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Meet Our Founders

Conservation Burial Grounds

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​Carolina Memorial Sanctuary
195 Blessed Way
​Mills River, NC 28759
828-782-7283
info@carolinamemorialsanctuary.org

Caroline Yongue, Founder/Director
​Cassie Barrett, Operations Manager
​Land Trust Partner: Conserving Carolina
Easement holder: Conserving Carolina
Total associated land protected: 11.36 
​Total area dedicated to burial: 8

Organization: 501(c)3
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​Foxfield Preserve
9877 Alabama Avenue SW
Wilmot, OH 44689
330-359-5235
​foxfield@wildernesscenter.org

Sara Brink, Foxfield Preserve Manager

​Land Trust Partner: The Wilderness Center
Easement holder: The Wilderness Center
Total associated land protected: 43+600
​Total area dedicated to burial: 27

Organization: TWC 501(c)3; Foxfield 501(c)13
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​Heartwood Preserve
4100 Starkey Blvd
Trinity, FL 34655
​727-376-5111
laura@heartwoodpreserve.com
Laura Starkey, Executive Director​
​Land Trust Partner: In negotiations
Total associated land protected: 41
​Total area dedicated to burial: 30
 that border the 18,000 acre Starkey Wilderness Preserve
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​Kokosing Nature Preserve
306 Gaskin Avenue
​Gambier, OH 43022
740-427-5040
info@kokosingnaturepreserve.org

Amy Henricksen, Preserve Steward
Land Trust Partner: Philander Chase Conservancy of Kenyon College 
Total associated land protected: 5,300
​Total area dedicated to burial: 23
Organization: 501(c)13
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​​Larkspur Conservation at Taylor Hollow
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PO Box 120279
Nashville, TN 37212
​615-854-0010

info@larkspurconservation.org
John Christian Phifer, Executive Director
​David Ponoroff, Assistant Director
​​Land Trust Partner: The Nature Conservancy
Total associated land protected: 112
​Total area dedicated to burial: 112

Organization: 501(c)3
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​Prairie Creek Conservation Cemetery
7204 SE County Road
Gainesville, FL 32641
352-317-7307
info@prairiecreek
​conservationcemetery.org
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Freddie Johnson, Executive Director
Land Trust Partner: Alachua Conservation Trust 
Total associated land protected: 93
​Total area dedicated to burial: 30

Organization: 501(c)13​​
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​​Ramsey Creek Preserve
390 Cobb Bridge Road
Westminster, SC 29693
864-324-2647
kimberley@memorialecosystems.com
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Billy and Kimberley Campbell, Co-founders and Co-directors
​Land Trust Partner: Upstate Forever
Total associated land protected: 78
​Total area dedicated to burial: 75

​Organization: Owner operated
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​White Eagle Memorial Preserve Cemetery
401 Ekone Road
​Goldendale, WA 98620
206-383-3285
whiteeagle@ekone.org
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​Jodie Buller, Cemetery Manager
Land Trust Partner: Sacred Earth Foundation
Total associated land protected: 1138
​Total area dedicated to burial: 20

​Organization: 501(c)3​
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Conservation Burial Advocates

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​Landmatters Consulting
​Heidi Hannapel, Co-owner and Partner
Jeff Masten, Co-owner and Partner
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Facilitators, conservation burial consultants, and prospective conservation burial operators 
Durham, NC
heidi@thelandmatters.com
(919) 451-9236
jeff@thelandmatters.com
(919) 621-4661
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​​NH Funeral Resources Education & Advocacy
​Lee Webster, President
​Advocate, historian, writer; systems support and liaison to sister organizations: Green Burial Council International (Former President), National Home Funeral Alliance (Former President), National End of Life Doula Alliance (Former Board Member), Funeral Consumers Alliance

PO Box 456
Holderness NH 03245
603-236-9495
nhfrea@gmail.com
​lee@greenburialcouncil.org
www.nhfuneral.org
​www.greenburialcouncil.org
Conservation will ultimately boil down to rewarding the private landowner
who conserves the public interest.
​– Aldo Leopold

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  • Home
  • Meet Our Founders
    • Our Mission
    • Meet Our Founders >
      • At a Glance
    • Burial Stories >
      • Carolina Memorial
      • Foxfield
      • Heartwood
      • Kokosing
      • Larkspur
      • Prairie Creek
      • Ramsey Creek
      • White Eagle
  • Make Connections
    • Building Relationships
  • Find Resources
    • Working Definitions
    • Books, Videos, Articles
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Family Stories
  • Become a Member
  • Reach Out
    • Contact
  • Conservation Burial Ground Guidelines During the Covid-19 Pandemic