Birkie Green

• Iconic Birkie week bibs will be made from 100% recycled plastic
• Material is made in the USA, sewn into bibs at Borah in Lacrosse, Wi.
• Each bib = approx. 5.5 plastic water bottles
• 65,000+ water bottles per year kept out of landfills.
• Collection bins at changing tent, offer future recycling.

• Solar arrays installed at the Birkie office and Samuel C. Johnson Family Outdoor Center, producing more than 100% of annual electricity needs for the locations.
• Developing long term plan for solar installations at other locations.
• 100% of electricity sourced from renewable energy by 2026.

• Offset carbon produced by our fossil fuel burn during Birkie week 2022.
• Grooming, Snow placement and removal, Bussing, Propane consumption, Nonrenewable Electricity consumption
• Through ClimeCo applied to Crow Lake Wind Farm, So. Dakota.
• We invite YOU to offset Birkie week travel to the Crow Lake Wind Farm in SD..
• Carbon Neutral goal – 2026.

Offset Your Birkie Week Travel

• Electric Car chargers at most popular trailheads.
• Over 10,000 reusable Birkie gear bags in use, have kept 20,000 plastic bags out of landfills.
• Solar lighting at our aid stations.
• All race guides, maps, Birch Scroll etc… either switching completely to digital or digital option encouraged.
• Birkie Store moving to recycled material items wherever possible.

• New Base Camp at Mt. Telemark Village planned to be LEED Certified building.
• Using materials sourced from our property whenever we can in new structures.
• Re-using materials from old Telemark Lodge throughout Birkie properties.