Bluestem Conservation Cemetery

Bluestem Conservation Cemetery A place of reverence and conservation cemetery in Cedar Grove, NC, within a nature preserve

People often ask us: When’s the best time to visit Bluestem? We think it’s every day! And (despite what Google and Apple...
07/03/2026

People often ask us: When’s the best time to visit Bluestem? We think it’s every day! And (despite what Google and Apple maps has posted) Bluestem is open to the public dawn to dusk every day. Simply park in the parking area, walk through the gap in the fence, find trail maps at the barn, and meader as you wish.

Please use extra caution visiting over the 4th of July weekend. Temperatures are expected in the high 90s with shelter only in the shade. Wear good hats, protect yourselves with sunscreen and bug spray, bring lots of water and please keep yourselves and your pups hydrated! (Water onsite is nonpotable.) Call 911 for any emergencies.

Note that the office is closed Friday, July 3 and through the weekend, but loads of information on our website stays open 😊 Make an appointment for a golf cart tour or to make burial arrangements — sign up for an info session or to volunteer! For the latest news, read our newsletter with updates on managing land (and ourselves) in a time of drought, supporting grieving families, and adapting to a changing landscape. Link in bio.

Keep cool out there !

Are you a pastor, rabbi, chaplain, doula, or community lay leader interested in exploring natural burial, or know someon...
04/18/2026

Are you a pastor, rabbi, chaplain, doula, or community lay leader interested in exploring natural burial, or know someone who is? We’d love to see you at our upcoming Faith & Community Leaders Workshop, May 1st at 2pm. Please RSVP at the link in our bio.

Looking forward to wandering the trails and learning alongside you—about how Bluestem can continue to serve as a resource and refuge for all. 🌱

03/20/2026

MARCH 20 BLUESTEM IS CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC FOR OUR ANNUAL PRESCRIBED FIRE.

Bluestem will reopen tomorrow Saturday 3/21.

Prescribed fire is one of our vital conservation practices that helps to reduce invasives in the fields, nourishes the soils, and serves to regenerate native species in the grassland habitats. Every year, we select areas of the grasslands for this management practice, and afterwards, watch how quickly the green shoots and sprouts emerge again from the ash. Learn more about prescribed fire at Bluestem on our website.

On Monday, March 23, from 12-2PM, staff and volunteers will be working in the burned areas -- clearing gravemarkers and stones, reseeding sites with native species and replacing pine straw cover as necessary. Contact us if you wish to join the effort! And if you are visiting over the weekend, please steer clear of the burned areas so that we can focus our after-burn land stewardship in these areas.

Join us in caring for the land at Bluestem, every Friday at our volunteer workdays or at our upcoming Family Planting Day on April 24th.

Bluestem sending a note of caution to all walkers and bird watchers today with a tornado watch in effect throughout cent...
03/16/2026

Bluestem sending a note of caution to all walkers and bird watchers today with a tornado watch in effect throughout central NC. A tornado watch is another word for unpredictable — possible high winds with branches scattered on trails, thunder and lightning, even some hail — all high risk factors under Bluestem’s big sky and heavily wooded areas. Tune in to your trusted weather reports (we like ) and plan to return on a sunnier day.

Like tomorrow!

Friends and families – we hope you are ready (or actively preparing) for the incoming ice storm this weekend! Bluestem’s...
01/24/2026

Friends and families – we hope you are ready (or actively preparing) for the incoming ice storm this weekend! Bluestem’s trails are still open for walking and visiting and we are watching the forecast carefully. We ask you to use caution in traveling the roads — follow for Ethan’s excellent and comprehensive reporting.

Photos here are from last weekend so if you are visiting, you may still find a dusting of snow — please watch for ice on the pathways, fallen branches or twigs, and be ready for excessive cold. Bluestem’s only shelter is under the open air barn.

Staff will not be on the property over the next several days. For immediate burial, please contact your local funeral home or .modernfuneralhome. For emergencies, call 911.

We’ll keep everyone updated throughout the week with posts here and on Facebook. Stay safe and warm, and don’t forget to check in on your neighbors!

12/12/2025

If any local Cedar Grove, NC residents have seen a misdelivered envelope from Asheville, please contact us. Thanks

Address

1900 Hurdle Mills Road
Cedar Grove, NC
27231

Opening Hours

Tuesday 10am - 4pm
Wednesday 10am - 4pm
Thursday 10am - 4pm

Telephone

+19196214661

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