Stories – The Forest Conservation Burial Ground

table with sound bowl and literature at the Winter Solstice Celebration 2025 at The Forest

Winter Greetings from The Forest

Written on January 15, 2025. Posted in Stories.

It is truly a gift to gather with our community to celebrate each seasonal turning at the burial ground. Each gathering leaves me feeling more connected to this land and to others who believe in our...

sound bowl at The Forest for Fall Equinox Celebration

Fall at The Forest

Written on November 5, 2024. Posted in Stories.

Blessings to you during this fall season. Thank you to those of you who joined the tour and autumn equinox celebration. We enjoyed a lovely gathering with each person sharing their relationship to and...

Price Increase on March 15, 2024

Written on February 19, 2024. Posted in Stories.

Thank you for your interest in and support of The Forest Conservation Burial Ground. We opened The Forest in June of 2020 to provide a space to reconnect our experience of life and death with land...

funeral flowers and sound bowl at a green burial

Fall in the Forest

Written on October 3, 2023. Posted in Stories.

Blessings to you during this time of seasonal transition. Thank you to those of you who joined the tour and equinox celebration. We enjoyed a lovely gathering and shared our relationship to this time...

placing flowers on the green burial site of Dr. Lanita Witt

Summer Greetings from The Forest

Written on June 30, 2023. Posted in Stories.

Summer solstice blessings were in abundance as we celebrated the life and legacy of Dr. Lanita Witt. Thank you for joining in person and in spirit.

path through snow at The Forest green burial ground

Spring Greetings from The Forest

Written on April 10, 2023. Posted in Stories.

Yes, this is spring at The Forest this year! We are grateful for the beautiful snow blanket covering the land. The snowy weather and winter road conditions led us to cancel our Spring Equinox Tour and...

Grief and Gratitude

Written on January 26, 2023. Posted in Stories.

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Dr. Lanita Witt on December 15, 2022 with her loving wife, Suzanne, by her side. Lanita often introduced herself as, "the Witt of Willow-Witt ...

Remembering the full life of Dr. Lanita Witt

Written on December 24, 2022. Posted in Media.

Dr. Lanita Witt, co-founder of Willow-Witt Ranch outside Ashland, died Dec. 15 in a hospice bed with Suzanne Willow, her wife of 43 years, lying beside her, holding her hand.

sound bowl with floral arrangement at green burial

Welcoming Fall at The Forest

Written on September 26, 2022. Posted in Stories.

Harvest blessings to you! This excerpt from Parker J. Palmer's The Paradox of Fall captures my feelings around this season.

The Forest Summer Solstice Celebration gathering

Summer Beauty at The Forest

Written on July 21, 2022. Posted in Stories.

Summer is upon us! The ranch is abuzz with activity from weddings and summer camp to a solstice celebration and laying to rest beloveds. The Forests' mission of providing a space to reconnect our experience...