New Places To Spend Eternity: Part 6

Burial Forests

Photo by Sandra Seitamaa on Unsplash

In response to concerns over the land use of cemeteries and eco-responsibility, some companies have started promoting the idea of burial forests, forests that exist for the burial of ashes.

Each burial takes place under a designated tree without the use of an obtrusive marker. Some burial forests have an end goal of being donated and earmarks for permanent…