YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, May 8, 2009 “Xanterra Parks & Resorts, operator of lodges, gift shops, restaurants and activities in Yellowstone National Park, will convert its gift shop in the Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel into an interpretive facility dedicated to informing park visitors about climate change and offering environmentally friendly products.

Although other stores may offer some of these products, we believe this is the first retail operation in a national park or elsewhere devoted to interpreting climate change, said Beth Pratt, director of environmental affairs for Xanterra's Yellowstone operations. Our goal for this store is to connect the park visitor to the threats climate change and pollution pose to our national parks and our world with the need to make sustainable consumer choices.

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