About Us
Our Mission
Our mission is to provide the community a conservation burial cemetery as a final resting place and protect and preserve this land.
Our Guiding Philosophy
All cemetery operational and strategic decisions are grounded in conservation principles that restore the land, letting nature heal us at the difficult time of death. To the families we serve, we promise to restore and preserve this land.
The Wilderness Center
Founded in 1964, the Wilderness Center currently protects 3,380 acres of agricultural land, forest, meadow, wetland and prairie in seven counties, including 500 acres of wetland and 13 miles of freshwater streams. TWC additionally guides the management of approximately 15,000 acres of privately owned forest through TWC Consulting Forestry. By operating a revolving land fund to assist other organizations in obtaining critical parcels of land, TWC has also become an important community collaborator.
Our Team Members
Jeanne M. Gural
Executive Director
The Wilderness Center
Barbara Yoder
Cemetery Manager
Foxfield Preserve
Kristina Hansen
Operations Coordinator
Foxfield Preserve
Justin Moore
Foxfield Preserve Land Steward
The Wilderness Center