Adapting Sacred Ground for Today's World

Urban burial grounds face urgent environmental and societal challenges. Through thoughtful adaptation and community engagement, we're transforming these spaces into resilient landmarks that honor our past and serve our future.

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Our Mission

Land-Stewardship

We support ecological restoration and climate resilience in urban cemeteries through sustainable maintenance practices, enhancing these spaces as vital green infrastructure for our cities.

Deep Memorialization

We explore and develop thoughtful approaches to honoring and remembering our ancestors, strengthening connections between past and present through respectful design and storytelling.

Community Empowerment

We engage with local communities to envision cemeteries as welcoming spaces that serve both the living and the dead, fostering connections with nature, history, and each other.

Our Work

Through collaborative research and thoughtful engagement, we're exploring how cemeteries can evolve to meet contemporary challenges while deepening their role as places of remembrance. Our approach brings together environmental stewardship, community engagement, and innovative memorialization practices.

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Families & Descendants

We honor the deep personal connections to these sacred spaces, working to preserve and enhance meaningful ways for families to remember and celebrate their loved ones across generations.

Neighborhood Residents

We engage with local communities to ensure cemeteries serve as welcoming green spaces that provide opportunities for reflection, education, and connection with nature and history.

Cemetery Caretakers

We celebrate the dedicated professionals who maintain these grounds, collaborating on sustainable practices that balance preservation of sacred spaces with evolving community needs.

Living Systems

We recognize cemeteries as vital urban habitats that contribute to our city's environmental health through natural processes, native plantings, and green infrastructure.

Why Now

As climate impacts intensify, many historic burial grounds face unprecedented challenges. Rising sea levels, increased flooding, and extreme weather events threaten these sacred spaces. Through careful adaptation and ecological restoration, we can transform vulnerable grounds into resilient landmarks that serve both the living and the dead.

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