BLUESTEM CONSERVATION CEMETERY
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    • A Place for Everyone
    • ¡Bienvenidos!
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  • CEMETERY
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Welcome to Bluestem 

​Discover a place of reverence in a nature preserve.
With quiet areas for reflection, open space for contemplation,
​a trail network for mindful recreation, ongoing grassland restoration, 
and a conservation cemetery for natural burial. 

Bluestem is open to the public dawn to dusk every day 
​1900 Hurdle Mills Road, Cedar Grove, North Carolina 27231

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Reservations and burial services are by appointment. 

CLICK TO REQUEST AN APPOINTMENT

Natural Burial  

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Are you seeking a simple, natural return to the earth? Making arrangements for a loved one? Need more information? Click here.  

Conservation  

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​What is a conservation cemetery? What does conservation burial look like, and how is the land protected? Click here to learn more. 

Get Involved  

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​Bluestem Community members steward the land, care for the community, and support natural burial here. Find out more about volunteering here.

Bluestem. Where nature is enough.  


All photos credit Bluestem Community. 
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Bluestem Conservation Cemetery is a program of Bluestem Community NC, a 501(c)3 tax exempt organization. 
EIN 86-2188559. All donations are tax deductible.

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A Place for Everyone
A Conservation Cemetery 
​Burial at Bluestem
Information Sessions
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Newsletter
FAQs

Partners & Collaborators

Bluestem Community NC
​Conservation Burial Alliance

DEEP Collaborative  
Eno River Association 
Garrett Wildflower Seed Farm 
Green Burial Council
Orange County Department on Aging 
Triangle Land Conservancy

Contact Us

​[email protected]
(919) 300-4925
1900 Hurdle Mills Road 
Cedar Grove, NC 27231
Open daily from dawn to dusk
Virtual Info Sessions offered monthly 
​Walking Tours offered twice monthly
Reservations by appointment only 
Burial Services scheduled weekdays
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  • ABOUT
    • The Land
    • A Place for Everyone
    • ¡Bienvenidos!
    • Who We Are >
      • Bluestem Staff
      • Council of Stewards
    • The Bluestem Story
    • Bluestem In The News
  • CEMETERY
    • How It Works
    • Make an Appointment >
      • Immediate Need
      • Planning for the Future
    • Natural Burial Costs
    • Bluestem Community Fund
    • Information Sessions
    • For Families >
      • Burial Areas
      • Planning a Service
      • Service Providers
      • Attending a Service
      • Grave Markers and Stones
    • Cemetery Rules
    • FAQs
  • CONSERVATION
    • Prescribed Fire
    • Everyday Conservation
  • COMMUNITY
    • Why Bluestem
    • Bluestem Meditations
    • We Remember Them
    • Volunteering
    • Newsletter
    • Events
  • VISIT
    • Map
    • Informational Tours
    • Explore On Your Own
    • Community Spaces
    • Views of Bluestem
    • Plot Finder
  • DONATE
    • Wing of the Barn
    • Make A Gift
  • CONTACT US
    • Bienvenidos!
    • For Funeral Directors