Summary: How can the environmentally conscious ensure that even after death our bodies help conserve natural resources, reduce carbon emissions, and protect the land? The Land Conservation Natural Burial Project, a group working to establish a conservation burial area in the Twin Cities metro area, will discuss the three kinds of natural burial, water cremation, and other ways of greening death. This conversation isn’t only about death. It is about tending the Earth, living mindfully, and dying consciously.

Time: 7- 8:30 PM CT

Speaker: Alicia Waters and Zac Willette

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Speaker Bios:

Alicia Waters is a Minnesota Master Naturalist, birder, native plant gardener, and forever a student of the natural world. With a professional background in the humanities and grants management, Alicia aims to provide behind-the-scenes support to projects she cares deeply about, including habitat restoration and accessibility to the outdoors. She enjoys getting her hands dirty and honoring all living beings by encouraging the flourishing of holistic, healthy, and balanced ecosystems. She also enjoys reading, traveling, and learning new skills.

Zac Willette is a board-certified spiritual care provider who has accompanied thousands of people through both life and death experiences. He worked in a major Chicago ER and Trauma Center, and now serves with a non-profit Minnesota hospice. A former K-12 teacher, Zac also taught English students in the cloud forests of Bolivia and staffed a research station on a volcanic island off the coast of Antarctica. He has told award-winning stories with The Moth in Chicago, Aspen, and NYC. Zac loves hiking, biking, photography, fonts, and supporting local independent restaurants