Welcome

Herland Forest is a prospective Natural Burial Cemetery and land stewardship venture in south-central Washington.

As an outgrowth of the Windward Community's Sustainability Education and Research Center, Herland Forest is dedicated to learning, teaching and presenting wholesome alternatives to today's commerical burial practices.

The Mission of Herland Forest is to:

• provide meaningful and affordable burial alternatives to people in the Pacific Northwest;
• better understand the forest through ongoing ecological research;
• use our knowledge to protect and enhance the vitality and productivity of our forest ecosystem;
• and utlilize natural burial for conservation, devoting funds to acquire and steward additional lands.

To learn more about our Herland Forest and Windward plase visit the About Us section.

The Forest

The twenty-acre Herland Forest lies at the transition between the moist mountain forests of the western Cascades and the high prairies of eastern Washington, and features mixed stands of Ponderosa pine, Douglas fir and Oregon white oak.

The forest was logged about one hundred years ago and has since regrown into a beautiful, light-filled, tree-space where we offer a graceful and natural departure.

Guardians of Herland Forest

We are seeking like-minded people to become the initial subcribers to the Cemetery and contribute to the Endowment fund necessary for licensing the cemetery.

Guardians of Herland Forest are stakeholders in the future of the cemetery, playing an important role in building a community of support for natural burial in the Mid-Columbia Region.

Guardianship represents a rare opportunity to honor and serve the natural world both in life and beyond death. To learn more about the benefits and rewards of Guardianship please visit our Guardians page.

We look forward to hearing from you!