Return to the earth naturally in a majestic lakefront forest near the Twin Cities
A more beautiful resting place
Continue the cycle of life when your ashes are mixed with soil and returned to the base of your tree.
A personal memorial ceremony
Your forest steward will help shape a memorial ceremony that reflects your unique personality.
A legacy of protected landscapes
Your memorial helps conserve open spaces and reforest America.
What is the Memorial Trees for Heroes program?
Their “Memorial Trees for Heroes” initiative gives frontline heroes a serene resting place, a personalized memorial service and a legacy of conservation. The company is first offering memorial trees from its protected coastal Mendocino County forest, where families of fallen frontline workers across the country may enroll to reserve a tree. The Memorial Trees for Heroes initiative provides up to $1 million worth of memorial trees to healthcare providers, caregivers and first responder professionals who gave their lives in the fight against COVID-19 at no cost.
The offer aims to give frontline heroes the legacy reflective of the brave sacrifice they’ve made and to help provide some solace for grieving families and loved ones. Funeral and memorial planning can be an incredibly stressful and expensive endeavor. The average traditional burial costs around $8,755, and we hope to ease the burden and cost of planning a memorial for your hero.
It’s our small way of saying thank you for your hero’s incredible service to our country.
What is Better Place Forests?
Better Place Forests offers private memorial trees in a protected conservation memorial forest. Ashes are mixed with soil and returned to the base of the tree during a personalized memorial ceremony, where a customized bronze memorial marker is placed. To learn more about the process, click here. Memorial trees offer frontline heroes a peaceful resting place, a personalized memorial service and a legacy of conservation.
Find your perfect resting place in Better Place Forests St. Croix Valley
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Our serene coastal California forest features stunning views of the Pacific Ocean.
Point Arena, California
Where are the memorial trees located?
We’ll begin by offering trees to frontline heroes in our coastal California forest in Mendocino county.
To serve areas most impacted by COVID-19, we are seeking to expand to heavily impacted states like New York.
We want to help covid19 impacted areas
FAQs
Can I apply if I don’t live in California?
Yes the Memorial Trees for Heroes is for healthcare providers, caregivers, and first response professionals across America.
The timeline for memorial services in Point Arena is subject to shelter-in-place guidelines for the State of California, Mendocino County, and Better Place Forests. As soon as we are able, we will open the forest to visitors and begin scheduling Memorial Ceremonies. We are happy to begin the planning process with you in advance of opening the forest.
When will a ceremony take place?
Better Place Forests purchases beautiful forest land and conserves it for future generations. We offer private memorial trees in a protected memorial conservation forest. Ashes are mixed with soil and returned to the base of the tree during a personalized memorial ceremony. A customized bronze memorial marker is placed at the tree marking the location.
How does Better Place Forests work?
We would be happy to put you in touch with an Advisor who can tell you more about purchasing a memorial tree.
What if I don’t qualify but am interested in a memorial tree with Better Place Forests?
We are reviewing applications as quickly as possible and will aim to reach out to you within 48 hours of your submission. For those who qualify, we’ll answer any questions you have and discuss the details of selecting a memorial tree for your hero.
When and how will I be contacted?
We will need a death certificate and verification of your hero’s occupation and place of employment. The customer care team will review documentation requirements with you in detail on their call.
What documentation do you require?
If you have land you would like to dedicate to the program, we’d love to be in touch. Fill out this form and a member of our real estate team will reach out.
Do you own forestland you’d like to dedicate to frontline heroes?
How it works
Our mission is to inspire everyone to leave a meaningful legacy for the planet and the people they love. We support families in their end of life arrangements while conserving and protecting natural areas.
Leave a legacy of trees
Your ashes are placed beneath a private tree in a peaceful, protected forest where your loved ones can visit and remember you. Your memorial also helps conserve open spaces and reforest America through our partnership with nonprofit One Tree Planted.
It’s a great idea, (Better Place Forests is) offering something that many people want, which is a place to visit loved ones, to meditate, to feel close and connected to loved ones who died, and to do it in a beautiful setting while honoring our virgin forest and trees.
Mayor Christine Maefsky - Scandia, MN.
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Get to know Better Place Forests, St. Croix Valley
Better Place Forests in the St. Croix Valley is a stunning location with 2,500 feet of lakefront trees located near Big Marine Lake in Scandia. It’s only a 45-minute drive from downtown Minneapolis and 1 hour and 45 minutes from Rochester.
The property features hills and ridges with expansive views of the forest, lake, and a tranquil pond. This space serves as a habitat for bald eagles and a variety of migrating birds. In the fall, oaks and maples create a striking display for visitors to enjoy.
We're excited to be a part of the Scandia and Twin Cities communities by creating a peaceful sanctuary for families to reflect and remember their loved ones.
For Spencer, his wife’s passing wasn’t a sad event, it was a new beginning. Hear why he chose Better Place Forests in the video below.
A final resting place worth talking about
For a limited time, you can make a free reservation to guarantee a spot in our forest.
A protected lakefront forest
A private spot for your memorial
A beautiful place for loved ones to visit
Leave a beautiful legacy with Better Place Forests St. Croix Valley. Book your free online tour today to secure your spot.
A protected lakefront forest
A private spot for you memorial
A beautiful place for your loved ones to visit
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I've always looked at a traditional burial as being too final. Not only is the traditional service roughly twice the cost, but you're very limited on what you get out of it.
– Spencer R.
2,500 feet of stately lakefront trees
Striking displays of fall foliage
45 minutes from the Twin Cities and home to abundant wildlife
Leave a legacy of protected landscapes in St. Croix Valley
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