Major Progress on Conservation Easement and County Permit
We're delighted to announce solid progress toward creating Humboldt County's first-ever conservation burial ground. The county permit for our project is currently under review and we have high confidence it will be approved as we finalize legal arrangements for the conservation easement. These crucial steps keep us on track for our anticipated 2025 launch in the majestic hills of Kneeland.
We want to acknowledge the trust and responsibility that is involved in establishing these grounds, and pay homage to the inspiration of Ramsey Creek Preserve, started in 1998 as the first conservation burial grounds in the United States. Their vision has permanently protected 66 acres of Appalachian wilderness, home to more than 300 plant species and diverse local wildlife.
Here in Humboldt County, we are creating a conservation burial memorial woodland with a focus on Family Groves. These are groves where trees rather than headstones mark burial sites. We also envision options for individual burial trees, burial in restored grassland, and spreading of ashes in restored oak savannah or woodland (as well as spreading of human compost starting in 2027). As a nonprofit, we are striving to make prices as affordable as possible.
This progress wouldn't be possible without our dedicated team of Directors and Advisors, the supportive Almquist family, and community members like you.
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
In April, the North Coast Journal published a landmark 'origin story' feature about Sacred Groves in their Earth Day edition, paving the way for several subsequent interviews and television news segments.
Dust to Dust
The Green Burial Movement looks to set down roots in Humboldt County
Written by Kimberly Wear, North Coast Journal, Earth Day Issue 2024
"Arcata resident Michael Furniss traces his aspiration for a natural burial back to a rainy afternoon four decades ago...
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