Stillpoint Lodge was built with the intention to live in harmony with nature. Reduce, reuse, recycle is our mantra. Protect, preserve, and conserve is our practice.

REDUCE:

• Our staff strives to make responsible decisions in purchasing to prioritize energy efficient electronics, reduce packaging waste, favor recycled and recyclable products and to rotate and utilize stock to eliminate waste.
• Non-toxic, biodegradable cleaning products are chosen to lessen the use of harmful chemicals and animal products and testing.
• We strive to reduce the use of single use packaging and styrofoam in our cabins, kitchen and dining area.
• The single most influential decision we can make for the environment (and our health) is to eat less conventional meat and dairy. We try to buy only local and organic and serve less.

REUSE:

• Our reusable earthenware coffee/tea mugs, created by local artisans, eliminate the need for disposable cups.
• Plastic bags, containers, jars and bottles are washed and reused.
• Empty glass wine bottles have been repurposed for use in lining garden beds, which absorb the rays of the sun and warm the soil.
• Composting is used extensively for both kitchen and garden waste and then returned to the garden each spring for fertilizer.
• Food scraps are fed to our flock of laying hens and our reward is fresh eggs!

RECYCLE:

• For those items that we don't reuse, an extensive recycling system is maintained in the lodge, aligned with the recycling facilities available in Homer.
• Our log cabins have been made from trees that were victims of the recent Spruce bark beetle infestation.
• The lodge decking is made with TREX, which is made from recycled plastic grocery bags and hardwood chips from the furniture factories on the East Coast. TREX does not require staining or regular maintenance.
• The main floor of the lodge is fir planks recycled off an old barge.

PROTECT:

• Our staff goes through extensive training on all aspects of identifying and protecting our local flora, fauna and habitat.
• Passive low-e coated windows allow some of the sun’s energy to pass through the glass and help warm the lodge, while keeping out the damaging UV rays.
• Fresh, spring-fed water flows in from a mountain creek, passes through a sophisticated filtration system and into the lodge and cabins for guests to enjoy.

PRESERVE:

• Much effort was made to build the lodge, cabins and facilities around the trees, plants and natural features of the property in an attempt to preserve wild space and animal habitat.
• Biodegradable, chlorine-free, recycled paper products are utilized throughout the lodge and cabins.
• We support our local farmers market, Alaska Grown and Made in Alaska products in an effort to support our local community and reduce the use of fossil fuels for transportation of goods.

CONSERVE:

• All of our appliances are energy-star rated and energy efficient LED light bulbs and on-demand water heaters are utilized throughout the facility.
• Our high-efficiency laundry equipment conserves water and requires less detergent.
• In addition to passive heat from the sun radiant in-floor heating is used for warming the lodge.
• For hauling supplies and luggage, our golf carts cut down on sound pollution and the use of fossil fuels.
• We are currently researching the possibility of integrating alternative energy sources, such as solar panels, windmills and water turbines, to prepare for a more sustainable future.