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The Ithaca Journal
Work has begun on the Irish Hill Road property slated for New York state’s first environmentally-conscious cemetery. The Green Springs Natural Cemetery Association was told by the state cemetery board they do not need town approval as originally thought.
Burial ground’s dedication draws nearly 100
By Andrew Tutino, Ithaca Journal
NEWFIELD — The cold wind whipped through Sam Hernandez’s long black hair and pushed off his cap that advertised the Greensprings Natural Cemetery Preserve of Newfield. Greensprings officially opened for business Sunday, though no one was buried. Instead, the people who worked to make the natural burial ground a reality here held a dedication ceremony that attracted close to 100 interested people.
By Bruce Collier, Beachcomber Magazine
John Wilkerson is one of those fortunate people who gets to do what he loves, and call it his job. Wilkerson and his associate Barbara operate the Glendale Memorial Nature Preserve (GMNP), north of DeFuniak Springs. Wilkerson says he acquired the 350-acre property “the old fashioned way—I inherited it.”