About Us

Foxfield Preserve’s Mission:

Foxfield Preserve’s mission is to provide natural burials in harmony with nature. Imagine returning to the natural cycle—giving yourself back to the planet earth. Natural burial has been in use for thousands of years.

A nature preserve cemetery is a place where nature dominates. Instead of a lawn, the land is maintained as forest and prairie. Nature trails provide access to the site, but nature dominates that landscape. At Foxfield Preserve, naturalists are restoring the land to a more natural condition by planting native prairie meadows and reforesting hillsides. Natural burials are in keeping with nature and natural cycles.

Foxfield Preserve offers an economical alternative to a modern burial. It allows you to be part of a natural cycle. Your final act will conserve nature, expand wildlife habitat, provide a clean watershed, help clean the air and establish walking trails.

Your burial at Foxfield Preserve also supports the mission of The Wilderness Center, which is connecting our community with nature, educating people of all ages, conserving natural resources and practicing land stewardship.

The Wilderness Center teaches over 11,000 school children yearly and similar number of programs for families and individuals. As a land trust, the Center protects nearly 3,500 acres of forest, streams, prairies, and farmland.

At Foxfield Preserve, your loved ones will walk beautiful nature trails as they visit a final resting place in a nature preserve.

Foxfield Preserve is a nonprofit cemetery operated by The Wilderness Center, a nonprofit nature center and land trust.

“For Dust You Are, And To Dust You Will Return”