Category: Environmental Management

When fall begins, the season at Kings Canyon National Park’s beloved summer getaway, Cedar Grove Lodge, comes to an end.

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK (Oct. 23) -- An all-electric vehicle – a Chevrolet Spark – was recently added to the Delaware North Parks & Resorts fleet at Yosemite National Park.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Oct. 21, 2014) — Delaware North Companies Principal Jerry Jacobs Jr. joined travel industry leaders on Tuesday at theU.S. Department of the Interiorin Washington, D.C., to participate in a three-part presentation moderated by National Park Service Director Jon Jarvis.

BUFFALO, N.Y. and MONTEREY, Calif. (Dec. 4, 2012) – Delaware North Companies, one of the nation’s largest hospitality groups, has signed an agreement to become the first major hospitality and foodservice company to join Greener Fields Together, the sustainability program recently launched by leading national produce distributor, PRO*ACT.

DENVER and BUFFALO, N.Y. (Sept. 18, 2012) – A show-within-a-show concept – Healthy Food in Parks – has been added to the Sept. 19 Sysco Denver Food Show.

Delaware North Companies Travel Hospitality Services is believed to be the first airport concessionaire in the United States to achieve International Organization for Standardization (ISO) registration for its environmental management system.

Niagara Falls State Park topped New York’s top ten green travel destinations today by I Love New York, as part of the state tourism agency’s new “Green Heart NY” promotion initiative.

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif., April 21, 2010 – Visitors to Yosemite National Park are invited to experience a brand new Habitat this spring with the debut of the Park’s totally environmentally-friendly store, located next door to Degnan’s Deli in Yosemite Village. With products ranging from tee shirts made from recycled plastic bottles and children’s games made of soy, to organic snacks and solar powered water bottles that double as flashlights, the new Habitat store offers a range of affordable gifts, clothing and outdoor gear in a completely eco-friendly retail environment.

Yosemite Lodge at the Falls, a popular year-round lodging destination in the heart of Yosemite Village, unveiled today two prototype guest rooms on the cutting edge of environmentally-friendly interior architecture and design. The two rooms at The Lodge are the first of their kind in Yosemite National Park.

Chefs and other culinary officials of Delaware North Companies are turning their attention to the water this Earth Day. The global leader in hospitality and food service will pledge Thursday to refrain from using 90 percent of the fish and seafood species that are listed on the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch “avoid” list. A plan to address the remaining 10 percent will be drafted by year’s end.