half a billion customers in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. For more information, visit www.DelawareNorth.com.

About GreenPath®
As one of the most admired, privately held companies in the world, Delaware North Companies is fortunate to do business in many of the world’s most high-profile and treasured places. The company is committed to responsible stewardship of the resources in all these locales, and thus we developed GreenPath®, an environmental management system, to guide us in our pursuit of environmental excellence.

Delaware North fully acknowledges it is essential that all company operations and activities be conducted in strict accordance with sound environmental health and safety practices. Therefore, all company operations will be managed in compliance with all laws and regulations related to environmental responsibility and human health and safety applicable to our business activities. Delaware North is committed to preventing pollution in the areas where we do business, and to continually improving the company’s environmental performance. To achieve these goals, Delaware North will adopt best available practices in environmental matters. For more information, visit www.delawarenorth.com/GreenPath
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