Treading Lightly in Alaska.

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  • Author(s): Scheer, Roddy
  • Source:
    E: The Environmental Magazine. Jan/Feb2006, Vol. 17 Issue 1, p52-53. 2p.
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      The article discusses the importance of waste recycling for environmental protection in the Sadie Cove Wilderness Lodge. The author says that the Sadie Cove Wilderness Lodge, only 10 miles as the crow flies from the fishing village of Homer, was worlds away from the rat race he was leaving behind for a week. Little did owner Keith Iverson know back in 1973 when he plunked down his life savings of $5,000 for the wild and undeveloped property alongside Sadie Cove that the state would soon declare the 24,000 acres of vibrant coastline surrounding his land as a wilderness area protected from development. Beyond its environmentally sensitive power and water supplies, the lodge does not use any polluting fertilizers, preservatives or cleaning chemicals that could foul the pristine waters of Sadie Cove. Iverson has worked to ensure that his lodge meets the stringent environmental standards of Green Globe 21, a program that monitors and certifies sustainable operations in the tourism industry according to standards set at 1992's Rio Earth Summit. Iverson's property is the only wilderness lodge in Alaska to be recognized by the state for its recycling and reuse policies and practices.