'Taking In' The Forest

“Forest Therapy”, also known as Forest Bathing or Nature Immersion Therapy, is coming to Newaygo County on Thursday, August 3. This guided event will take place in a forested area between Croton and Newaygo from 1pm to about 4pm. Brought to you by NCEC and MI Burial.

By Near North Now

Did you know that Michigan may soon have a burial forest?

By MIX 97.5 West Michigan

Today on Stateside…

…[A] husband and wife from West Michigan discussed their plan for a new kind of cemetery: a conservation forest that can also be an internment site for green burials.

By NPR Stateside

Couple converting Newaygo forest into Michigan's first conservation cemetery

A 20-acre forest in Newaygo has an unexpected, eco-friendly purpose — and is bringing Michigan up to speed with a growing trend in the business of death.

By Riley Mack