Green Burial
Make history. Make a difference. Make an environmental legacy at Prairie Oaks Memorial Forest, Minnesota’s first green cemetery!
Prairie Oaks Memorial Forest (Prairie Oaks) is an environmental project that will convert a modern cemetery into a green, or nature preserve, cemetery. Prairie Oaks, as a land restoration project, will provide habitat for wildlife, a more diverse ecosystem and more meaningful burial option for people who want to leave an environmental legacy. Green cemeteries do not allow toxic embalming fluids, metal caskets, concrete vaults or standing grave markers. Green cemeteries are green spaces. They look like parks. Prairie Oaks will be planted with a variety of trees and native grasses which will be nourished by the graves of outdoor enthusiasts, environmentalists and folks who just think that green burial makes sense.
Prairie Oaks Memorial Forest is located south of Minneapolis and southwest of St. Paul in Inver Grove Heights near the intersection of Highway 55 and Dodd Road. It sits on a knoll that offers a view of the Minneapolis skyline and is only a short drive from anywhere in the metro area. Prairie Oaks stands as one of the few remaining green spaces in the burgeoning suburbs. It is surrounded by grasslands and an oak savannah that support many species of wildlife.
Green Graves, LLC is a Minnesota based company that is offering a 100% certified green burial program. Our preneed cremation plan, Ashes2Ashes™, and preneed burial plan, Dust2Dust™, ensure that your burial will be certifiably green, financially affordable and spiritually rewarding.