Sacred Space Memorial

Ecology

There is an ever-increasing acceptance of cremation in our society. In fact, the number of cremations performed in the United States has increased 300 percent since 1990. The environmental benefits of cremation over traditional burial contribute toward this trend.

Cremation represents a cleaner, more thoughtful way to memorialize a loved one. A customized Sacred Space Memorial, built on your grounds, is a great example of environmental stewardship. It spares the earth from toxic embalming fluids, which can leak into the groundwater and our drinking supply. Cremation also does less environmental harm than traditional burial by not sinking rainforest hardwoods, rare metals or tons of concrete into the ground.

Let children walk with nature.
Let them see the beautiful
communions of death and life.
And they will learn that death
is as beautiful as life.
— John Muir

Cremation can also have an impact on the preservation of open space. Despite a trend away from traditional burials, more than 2.2 million acres of land were lost to cemetery development from 2004-2007, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Report.