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Carolina Memorial Sanctuary

Conservation and green cemetery near Asheville, NC

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Photo Album

Grounds

wetland

steps leading down to the entry area

trail with foliage on other side

wooded area with pine and cherry trees

closeup of birdbox with the number 11 on it

meadow full of wildflowers with trees in the background

creek, trees, and wildflowers

trail with foliage on the left and a fence to the right with trees in the background

view of trees looking up

foot bridge with trees and sky in the background

aerial view of Carolina Memorial Sanctuary showing the meadow and trees

closeup of creek

shot of various trees looking up

entry area with boulders for sitting and plantlife

woodland area with lots of greenery

wooden bench surrounded by trees

creek on the left with a foot path to its right

footpath surrounded by dense green nature

adirondack chair nestled in nature with trees in the background

trail going through foliage with a clody sky above

wetland in the background with trees closer to the foreground

shot of trees, mostly tulip poplars, looking up

wildflowers in the foreground with trees and a cloudy sky in the background

closeup of mushroom with blurry plantslife in the background

a meadow with pink, yellow, and white wildflowers with trees in the background

cedar tree with a bench underneath it surrounded by wildflowers

trail and trail sign with trees in the background

trail going through meadow with a trail sign, leading to trees

trail on the left with a solo pine tree on the right

close up of creek with foliage on the right

wetland

orange lillies in the foreground with the entry area in the background

creek with plantlife in the background and foreground

trail going through a wooded area

footpath going through a meadow with tall wildflowers

Burials + Graves

grave surrounded by greenery

people holding a decorated cardboard coffin

back of a beautiful woman in the foreground with an open grave in the background

grave topped with flowers with trees in the background

group of people processing to a grave with an accordion player at the lead

four young children sitting behind a shrouded person

group of guests at a burial. woman in the middle carrying a basket of flowers on her head

a decorated casket in a grave with a woman and man nearby and a bunch of people in the background

grave with stones on the perimeter and pine and flowers on top

4 men holding flags during military honors in a stand of trees

closeup of a group of people carrying a shrouded person with a carrier

a closed grave with a man leaning over it and a bunch of people in the background

grave with stones around the perimeter topped with flowers, with trees in the background

a group of people attending a green burial

a grave surrounded with rocks and pine bows with yellow and pink flowers on top

two people standing in a grave with a few people standing above, getting ready to lower a shrouded body

an older woman with a shovel putting earth into a grave with a bunch of peopel around

two men shoveling earth into a grave with a group of people watching in the background

a cardboard coffin covered with an american flag and two military service people

a group of people carrying a deceased person in a carrier

grave with flowers sticking out of it with trees in the background

man placing flowers on top of a grave with people and nature in the background

back of a woman sitting in the foreground with a grave and a group of people in the background

three women decorating a grave with flowers

a grave surrounded by pine bows with flowers on top of it

people placing stones around the perimeter of a grave

two woman with arms around each other standing at a grave that is being closed

woven casket in a grave with flowers and earth on top of it

a decorated coffin in a grave with two people in the foreground, a woman with a shovel, and group of people in the background

grave covered in different color flowers with plantlife in the background

woven casket on top of a trailer being pulled by a golf cart through a meadow

gravesite setup for a burial of cremated remains

folding of the flag next to a cardboard coffin with people in the background

a shrouded person lying beside an open grave with pine bows in the bottom

grave with flowers on top beside a bench and pine tree

grave with a stone bench in the background

Wildlife

closeup of pink and yellow wildflowers

closeup of ferns

closeup of a monarch sitting on light purple aster

shrub with white flowers

closeup of a hawk sitting a tree branch

closeup of yellow wildflowers

closeup of an oragne salamander standing on mud

closeup of creeping cedar with dead brown leaves beneath it

baby box turtle held in a gloved hand

closeup of ferns

closeup of mallard eggs hidden in plantlife

dragonfly on a piece of wood

closeup of yellow wildflowers

closeup of flora

two baby skunks in the grass

closeup of ladybug sitting on greenery

a tiny vine creeping up a tree trunk

an adorable tiny baby tree frog sitting on a hand

closeu of tulip poplar sapling

black snake on mulch

closeup of a swallowtail butterfly sitting atop the flower of joe pye weed

closeup of damselfly sitting on a leaf

closeup of yellow wildflowers

snapping turtle on a mulched trail

Call Us: 828-782-7283
Office Hours: Monday – Thursday, 10am-5pm

info@carolinamemorialsanctuary.org

195 Blessed Way
Mills River, NC 28759

Sanctuary Hours: Sunrise – Sunset

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