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Spring in Herland Forest

Herland Forest Posted on May 4, 2023 by Walt PatrickAugust 28, 2024
Flower

In the Herland Forest, the cold, wet days of winter are giving way to spring. The annual pageant is getting underway as the first wave of wildflowers brings beauty that uplifts the heart after a long winter. It’s exciting to … Continue reading →

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Deoonaka and the indigenous origin of Enhanced Natural Burial

Herland Forest Posted on February 8, 2023 by Walt PatrickSeptember 2, 2024

People generally think of burial as something that happens at the end of a person’s life. In the case of a modern burial using embalming fluid and interment in a concrete vault, the goal of the undertaker is to arrest … Continue reading →

Posted in Herland | Tagged enhanced natural burial, flowers, forest burial

A Path Home

Herland Forest Posted on December 29, 2022 by Walt PatrickSeptember 2, 2024

Sarah Crews from the National Home Funeral Alliance interviews Walt Patrick and Elizabeth Fournier about how Herland Forest offers an alternative way for people to go home to nature. For those looking for a way to help their loved ones … Continue reading →

Posted in Herland | Tagged forest burial, natural burial, natural organic reduction

Death in a Living Forest

Herland Forest Posted on February 18, 2022 by Andrew SchreiberSeptember 2, 2024

Herland Forest is different from most other cemeteries. While, yes, it is a place where the dead are laid to rest, it’s also a place where all the natural cycles of life play out. It’s a place where a person … Continue reading →

Posted in Herland | Tagged forest burial, goats, natural burial, NOR, permaculture forest, sheep

Permaculture Cemetery

Herland Forest Posted on December 15, 2020 by Walt PatrickSeptember 1, 2024

Herland Forest is different. Instead of rows of graves, you’ll find resting places that are tucked away in forest clearings. Instead of cramped burials where people are squeezed together, Herland Forest is open and vibrant with life. Located right at … Continue reading →

Posted in Herland | Tagged forest burial, permaculture forest

Lichen the Rain (needs pic)

Herland Forest Posted on November 10, 2020 by Walt PatrickSeptember 1, 2024

Late summer is a stressful time for a forest. That’s especially true for a forest that evolved to survive the wild fires started by the August thunderstorms. When a thunderstorm comes through, it’s common to see hundreds of lighting strikes, … Continue reading →

Posted in Herland | Tagged fall rain, forest burial, lichen, wild fire

Cemetery Picnic (needs pic)

Herland Forest Posted on May 13, 2020 by Walt PatrickSeptember 2, 2024

tending a bed of lavendersurrounding a weeping cherry tree A key goal of the Herland Forest is to help people spend time near their loved one; to craft a private place where they can come to enjoy the beauty of … Continue reading →

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Cemetery Babies

Herland Forest Posted on April 15, 2020 by Walt PatrickSeptember 1, 2024
Lambs

The Herland Forest natural burial cemetery is an exploration of the role of death in the circle of life. In winter, the separation between life and death can be very thin, but in spring, life returns with vigor; the tree … Continue reading →

Posted in Herland | Tagged forest burial, lambs, natural burial

Direct Natural Burial *

Herland Forest Posted on March 23, 2020 by Walt PatrickSeptember 2, 2024

In order to limit the spread of the Covid-19 virus, the governors of Washington and Oregon have issued orders forbidding public gatherings; those orders include funerals. One result will be that in the days ahead, people will be choosing between … Continue reading →

Posted in Herland | Tagged direct burial, forest burial, green burial, natural burial

A Good Death

Herland Forest Posted on March 2, 2020 by Walt PatrickSeptember 1, 2024

Our dear friend Elaine Clark invited us to be part of the natural death program that she put together at her church in Seattle in late March. Elaine and her husband James are Guardians of Herland Forest, and Elaine was … Continue reading →

Posted in Herland | Tagged forest burial, natural burial, permaculture forest

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