Nature Memorial:
eco-friendly memorial service
Return ashes to the earth in a meaningful nature-based ceremony in a shared Spreading Grove or at a dedicated Memorial Tree.
Eco-Friendly Funeral
A meaningful and healing experience in nature
Nature memorials offer a beautiful ceremony to lay your loved one’s ashes to rest, allowing your grief to settle and begin your healing journey.
A Peaceful Goodbye
An uplifting experience, unlike somber cemeteries.
Surrounded by Life
The forest’s vitality brings comfort to your grief.
A Place of Renewal
Each season is a reminder of life’s continuity.
A simple, self-led Nature Memorial
Step-by-step instructions for returning ashes to the earth.
All tools and materials needed for your self-led ceremony.
A prepared forest site with a guide available for support.
A small, bronze Memorial Marker is set along the path to mark your place.
Let us guide your Nature Memorial
When you upgrade to a Memorial Tree, you can add a guide-led ceremony with personalized planning and dedicated support for an additional cost.
Guided memorials, unique as your loved one
- Religious or spiritual practices welcomed
- Bring your own officiant or include personal rituals
- Military honors available for veterans
- Use our recommended readings
- Share personal letters, poems, or songs
- Guide spreads ashes, guests may participate
- Memorial Marker placement
Guide-led
Ceremony Pricing
(no guests)
Who can attend a Nature
Memorial ceremony?
Family, friends, and pets are welcome to come together, share memories, and participate in the act of returning ashes to the soil.
How guests participate:
- Mix ashes with native soil
- Spread ashes at your memorial
- Sow native wildflower seeds
- Share stories, readings or poems
- Take private moments for reflection
- Explore the forest after the ceremony
Compare eco-friendly
memorial services
Discover how Everis Nature Memorials offer a meaningful, eco-friendly alternative—with flexibility, sustainability, and affordability that other options can’t match.
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Everis Nature Memorial | Celebration of Life | Traditional Funeral | Green Burial | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purpose | Return ashes to the earth; create a living memorial | Celebrate life and legacy | Honor deceased with formal goodbye | Return body to earth naturally |
| Setting | Protected forest | Anywhere | Funeral home, church, cemetery | Conservation cemetery |
| Atmosphere | Uplifting, peaceful, nature-focused | Joyful, casual, personalized | Formal, somber, structured | Reverent, peaceful, nature-focused |
| Timing | Flexible | Flexible | Within days of death | Within days of death |
| Availability | Widely available | Widely available | Widely available | Limited locations |
| Sustainability | High | Varies | Low | High |
| Cost | Included in Everis package | $500-$5,000 (widely varies) | $10,000 (with burial) | $5,000 (plot + services) |
Green memorial service planning
How to plan your
Nature Memorial
Nature memorials can be held immediately after a passing or scheduled for later—weeks, months, or even years—allowing loved ones to gather when they’re ready.
To provide your family with privacy and solitude, we close the forest to all visitors for two hours during each ceremony, weather permitting. This gives you time to explore the forest and celebrate the life of your loved one, completely undisturbed.
Why families choose
Nature Memorials
Saying goodbye in the serenity of the forest provides the entire family a sense of peace and closure.
“Exceptional experience”
“Staff showed incredible care, respect, and kindness. Every detail was beautifully curated from the ceremony to sprinkling wildflower seeds at my Dad’s tree.”
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Pet memorial service
Honor your pet with a
Pet Tribute Ceremony
Furry friends are more than pets, they’re family. Legally spread their ashes at your Memorial Tree and honor them with a Pet Tribute Ceremony. Find peace knowing you’ll be reunited at your tree one day.
Frequently Asked Questions
Still have questions?
What is a Nature Memorial?
A Nature Memorial is a nature-based ceremony where ashes are legally returned to the earth in a protected forest setting, creating a living memorial.
Is a Nature Memorial included with my Everis package?
Yes, a self-led Nature Memorial in a shared Spreading Grove is included with your Everis Complete Cremation Arrangements package.
What’s the difference between the included self-led and guide-led ceremonies?
The included self-led ceremony provides materials and instructions for your family to conduct a private ceremony in a shared grove. The guide-led ceremony includes a staff member who facilitates the entire experience.
How much does a guide-led Nature Memorial cost?
Pricing ranges from $100 for unattended ceremonies to $1,500 (31+ guests). See pricing section above for details.
Can I hold a Nature Memorial for a pet?
Yes. We offer legal pet spreading for $300 at your Memorial Tree with a complimentary pet tribute ceremony included.
How is an Everis Nature Memorial eco-friendly?
Everis Nature Memorials are designed with sustainability at their core. Ashes are mixed with native soil in a vessel and are returned to the earth in a nest at the forest floors in protected forest land, helping preserve natural habitats. There are no concrete vaults, synthetic materials, or chemical treatments—just a simple, meaningful ceremony where your loved one becomes part of the living forest ecosystem.
How does Everis compare to green burial and natural burial options?
Unlike green burial cemeteries that require natural burial within days of death, Everis offers complete flexibility. You can hold your Nature Memorial ceremony weeks, months, or years after cremation.
Compared to traditional celebrations of life, Everis provides a permanent natural resting place in a shared Spreading Grove or at a private Memorial Tree in a protected forest. And while green burial typically costs $5,000+ for a plot, shroud and services, Everis’s Nature Memorial ceremonies are included in your Everis package.
Can I combine a family member and pet in the same memorial?
Yes. At a dedicated Memorial Tree, you may place the ashes of multiple family members and pets for an additional cost. With a shared Spreading Grove, only one person’s ashes may be spread, and you cannot choose the specific location.
How do I schedule a Nature Memorial?
Contact our team to schedule your ceremony. We’ll work with you to find the perfect date and time.
Can friends and family attend?
Yes, family, friends, and pets are welcome to attend and participate in the ceremony.
Still have questions?
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