Joann Kiser print

News

End of Life Options

When Michelle wrote her Advanced Directives, preparing her own end-of-life wishes, she chose an open-air cremation as her first choice of disposition. The method appealed to her because she valued the idea of disintegrating into the air, surrounded by her…

Read More

Making Crestone’s Green Cemetery Even Greener

The Crestone Cemetery is probably the only active cemetery in Colorado that made it all the way through the 20th century without requiring embalming, caskets, concrete vaults, and/or monuments. It is in pinon-juniper open woodland with sand and native ground…

Read More

Cremation Site Renovation

Crestone End of Life Project volunteers recently completed a renovation and upgrade to the open air cremation site located on the Dragon Mountain Zen Center land in Crestone, Colorado. Improvements included a more permanent fencing structure, bamboo screening, and a…

Read More

Green Burial Conference in Boulder

Anna Louise Stewart will represent the Crestone End of Life Project at the upcoming Green Burial Conference in Boulder, Colorado, October 8-10, 2010. Visit the Natural Transitions website for more information.

Read More

Welcome to Informed Final Choices

Joann Kiser print

We dedicate ourselves to a world in which end-of-life choices are well-understood and supported; end-of-life rights are universally respected; end-of-life wishes are fulfilled by family and community taking responsibility in caring for their deceased loved ones, and death is embraced…

Read More