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‘Green’ Burial’ Finds A Home In Southern Oregon

Written on August 24, 2021. Posted in Media.

A cemetery often evokes images of mahogany coffins, ornate headstones and embalmed bodies. That’s not the case for The Forest Conservation Burial Ground, the first burial ground in Oregon that is...

Interview of Mary Ann Perry on KSKQ’s Life Matters with Renee Miereanu

Written on April 15, 2021. Posted in Media.

The Forest Conservation Burial Ground Sexton Mary Ann Perry joins Renee Miereanu on her “Life Matters” radio program on KSKQ FM to discuss green burials. Listen to the interview...

Capiche Conversations: Interview with Suzanne Willow, Co-Owner of The Forest Conservation Burial Ground

Written on April 1, 2021. Posted in Media.

Where would you like to spend your death? Do you want to return to the earth, becoming part of nature in a way that continues to nurture the life around you? Would you like to be enveloped in the...

Good Grief with Cheryl Jones - Bury Me Natural: The Forest Conservation Burial Ground episode

Bury Me Natural: The Forest Conservation Burial Ground on Good Grief with Cheryl Jones

Written on December 16, 2020. Posted in Media.

Mary Ann Perry, the sexton for The Forest Conservation Burial Ground, joins VoiceAmerica host Cheryl Jones to talk about first funerals at The Forest, the principles of green burial, and what led...

First Burial at The Forest

Written on July 31, 2020. Posted in Stories.

Life surrounded us as we approached the grave site with Scott’s body wrapped beautifully in a silk shroud woven with color. Deer walked across the meadow while we watched from the edge under the...

wildflowers in The Forest natural burial ground

Spring Greetings & Happy Earth Day!

Written on April 21, 2020. Posted in Stories.

We hope that you all have been safe and healthy in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and that the budding spring is bringing you joy. Here at The Forest Conservation Burial Ground, we believe...

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