BLUESTEM CONSERVATION CEMETERY
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A Place for Everyone 

​Bluestem is a place of reverence.

It is a community green space and conservation cemetery, where nature is respected and preferences for natural burial are honored. 
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It is open to all faiths and perspectives, both spiritual and cultural; where families and friends are invited to engage in the ritual of natural burial, and all can experience the sacred in nature
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Every element of the nature preserve and cemetery is designed with the tenets of simplicity, utility, inclusivity and integrity. 

Individuals are returned to the earth simply and naturally, using only biodegradable products, such as wood caskets or cloth shrouds.

Participants will have the choice of selecting their burial plot among reserved areas for burial.  Initially, burial options will be offered in restored native grasslands and some areas of the woodlands.    

Bluestem's conservation restoration program provides opportunities for family and friends to memorialize their loved ones with select native plantings, or with a financial contribution to further conservation efforts in the region.

Management of the cemetery incorporates conservation practices such as providing connected lands for wildlife, protecting water sources with stream buffers, prescribed fire,
 and recreating native Southeast grasslands.

Bluestem Conservation Cemetery is a signature program of the nonprofit Bluestem Community. 


Bluestem. Where nature is enough.

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Partner Sites

Bluestem Community NC
​Conservation Burial Alliance

DEEP Collaborative  
Eno River Association 
Garrett Wildflower Seed Farm Programs
Green Burial Council
Landmatters

Orange County Department on Aging 
Triangle Land Conservancy

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Bluestem Conservation Cemetery is a program of
Bluestem Community NC
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Bluestem is a 501(c)3 tax exempt organization, EIN 86-2188559. All donations are tax deductible.
  • HOME
    • A Place for Everyone
    • Why Bluestem
    • The Bluestem Story
    • The Buzz About Bluestem
    • FAQs
  • Community
    • Who We Are
    • Bluestem Meditations
    • Bluestem Conversations
    • Friday Workdays
    • Events
    • Newsletter
    • Building Community
  • Green Burial
    • Principles
    • Planning for Burial
    • Burial Costs
    • Burial Areas
    • Conservation Burial
    • Remembering Loved Ones
    • One Family's Story
    • Service Providers
    • Articles & Resources
  • Visit
    • Map
    • Explore Bluestem
    • Walking Tours
    • Birds at Bluestem
  • Donate
    • Building Bluestem
    • Make A Gift
  • Contact