Natural Burial

The basic elements of ensuring a burial is classed as natural or green are to remove all negative environmental impacts.  This means not having the body embalmed, using only a biodegradable burial container, no use of concrete burial vaults, and protecting the natural landscape.  In some natural burial sites, it also means forgoing a typical grave marker and actively conserving the natural habitat.

List of Natural Cemeteries in California:

San Francisco Bay Area Fernwood Cemetery & Funeral HomeGBC certified natural burial & 32-acre wildlife habitat.(415) 843-4220

Napa Tulocay Cemetery & Funeral Home Cayetano Natural Burial Ground is a 2-acre section specially designed as a green burial site and is GBC certified (707) 252-4727

San Mateo County Purissima Cemetery - Newly established green section added

San Diego Fallbrook Masonic Cemetery - A new GBC Hybrid green section. (760) 980-0013

Joshua TreeJoshua Tree Memorial Park, Near Joshua Tree National Park. A GBC certified section is set aside for green burials.

Lincoln Nr. Sacramento Morgan Oaks Eternal Preserve GBC certified 160-acre wildlife preserve featuring 2 hillside gardens. (916) 625-3800

Sacramento Sunset Lawn Cemetery - A conventional cemetery that can accommodate a green burial.

Santa Monica Woodlawn Cemetery Eternal Meadow is a naturalistic wild flower meadow garden protecting native wildflowers & grasses of California (310) 458-8717

Los Angeles Hillside Memorial Park Gan Eden is set aside for traditional Jewish burial. A tradition that has always been the embodiment of green burial.

San Luis Obispo San Luis Cemetery Hybrid cemetery offering a designated area for green burials. (805) 543-7053