Conservation Burial Resources
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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. |
(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)
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Founding Members
Carolina Memorial Sanctuary, North Carolina Caroline Yongue, Founder and Director Cassie Barrett, Operations 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 |
Green Burial Council
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:
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
Middle: Ramsey Creek Preserve, Westminster, South Carolina
Bottom: Larkspur Conservation at Taylor Hollow, Tennessee
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