Conservation Burial in Utah?
- joyceinutah
- Dec 2, 2025
- 1 min read
Updated: 4 days ago

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!





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