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A California company founded on a new way to mark and remember the passing of loved ones by creating memorial forests is expanding into areas near Yosemite and outside Placerville. Better Place Forests announced the creation of two more conservation memorial forests in the Sierra Nevada region: a 170-acre site near Yosemite National Park and a 48-acre location near Pollock Pines. Sign up for our Newsletters "These are stunning forests that are.
A California company founded on a new way to mark and remember the passing of loved ones by creating memorial forests is expanding into areas near Yosemite and outside Placerville.Better Place Forests announced the creation of two more conservation memorial forests in the Sierra Nevada region: a 170-acre site near Yosemite National Park and a 48-acre location near Pollock Pines. These are stunning forests that are special and unique because they are one of the few places where giant Sequoias can be planted and grow, said Sandy Gibson, co-founder and CEO of Better Place Forests.The aim of the company is to partner with conservationists to preserve and protect forested areas from development while allowing people to select a memorial tree where loved ones ashes can be released and visited in a natural, outdoor setting. A place to go back to is important. Even elephants have graveyards. People want a place to remember. An image that sits in their mind. They want to create somethi
Rest among the trees: Company providing eco-friendly burial option
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If you walk through a particular spot of the forest in Northern California, you may notice something different about the trees â they are all marked with a number.
âBetter Place Forests is a sustainable alternative to cemeteries, where instead of a grave and tombstone, where you bury someone you loveâs body, you have a family tree. And thatâs where you spread the ashes of your family,â said Sandy Gibson, co-founder and CEO of Better Place Forests.
Sandy Gibsonâs vision is a more natural place to visit the people you love.
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Better Place Forests Berkshires, chosen for its high conservation value in Drury, Massachusetts, protects 200 acres of forestland and sets to open in-person in 2021
Today, Better Place Forests, the company that built America s first conservation memorial forests, announced it is officially starting online tours of its newest property in Berkshire County. The company s second forest in the Northeast region of the country and sixth overall,
Better Place Forests Berkshires boasts 200-acres of forestland in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, and is located 30 minutes east of Williamstown, just off of Route-2, the Mohawk Trail, and after the iconic hairpin curve. Better Place Forests Berkshires is an easy day trip from New York City and Boston. The forest features views extending from the nearby Berkshires all the way to the Green Mountains in Vermont, and helps protect an important wildlife corridor which runs from the Deerfield River to the heart of the Mohawk State Forest.