Top 10 Eco-Destinations in North America

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January/February 2005
By Laurel Kallenbach 
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Alternative energy: Currently on the grid, but equipped for future wind and solar.

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Conservation practices: Efficient insulation and triple-glazed windows. Organic carpets and bedding, linens, and pillows; composting toilets. Organic herb garden and composting.

Benefits to local people: Employs locals, most of whom are aboriginal.

Educational programs: Canoe trips; Cree craft and cooking demonstrations.

(888) 273-3929; CreeVillage.com

FOREST HOUSE ECO-LODGE

AIR RONGE, SASKATCHEWAN

Three quaint wilderness eco-cabins in northern Saskatchewan’s boreal forest and lake country are set amidst some of the world’s best canoe country.

How it’s built: Combination log/wood-frame cabins made of materials rescued from landfills and selectively harvested trees.

Alternative energy: Solar with backup generator, woodstove heating.

Conservation practices: Organic garden, composting, graywater systems, recycling program.

Benefits to regional ecosystems: The owners are fighting to protect the area from logging.

Educational programs: Nature walks; staff ethnobotanist.

(306) 635-2242; ForestHouse.ca

Mexico

DANZANTE ECO-RESORT

BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR

This remote eco-lodge, perched unobtrusively on ten acres of volcanic hills overlooking the Sea of Cortez, offers hiking, horseback riding, and a white-sand beach.

How it’s built: Sand and clay adobe bricks, woven palm-frond roofs (palapas), volcanic stone walkways and terraces.

Alternative energy: 100 percent solar powered.

Conservation practices: Some graywater reuse, fluorescent lights, organic garden.

Benefits to local people and ecosystems: Employs only local villagers. The owners provide no-interest loans for area families to develop home solar systems.

Educational programs: Local guides teach about medicinal herbs, sea and animal life.

(408) 354-0042 (California); Danzante.com

HOTELITO DESCONOCIDO

COSTA ALEGRE, JALISCO

Sixty miles south of Puerto Vallarta, the “Unknown Hotel,” nestled between the Sierra Madre mountains and the Pacific, is perfect for bird watching, windsurfing, sailing, kayaking, and mountain biking.

How it’s built: Palapa roofs shade the indigenous-style bungalows, called palafitos, built on stilts near the water.

Alternative energy: Solar power and lamps.

Conservation practices: “Bio-digester” sewage system, biodegradable cleaning products and in-room amenities.

Benefits to local people and ecosystems: Actively promotes sea turtle program.

Educational programs: From June through January guests can join the staff biologist in helping turtle hatchlings scramble to the sea.

(800) 851-1143; Hotelito.com

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