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Conservation Burial Resources

Conservation Burial Alliance

​LANDMATTERS collaborates with members of the Conservation Burial Alliance, a working group of conservation burial ground creators, owners, operators, stewards, and advocates working together to connect people who support natural burial as part of the effort to protect and restore land with conservation value.
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(l-r) Jeff Masten, David Ponoroff, Jodie Buller, Freddie Johnson, Caroline Yongue, Cassie Barrett, Heidi Hannapel, Laura Starkey, John Christian Phifer (seated) Kimberley Campbell, Billy Campbell. (Not pictured, photo taken by Lee Webster)

Founding Members
Carolina Memorial Sanctuary, North Carolina
Caroline Yongue, Founder and Director 
Cassie Barrett, O
perations Manager
Conserving Carolina, Land Trust Partner


​Foxfield Preserve, Ohio
Sara Brink, Preserve Manager
The Wilderness Center, Land Trust Partner

Heartwood Preserve, Florida
Laura Starkey, Executive Director
​Land Trust Partner pending

Kokosing Nature Preserve, Ohio
​Amy Henricksen, Preserve Steward
Philander Chase Conservancy of Kenyon College, Land Trust Partner

Bluestem Conservation Cemetery, North Carolina
​Heidi Hannapel, Co-founder
Jeff Masten, Co-founder
Bluestem Community NC, Nonprofit 



Larkspur Conservation at Taylor Hollow, Tennessee
John Christian Phifer, Executive Director 
David Ponoroff, Assistant Director

The Nature Conservancy, Land Trust Partner

NH Funeral Resources Education & Advocacy, New Hampshire
​Lee Webster, advocate, Green Burial Council liaison, and historian

Prairie Creek Conservation Cemetery, Florida
Freddie Johnson, Executive Director 
Sarah Uhrig, Assistant Director 

Alachua Conservation Trust, Land Trust Partner

Ramsey Creek Preserve, South Carolina
Billy and Kimberley Campbell, Founders and Directors
Upstate Forever, Land Trust Partner

White Eagle Memorial Preserve Cemetery, Washington
​Jodie Buller, Cemetery Manager
Sacred Earth Foundation, Land Trust Partner

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Green Burial Council
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The Green Burial Council, formed in 2005, is both the only green burial cemetery certifying entity in the world and, a robust group of educators and advocates who seek to encourage death care practices that are environmentally safe and sustainable. At GreenBurialCouncil.org find:
  • Lists of certified cemeteries and burial grounds, products and funeral providers
  • Educational materials for families, town officials, funeral directors, cemeterians, and more
  • Archives of books, articles, videos, and blogs
  • Events to join, including conferences, video forums, and more
  • Advocacy materials to download

Top photo: Heartwood Preserve and Conservation Cemetery, Trinity, Florida
Middle: Ramsey Creek Preserve, Westminster, South Carolina
​Bottom: Larkspur Conservation at Taylor Hollow, Tennessee

who we are

Landmatters
Heidi and Jeff
Conservation Burial  Specialists

What we Do

Design
Consulting
Coaching
Our Projects
Bluestem Conservation Cemetery 

About Conservation Burial

Overview
Burial Grounds
Resources
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Definitions

Outreach

Conservation Burial Alliance 
Land Trust Partners
Community Collaboration
Land Trust Alliance Rally
​FailFest

CONTACT US

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  • HOME
  • ABOUT
    • Our Story
    • Meet Heidi & Jeff
    • Conservation Burial Specialists
  • CONSERVATION
    • Strategy and Planning
    • Consulting Services
  • BURIAL
    • Conservation Burial
    • Bluestem Conservation Cemetery
    • Building Burial Grounds
    • Growing the Movement
    • Definitions
    • Gallery
    • Resources
  • COACHING
    • For Nonprofits
    • For Community
  • PROJECTS
    • Bluestem Conservation Cemetery
    • The Valley Conservation Cemetery
    • A Park for Bahama
    • Completed Projects
    • FailFest
  • CONTACT US