Unique living cemeteries for cremated remains and an eco-friendly alternative to traditional burial.
Unique living cemeteries for cremated remains and an eco-friendly alternative to traditional burial.
Life Forest offers a setting rich in natural beauty, to promote healing by connecting to and harnessing the boundless energy of nature.
Designed as a living cemetery within protected forest landscapes, families, friends, and communities gather to remember loved ones, support one another, and build an ongoing relationship with the land.
Through shared experiences, seasonal events, and collective care for the forest, healing is fostered not only through nature, but through community.
Every forest cremation burial plot in our conservation cemeteries is GPS-mapped and comes with recorded, deeded rights protected by cemetery law—offering peace of mind now and for future generations.
Whether you’re exploring alternative burial options for yourself or have been entrusted with your loved one’s burial, Life Forest is here as a resource to help you find a meaningful path forward.
Since 2019, Life Forest has pioneered GPS plot recording on land deeds, QR codes on memorial markers, and pets recorded by name alongside their human companions — because we believe families deserve more than a promise. They deserve permanent, legally protected rights to their space.
Life Forest is expanding through partnerships to create conservation cemeteries rooted in community and lasting legacy protection. Each Life Forest location offers its own unique landscape and ethos.
Founded in 2019, Life Forest in Hillsborough, New Hampshire, is our original conservation cemetery. This location offers both memorial tree burials and woodland burials in a tranquil forest designed to feel welcoming for all ages.
Life Forest Whistle Ridge in Auburn, Maine, is our premier woodland burial conservation cemetery. This location is dedicated to protecting land and Maine wildlife through its efforts in creating habitat blueprints and educational opportunities.
Future Life Forest locations are in development, with careful planning underway for new conservation cemeteries. Details will be shared once they are ready to be introduced.
Designed for cremated or composted remains, our burial plots offer a meaningful connection to the land while protecting it for generations. Options vary by location.
Your loved one’s remains are interred with the planting of a tree — a living memorial within a peaceful forest. (NH)
Our most natural offering — a 3'x3' forest burial plot in a natural wooded area adjacent to the walking trail. (ME & NH)
This option provides a simple and dignified return to the earth within protected conservation land. (NH)
When we were young, my brother and I used to take walks with my mother in our town cemetery. We thought it was a bit spooky, but she assured us it was a safe, quiet space where memories of people live on. “Nothing lives forever,” she would say. “Someday I will die and become a tree.”
That is how Life Forest came to be…
Mel Bennett
Creator and Co-Founder
There are many reasons people choose Life Forest Conservation Cemetery to ensure their legacy and support their commitment to conserving and preserving our forests.
You want to bury more than one loved one or be buried with one or more of your pets.
You don't own or have access to land where you can memorialize your loved one.
You love nature and want a burial place with proper record keeping and perpetual care.
We can arrange for the transport of your loved one's ashes from anywhere in the US.
We are a dependable organization dedicated to exceptional care, quality, and value.
