Conservation Burial Consultants

Landmatters Consulting
Heidi Hannapel and Jeff Masten
​Durham, NC
[email protected]
(919) 451-9236
[email protected]
(919) 621-4661

Heidi and Jeff each have more than 20 years experience in North Carolina with the Land Trust Alliance and the land trust community in the Triangle. They formed LANDMATTERS to offer general conservation consulting services and now specialize in conservation burial project consulting.

Specializing in land trust conservation burial projects

Memorial Ecosystems Consulting
Billy Campbell
Kimberley Campbell
​390 Cobb Bridge Road
Westminster, SC 29693
[email protected]
​​(864) 647-7798

Billy and Kimberley brought the concept of conservation burial to the US in 1997 and have continued to grow the movement for over 20 years. They have generously given their time and unique expertise to encourage new cemeteries that further land protection and restoration.
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Specializing in conservation burial cemetery start-ups

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Last Respects Consulting
​Holly Blue Hawkins
PO Box 2094
Aptos, CA 95001
[email protected]
(831) 588-3040

Concept design, project implementation and site management; retired estate planning paralegal, former member Board of Trustees of Funeral Consumers Alliance of California; co-founder Natural Deathcare Initiative; Gamliel Institute faculty, 20+ years Jewish Burial Society (inherently “green” tradition), stewardship of 2 historic cemeteries; available for phone consultation, Zoom conferencing and on-site.

​Specializing in Jewish and green burial cemetery management

Cemetery Management Solutions
Jeff Hodes, CCE
​2630 Meadow Hall
Herndon, VA 20171
[email protected]
​Office (703) 787-6715 Mobile ( 703) 577-1735

Jeff has been active in the cemetery industry since 1979, including the Green Burial Council. He is considered to be in the forefront as one of the leaders in developing green burial properties. He is eager to help aspiring green cemeterians ask the right questions.

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​Specializing in green burial cemetery startups and management

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Life Forest GIS Mapping for Cemeteries
​Dr. Colton Sawyer, Southern New Hampshire University &  The Life Forest
Click here to begin your consultation

Simplify the legal requirements of a cemetery with the ability to have all relevant data incorporated into one point of record to share with appropriate offices in local municipalities and environmental service agencies. Life Forest GIS mapping and conceptual design as well as memorialization of digital legacy and plantings of memorial trees as burial markers is a registered trademark of Life Forest.


Specializing in cemetery GIS mapping

Kuehne Cemetery Consulting
Stephen Kuehne
Orlando, FL
[email protected]
(443) 440-7693
 
With more than ten years of hands-on funerary practice and cemetery operating experience, Steve has developed an informed and compassionate approach to creating sustainable natural cemeteries that are accessible by the public and environmentally responsible. Whether starting from scratch or seeking changes in existing cemetery spaces, Steve offers an evaluation and accountability process and implementation plan that respects the history along with the goals of your cemetery for future success.
 
Specializing in natural cemetery builds and in hybrid conversions and expansions

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Disclaimer: This directory is provided as a public service only. Inclusion on this webpage does not constitute endorsement or indicate a financial exchange of any kind between the Conservation Burial Alliance and those businesses listed. Any business conducted between a member of the public and a listed consultant is purely between the parties involved.

Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature.
It will never fail you.”
​— Frank Lloyd Wright