A thoughtful letter from of Herland’s founding Guardians, Lynn. I found Herland from the Windward website. My friend Jonah in Portland sent me a link to Windward, and there was Herland. I’ve always wanted to simply be buried in the … Continue reading →
After several years of planning, fund-raising and development Herland Forest had received word from the Washington State Funeral and Cemetery Board that our Application is completed and we are officially licensed! Herland is now moving out of the initial phase … Continue reading →
This past Winter has been a momentous time for the Windward Community and Herland Forest. Many a long cold winter night was spent reviewing and sorting the documents for the cemetery’s license application. With the endowment care fund filled, and … Continue reading →
Fall through Winter is a busy time for forestry work in the Eastern Cascades. Thinning and limbing trees in the fall and winter, when the trees are dormant, helps to mitigate the spread of pest and diseases and facilitate the … Continue reading →
A core aspect of the Windward Community’s (Herland’s stewarding organization) long-term ecological research and modeling revolves around creating a holistic economy based upon the stewardship of healthy, diverse and well functioning ecosystems; ecosystems which provide for the material well-being of … Continue reading →
Last night I had the opportunity to see fungi expert and all around visionary Paul Stamets give a presentation at the Provender Alliance conference in Hood River, Oregon. In many ways it is through the work of Paul that we … Continue reading →
Hello and Welcome! This blog is a platform for The Directors, Trustees and Guardians of Herland Forest Natural Burial Cemetery to give updates about the cemetery, its research and the intermingling of our lives with it. Meditations of death and … Continue reading →
