Natural burial looks different around the country, but the connection to the land is the same. Take a visual tour here and then look at the websites and social media pages of the burial grounds that interest you. See Green Burial Cemeteries in the US and Canada for websites and contact information. If you republish any of these photographs, be sure to attribute properly. Above: Prairie Creek Conservation Cemetery, Gainesville, FL.

Ramsey Creek Preserve, Westminster, SC

Ramsey Creek Preserve, Westminster, SC

Ramsey Creek Preserve, Westminster, SC

Ramsey Creek Preserve, Westminster, SC

Ramsey Creek Preserve, Westminster, SC

Heartwood Preserve, Trinity, FL (Photo credit: Andrea Ragan)

Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, NY (Photo credit Amy Cunningham, Fitting Tribute Funeral Service)

Heritage Acres, Cincinnati, OH

Larkspur Conservation at Taylor Hollow, Nashville, TN

Green Mount Cemetery, Montpelier, VT

Heritage Acres, Cincinnati, OH

Prairie Creek Conservation Cemetery, Gainesville, FL (Photo credit Melissa Hill)

Foxfield Preserve, Wilmot, OH

Carolina Memorial Sanctuary, Asheville, NC

Carolina Memorial Sanctuary, Asheville, NC

Prairie Creek Conservation Cemetery, Gainesville, FL (Photo credit Melissa Hill)

Rosendale Plains, NY (Photo credit Kristen Warfield)

Prairie Creek Conservation Cemetery, Gainesville, FL

Prairie Creek Conservation Cemetery, Gainesville, FL

Prairie Creek Conservation Cemetery, Gainesville, FL

Steelmantown Cemetery, Steelmantown, NJ

The Forest Conservation Burial Ground, Asheville, OR

White Eagle Memorial Preserve Cemetery, Goldendale, WA

White Eagle Memorial Preserve Cemetery, Goldendale, WA

Kokosing Nature Preserve, Gambier, OH

Larkspur Conservation at Taylor Hollow, Nashville, TN

The Life Forest, Hillsborough, NH

Prairie Creek Conservation Cemetery, Gainesville, FL

Prairie Creek Conservation Cemetery, Gainesville, FL

Penn Forest, Verona, PA

Penn Forest, Verona, PA

Penn Forest, Verona, PA

Penn Forest, Verona, PA

Penn Forest, Verona, PA

Penn Forest, Verona, PA

Prairie Creek Conservation Cemetery, Gainesville, FL

Carolina Memorial Sanctuary, Asheville, NC

Carolina Memorial Sanctuary, Asheville, NC

Greensprings Nature Preserve, Newfield, NY (Photo credit Steve Waldman, Fitting Tribute Funeral Service)

Heartwood Preserve, Trinity, FL

Larkspur Conservation at Taylor Hollow, Nashville, TN

Prairie Creek Conservation Cemetery, Gainesville, FL

Prairie Creek Conservation Cemetery, Gainesville, FL

White Eagle Memorial Preserve Cemetery, Goldendale, WA

Foxfield Preserve, Wilmot, OH

Prairie Creek Conservation Cemetery, Gainesville, FL

Steelmantown Cemetery, Steelmantown, NJ

Ramsey Creek Preserve, Westminster, SC

Ramsey Creek Preserve, Westminster, SC

Ramsey Creek Preserve, Westminster, SC

Ramsey Creek Preserve, Westminster, SC