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Citizen Science Naturalist Program at Mount Auburn Cemetery 2022

Over the past decade, Mount Auburn’s role in the community has evolved. It has always been an active cemetery, arboretum and cultural institution, popular among locals and tourists alike. But now it is also a significant destination for biodiversity research of critical urban wildlife habitat. Continue reading
Beyond the Gates: A Cemetery Explorer’s Guide to Spring Brook Cemetery in Mansfield, Massachusetts

Spring Brook Cemetery, consecrated in 1860, has a clear boundary between the old and the new… Continue reading
Beyond the Gates: A Cemetery Explorer’s Guide to Life Forest Conservation Cemetery

Something a little different for our readers today: tombstones turn into trees at a conservation cemetery founded in the year 2020 Continue reading
Beyond the Gates: A Cemetery Explorer’s Guide to Rumney Marsh Burial Ground Revere, MA

Little precious details appear to be the reward of curious cemetery sleuths meandering the grounds at Rumney Marsh: tiny skulls, little imps, mysterious circles, a broken stem of a flower. Continue reading