Events

📍 The Grief House | 7906 N Fessenden St, Portland, OR 97203 📅 April 11th | 6:00–7:00 PM Join Great River Natural Burial and our friends at The Portland Grief House for an evening of thoughtful community conversation about natural burial—a simple, sustainable, and meaningful way to return to the earth. Great River Natural Burial, […]

Mosier Grange, 1000 4th Ave, Mosier, OR 97040 Join us for an evening of thoughtful community conversation about natural burial—a simple, sustainable, and meaningful way to return to the earth.Learn more about Natural vs. conventional burial – Key differences Processing loss – Active participation in burial Honoring grief – Community support & meaningful rituals Great […]

Join Riverside Community Church community members to watch the sun rise  in Mountain View Meadow

Columbia Gorge Community College, Building 1, room 366, 400 E Scenic Dr, The Dalles, OR 97058 Join us for an evening of thoughtful community conversation about natural burial—a simple, sustainable, and meaningful way to return to the earth.Learn more about Natural vs. conventional burial – Key differences Processing loss – Active participation in burial Honoring […]

Hood River County Library, 502 State St, Hood River, OR 97031 Join us for an evening of thoughtful community conversation about natural burial—a simple, sustainable, and meaningful way to return to the earth. Learn more about Natural vs. conventional burial – Key differences Processing loss – Active participation in burial Honoring grief – Community support […]

Forest Seeds utilizes awareness games, fire-building, foraging, carving, wild food cooking, seasonal crafts, sit spots and quiet observation, intentional movement activities, and learning to use basic tools like flint strikers, knives, hatchets, and saws.   Children are picked up at May Street and Westside Elementary schools and transported to Great River. Parents pick up at […]

Save the date to join us as we celebrate the opening of our natural burial cemetery, one of only 2 all-natural burial cemeteries in the state of Oregon and the only cemetery in this area licensed to sell both pre-arranged and at-need burial products and services. Hear from conservation and green burial experts Tour the […]

🌿 Join us for a meaningful afternoon of learning, connection, and community as we celebrate the opening of Great River Natural Burial. ⁠ ✨ Hear from acclaimed authors Michele Nijhuis (Beloved Beasts) and Elizabeth Fournier (The Green Burial Guidebook) ⁠ 🌱 Witness a symbolic natural burial ceremony ⁠ 🎁 Enter a gift drawing for a […]

Forest Seeds utilizes awareness games, fire-building, foraging, carving, wild food cooking, seasonal crafts, sit spots and quiet observation, intentional movement activities, and learning to use basic tools like flint strikers, knives, hatchets, and saws.   Children are picked up at May Street and Westside Elementary schools and transported to Great River. Parents pick up at […]

We are honored to host the Speaking of Death series for a tour and Q&A at Great River Natural Burial with co-founder Russell Hargrave. Join us as we explore our burial grounds and discuss the principles of natural burial, and how it aligns with sustainability, simplicity, and honoring the cycle of life.   This event […]

We hope you will join us for the Community Legacy Initiative on Thursday, March 19th, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Fort Dalles Readiness Center in The Dalles. This event is designed to educate the community about the profound impact of estate planning, connect families with empowering tools, and inspire charitable giving to organizations that are […]

Join members of Riverside Community Church and other local congregations as they gather to watch the sun rise in Mountain View Meadow.