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National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Great Smoky Mountains National ParkClimate Friendly Parks 2009 ActionPlanning Workshop Teresa CantrellProgram ManagerFacility Management Division E X P E R I E N C E Y O U R A M E R I C A

Great Smoky Mountains National Park • over 500,000 acres • over 9 million visitors • 5 counties in 2 states • 15+ municipalities E X P E R I E N C E Y O U R A M E R I C A

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Great Smoky Mountains National Park Objectives Are Many . . . …to protect and maintain the cultural and natural resources of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park… E X P E R I E N C E Y O U R A M E R I C A

Environmental Leadership Brings State and Federal Agencies Together • Clean Cities Coalitions • Partnerships to Achieve • Stewardship Goals • Executive Orders Green Energy Parks E X P E R I E N C E Y O U R A M E R I C A

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Shared Issues : • Air Quality • Non attainment • 8 hour • Fine particulate • Poor visibility • Worst 15 miles • Best 77 miles • Natural Resources • Streams • Vegetation • Wildlife • Visitor Experience • Visitation • Traffic

Shared Environmental ConcernsBrought Local Agencies Together • Sevier Transportation Board • Sevier County • Sevierville • Pigeon Forge • Gatlinburg • Pittman Center • Great Smoky Mountains National Park • East Tennessee Clean Fuels Coalition • Cooperative Agreement E X P E R I E N C E Y O U R A M E R I C A

Great Smoky Mountains National Park EnvironmentalLeadership Brings Federal Agencies, State & Local Governments, and Businesses • East Tennessee Clean Fuels Coalition – is a collection of organizations and citizens who are working to reduce dependency on foreign oil and improve regional air quality and sustainability. • Clean Cities Program promotes use of alternatives to gasoline and diesel and advanced technology vehicles in the transportation sector. • Central East Tennessee - Scott, Campbell, Claiborne, Cumberland, Morgan, Roane, Anderson, Union, Grainger, Loudon, Knox, Jefferson, Hamblen, Monroe, Blount, Sevier, Cocke Counties

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Alternative Fuels • B20 Biodiesel • Vehicle Fleet • All Districts • All Diesel Vehicles • Park Headquarters • E10 Ethanol Blended • Vehicle Fleet • E10 available to all visitors in gateway communities • E85 not available • Age of GRSM Fleet

Great Smoky Mountains National Park • B20 Biodiesel Conversion Facts and Lessons Learned • Vehicles • Diesel Trucks - 15 • Heavy Equipment - 70 • Tractors/mowers - 31 • Boats - 20 • 2009 Suppliers • North Carolina- Blue Ridge Bio fuels • Tennessee – McNutt Oil • 2009 Cost • North District • 11,080 gallons $25,893 • South District • 8,765 gallons $24,354 • Cades Cove District • 5,195 gallons $13,640

Great Smoky Mountains National Park • E10 Conversion Facts and Lessons Learned • 2009 Suppliers • North Carolina- Troy Inc. • Tennessee – Rogers/Pioneer • 2009 Cost • North District • 38,051 gallons $80,513 • South District • 1,846 gallons $4,125

Great Smoky Mountains National Park • Projects and Demonstrations: • 2004 Clean Cities Hybrid Bus Project • US DOE grant, NPS Green Energy Parks, City of Gatlinburg • 2 Propane EBus • 6 month • Elementary School Tour • Electric Ebus

Great Smoky Mountains National Park • NEXT STEPS: • Clean cities, national, regional, local National Park Service – Green Energy • Yellowstone National Park • Trade Shows • Fuel Distributors • State Department of Transportation • Gateway Communities

Great Smoky Mountains National Park AN OVERVIEW GRSM WASTE MANAGEMENT

Refuse ManagementConsumes Resources and Protects Wildlife E X P E R I E N C E Y O U R A M E R I C A

Bear “Resistant” Trash Receptacles and Food Storage Containers E X P E R I E N C E Y O U R A M E R I C A

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Environmental Leadership Recycling Triangle “3-R’s” 1-Reduce 3-Recycle 2-Reuse E X P E R I E N C E Y O U R A M E R I C A

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Recycling Partnership E X P E R I E N C E Y O U R A M E R I C A

Great Smoky Mountains National Park GRSM Reduces • Hybrid Vehicles (10) • - reduce emissions • Conserves fossil fuels • Reduces park’s overall carbon footprint • Alternative Fuels • B20 Biodiesel • E10 Ethanol Blended Gasoline E X P E R I E N C E Y O U R A M E R I C A

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Reduce • Water Conservation • - Waterless toilets • Volume reducing fixtures • Non-toxic Products • - Biodegradable cleaning solutions • Recycle toxic products E X P E R I E N C E Y O U R A M E R I C A

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Reduce • Energy Reduction for Comfort Stations • replace incandescent fixtures with • T-8 energy efficient light bulbs • eliminate lighting in structures used • only during daylight hours • install timers and sensors where night • lighting is required E X P E R I E N C E Y O U R A M E R I C A

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Reuse • Fleet Maintenance • purchases recycled oil and • biodegradable hydraulic fluids • recycles oil, antifreeze , metals • - creates a closed loop for vehicle fluids E X P E R I E N C E Y O U R A M E R I C A

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Recycling Great Smoky Mountains National Park 600 TONS / YEAR - 1.5% of County Total 40,000 TONS/YR 70% 30% Sevier County Solid Waste Composted To Landfill E X P E R I E N C E Y O U R A M E R I C A

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Efforts • Design LEED Certified Buildings • Twin Creeks Science Center • Silver LEED Certification (in review) • New Oconaluftee Visitor Center • Potentially Gold Certification (planned) E X P E R I E N C E Y O U R A M E R I C A

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Efforts

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Questions E X P E R I E N C E Y O U R A M E R I C A

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