Cemetery and Graveyard Trees: Folklore, Superstition and History
Why are certain trees (specifically the yew, cypress, and Eastern red cedar) common to cemeteries and older graveyards?
Death Care
Careers in Death Care: A Day in the Life of A Green Cemetery Director
We caught up with John Christian Phifer to talk about what a green cemetery director does and how his work helps people control ...
Environment
Things That Eat Dead Things
Death - It’s what’s for dinner for the creatures and critters on our list of things that eat dead things! Turns out dead ...
Environment
Pushing Up Daisies: Why Grave Gardening Should be the Latest Gardening Trend
Graveyards and cemeteries are spaces for burial and mourning, but they can also be spaces for life, community, and healing. This is where ...
Environment
Ecological Grief: Mourning the Loss of Our Planet
Ecological grief is defined as the grief felt in response to climate-related losses of valued species, ecosystems, and meaningful landscapes due to climate ...
