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Foxfield Nature Preserve Cemetery
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Green Burial or Natural Burial At Foxfield Preserve, we prefer the term "natural burial" because for 99% of human history people were interred without chemicals, without concrete vaults and in biodegradable containers. Until modern times, everyone had a natural or green burial. We feel natural or green burial in a nature preserve is as good as it can get. The cemetery operates as a nature preserve providing habitat for wildlife and native plants. It creates a clean watershed. It provides a place where people can enjoy nature while visiting a family grave. It is beautiful. Foxfield Preserve will be forest and prairie long into the distant future. |
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Foxfield Preserve is a nature preserve cemetery operated by The Wilderness Center. It is the first “green cemetery” operated by a non-profit conservation organization in the U.S. and the first of its kind in Ohio. Foxfield supports "green burial" but also support conservation and the environment.
Foxfield Preserve provides an economical, environmentally friendly alternative to modern burial as fewer resources are used in natural burial. As a nature preserve, we provide wildlife habitat, a clean watershed, and clean air. Our walking trails allow the community to enjoy the beauty and serenity of the preserve.
Foxfield Preserve was farmland a decade ago, but since the 43 acre site was acquired by The Wilderness Center, it has been undergoing ecological restoration. Most recently, native prairie grasses have been planted and reforestation has begun. Over the next 100 years, nature will come to dominate the landscape. The forest section will resemble the adjacent Ohio Natural Landmark, Sigrist Woods, an old growth forest protected by The Wilderness Center
By choosing burial at Foxfield Preserve, our clients leave a permanent legacy for their families, communities, and the natural world by supporting restoration efforts and long-term stewardship. You are also choosing to support The Wilderness Center’s mission of connecting our community with nature, educating people of all ages, conserving natural resources, and practicing environmental stewardship.
Foxfield Preserve Meetings
2 p.m. at The Wilderness Center’s
Hart Interpretive Building
(see location map)
Sunday, May 20
Sunday, June 10
Saturday, July 14
Sunday, August 5
Saturday, September 22
Saturday, October 13
Saturday, November 10
Saturday, December 8
During these presentations, staff will discuss natural burial at Foxfield, nature preserve cemetery management, restoration of the site and more. Attendees will have an opportunity ask questions in a relaxed, small-group setting. Everyone is welcome to tour the preserve with Sara Starr the Foxfield Preserve Steward. If you plan to walk Foxfield Preserve’s trails, be sure to wear suitable shoes and clothing.
Cemetery plots will be for sale at this meeting, though there will not be any sales pressure.
If you can't attend an informational session, personal tours of the preserve are available by appointment. Contact Sara at 330-763-1331 or call The Wilderness Center at 330-359-5235.