Conservation Burial in Utah?
Updated: Jan 23
Cheryl Fox and Shayna Starks pitched conservation burial to the Oakley City Council in 2024: https://www.kpcw.org/summit-county/2024-04-25/oakleys-proposed-conservation-cemetery-would-be-utahs-first-dedicated-green-burial-site?utm_source=chatgpt.com&fbclid=IwY2xjawOa1vlleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEetujPWo_fDVR1fuk2ynL5SWC0sAbORDR-5WYsbKuUw_XZlul5oUeN4TTbcvU_aem_1zf1r-zbBWLY2vVNvw3H0g Imagine the serenity and the thrift for taxpayers: -No mowers -No weed wackers -No sprinklers -No grass to cut weekly -No trees to prune or roots to manage
-No status symbols -No fences
A conservation cemetery could host a single monument that lists names and gps coordinates for each soul buried on the reserve.
Could you imagine a beautiful desert-scape cemetery where it is appropriate?
Here is a master class training for starting your own conservation cemetery: https://www.redesigningtheend.com/courses/green-burial-masterclass Here is a conference session on local governments hosting conservation cemeteries: https://vimeo.com/642501334/86a84c91c7
Let's show support by letting your city council or Oakley's know that you want a conservation burial ground!
The only thing I am thinking is would the headstone become overgrown with weeds. I have noticed in other cemeteries that some headstones get covered in dirt, grass, brush and sticks. This can cause some issues when it makes the headstone unreadable without cleaning it up.
I know at laytonmemorials.com they will deliver anywhere in Utah but mostly deliver to Davis county. We would even deliver to Oakley City.