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Thursday, November 21, 2024, 7 PM PT


Clark County Composter Recycler Program
Guest Lecturer 


Zoom Conference

Wednesday, January 29, 2025, 7PM United Kingdom


Edinburgh International Centre for Spirituality and Peace
Green Burials: Spiritual, Ecological, and Social Perspectives


Zoom Conference

Thursday, November 7, 2024, 5PM PST (PAST EVENT)


1st Annual LEFT COAST Comedy Table Read and Comedy Movie Fundraiser
Judge

McMENAMIN's KENNEDY SCHOOL
5736 NE 33rd Avenue
Portland, OR 97211

Saturday, October 19, 2024, 1PM PST (Past Event)


Earthwise and Wallet Friendly Green Burial Options

Unity of Beaverton Church
12650 SE 5th Street

Beaverton, OR 97005

Thursday, October 17, 2024, 6 PM PST (PAST EVENT)


Guest Lecturer: Going Out Green

St. John the Evangelist Church
2036 Se Jefferson Street

Milwaukie, OR 97222

Friday, August 23, 2024, 1 PM EST  (PAST EVENT)


Miami Dade College
Guest Lecturer - Green Burial Masterclass


Miami Dade College - North Campus
11380 NW 27th Avenue
Miami, FL 33167

Thursday, August 8, 2024


KBOO -FM, 90.7 
Interview
“Keeping it Real with Lisa Loving"


 

Saturday, August 3, 2024


Willamette Writers Conference
Faculty Member
“Ask the Experts" Panel

Crowne Plaza Hotel
Portland, OR

 

Tuesday, June 18, 2024


Cincinatti College of Mortuary Science
Guest Lecturer: "Green Options for Body Disposition"

Wednesday, June 5, 2024

North Coast End of Life Collective
Guest Lecturer: "Greening Your Death on the Oregon Coast"


Online Zoom, Free!

Tuesday, June 4, 2024

North Coast End of Life Collective
Guest Lecturer: "Greening Your Death on the Oregon Coast"


Online Zoom, Free!

Thursday, May 2nd, 2024


Providence Health Care
“What is Natural Burial"
Information

Saturday, April 27th, 2024


Conscious Aging
“How to Die Green on the North Coast"


North Coast Recreational District Gallery
36155 Ninth Street
Nehalem, OR 97131

Saturday, April 13, 2024


ICCFA (Independent Cemetery, Cremation and Funeral Association) Annual Conference 2024
“Two Decades of Green Burial: What We Did Right”

JW Marriot Tampa Water Street and Convention Center
510 Water Street
Tampa, FL 33602

Tuesday, March 5th, 2024


Cincinatti College of Mortuary Science
“Cemetery and Cremation 101"
Information

Saturday, December 16, 2023


Holiday Death Cafe and Candle Lighting Ceremony

Hosted by Lindsay Smith, Serena Trexler and Nicole of Emerald Awakenings

Cornerstone Funeral Services
18635 SE Bakers Ferry Road
Boring, OR 97009
Information

Green Burial Lecture
Miami Dade College



 
Information

Whole Approach to Dying Webinar

Open to a new relationship with death to live your fullest life!

In Collaboration with Shira Sameroff of Heart and Soul Coaching


 

Sunday, November 11, 2023


Green Burial Lecture

St. Luke the Physician Episcopal Church
120 SW Towle Avenue
Gresham, OR 97080

Thursday November 9, 2023


Green Burial Lecture

Willamette University
900 State Street
Salem, OR 97301
Information

Friday, November 3rd 2023


Portland Book Festival Cover to Cover Series
History of Death and Dying in Oregon with Portland Author Sallie Tisdale 

McMenamin's Chapel Pub
430 N. Killingsworth Avenue
Portland, OR 97217

 
Information

Tuesday, October 31st 2023

A Visit from the Green Reaper

Aloha Community Library
17455 SW Farmington Road
Aloha, OR 97007

Thursday, October 26th 2023


Funeral Directing 101: How to Get Hired

Miami Dade College
Miami, FL
Information

Sunday, October 22nd 2023


Conversations4Exploration

"Green Burial Eco-Afterlife"


Cuyamungue Institute
Sedona, AZ


 
Information

Saturday, October 21st 2023


Death and Dying Workshop - What is an End-of-Life Doula?
with Special Guests, Lindsay Reva, Serena Trexler and Nicole (Emerald Awakenings)


Cornerstone Funeral Services
18635 SE Bakers Ferry Road
Boring, OR 97009


 
Information

Wednesday, October 4 2023



Green Burial Options

Multnomah Arts Center
7688 SW Capitol Highway
Portland, OR 97219
Information

Wednesday, September 27 2023



National Home Funeral Home Alliance
Natural Organic Reduction & Home Burial

Backyard Burial

Wednesday, September 20th, 2023


Fall Author Series 

Ledding Library
10660 SE 21st Avenue
Milwaukie, OR 97222

Saturday, August 19, 2023


What is an Ethical Will?

Kim Steffgen of Tumbleweave Textiles
End of Life Doula Discussion with Angela, Heartwise Woman


Cornerstone Funeral Services
18635 SE Bakers Ferry Road
Boring, OR 97009

 

Friday, July 28th, 2023


Experts Panel

CSI Forensic Camp
Miami Dade College - North Campus
11380 NW 27th Avenue
Miami, FL 33167
Information

Sunday, July 16th, 2023


Summer Afternoon Tea - Sustainable Conversation

8315 SW Godwin Court
Tigard, OR 97223

For more information, text Toni: 503-730-8869
Information

Thursday, July 13th, 2023


Cultural Death Care through a Theological Lens

George Fox University Grief Studies
Zoom Lecture
Information

Saturday, June 24, 2023

Green Burial and Felting Cloth

Cornerstone Funeral Services
18635 SE Bakers Ferry Road
Boring, OR 97009

 

Sunday, April 16 2023

Green Burial Options Lecture

Agnus Dei Lutheran Church
10511 Peacock Hill Avenue NW
Gig Harbor, WA 98332

Thursday, March 2, 2023

Everybody Reads
Death Trivia Co-Hosted with Portland Author Sallie Tisdale

Multnomah County Library - Hillsdale Branch
1525 SW Sunset Boulevard. Portland, OR 97239
KMUZ-FM, SALEM, OR
Taking Charge: End of Life Options in Oregon


 

Sunday, February 19, 2023


End of Life Matters
Green Options

Universalist Unitarian Church of Willamette Falls
710 6th Street, Oregon City, OR 97045

Thursday, February 9, 2023


Life of an Eco-Friendly Mortician
Guest Lecturer


Miami-Dade College
Information

Sunday, November 20, 2022

Second Annual Lifting the Lid International Death Festival
Saving the Planet One Death at a Time

Thursday, November 3, 2022


Portland Book Festival Cover to Cover
Broadway Books
1714 NE Broadway St
Portland, OR 97232

Saturday, October 22, 2022

Environmental Science as it Relates to Green Burial
Green Burial Council Virtual Conference

Friday, October 21, 2022

Key Issues for Owners and Operators
Green Burial Council Virtual Conference

Tuesday, October 11, 2022


Death Outside the Box
Evening Star End of Life Doula Panel

Thursday, September 29, 2022

Peer to Peer Green Burial Forum with Amy Cunningham 
Green Burial Council Virtual Conference

Tuesday, August 2nd 2022

Hope Village
Guest Presenter
Information

Friday, July 29th, 2022

Miami-Dade College Forensic Camp
Forensic Panel of Experts

Wednesday, May 25th, 2022

Canby Adult Center
What is Green Burial?

Wednesday, May 4th 2022


Haliburton Highlands Green Burial Society of Ontario, Canada
Annual Meeting Presenter - 'Why Green Burial? Your Ecological Legacy After Death."

Thursday, April 28th, 2022

Planet Haliburton
Canoe 100. FM 

Sunday, April 24th 2022

Mount Hood Community College
Eco-Friendly Options for Your Body After Death

Thursday, April 7th 2022 

Miami-Dade College - School of Funeral Science
Tenants of Green Burial - Guest Lecturer

Sunday, February 27th 2022


Mount Hood Community College
The Art of Dying Green

Thursday, February 24th 2022

Cincinatti College of Mortuary Science
Green Burial 101
Information

Thursday, January 31st 2022

WCPT-AM 820, Chicago
"Live, Local and Progressive with Eric Zorn"

Thursday, January 27th 2022, 

Oregon Memorial Association
Choices of Disposition in Oregon

Saturday, November 20th and Sunday, November 21st, 2021

Lifting the Lid Festival
International Funeral Director Panel, Saturday, November 2oth, 8am Pacific
Who is the Green Reaper, Sunday, November 21st, 3pm Pacific

Thursday, October 21, 2021

Introduction to Green Burial - West Linn Library Library
Presenter

Tuesday, October 12, 2021

Community Green Burial Options - Hillsboro Brookwood Library
Green Burials: Environmental Impact Post Mortem

Tuesday, September 28, 2021

Miami-Dade College School of Funeral Services
The Life of the Green Reaper of Boring, Oregon
Information

Saturday, September 18, 2021

Oregon Memorial Association 60th Celebration
Speaker

Thursday, August 19, 2021


NXT Generation Mortuary Support
Eco-Friendly Techniques for Unembalmed Remains - Special guest

Friday, July 30, 2021


Miami -Dade Forensic Camp
Presenter

Thursday, July 22, 2021

Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science
Legal Forms of Disposition - What are the options?

Wednesday, July 21, 2021

Dharma Rain Zen Center
Shrouding Demonstration with Sallie Tisdale, Portland Buddhist and Author
Information

Thursday, June 17, 2021

History on Tap - Death and Burial in the Pacific Northwest
Kiggins Theater, Vancouver, WA

Monday, June 7, 2021

Wayne State University
Funeral Service Law and Ethics

Tuesday, May 11, 2021

Mount Hood Community College Mortuary Program
Meet the Green Reaper

Tuesday, April 13, 2021

Miami-Dade College School of Funeral Services
Life and Death in Funeral Service
Information

Tuesday, April 20, 2021

Northeast College Community College Mortuary Program
Legal Forms of Disposition Lecture
Information

Wednesday, April 7, 2021

Environmental Directions Radio Show
Information

Tuesday, April 6, 2021

Miami-Dade College School of Funeral Services
Life and Death in Funeral Service
Information

Tuesday, April 6, 2021

Kaiser Hospice - Pacific Northwest
What is Green Burial?
Information

Thursday, March 4, 2021 


The Future of the Profession
JCG Summit - Virtual Event

Sunday, February 21, 2021


Whole Relationship with Death Workshop
Virtual Event

Thursday, January 28, 2021 

Emerging Trends in Funerals & Burials
Redesigning the End - Virtual Event

Tuesday, January 26, 2021 

The Jefferson Exchange Live Call-in Interview
Jefferson Public Radio, Southern OR/Northern CA 

Sunday, January 24, 2021 

FINE Mortuary College
Issues and Concerns of Natural Burial - Virtual Event
Information

November 18, 2020

The Art of Death and Dying
Hoffman Center Of Art, Manzanita, OR - Virtual Event

October 20, 2020

First Annual Green Burial Conference
Session: What Do Funeral Directors Need to Know about Green Burial?

July 8, 2020

Green Burial Talk
Clark County Green Neighbors - Virtual Event

May 14, 2020

Green Burial in Oregon
Oregon City Library - Postponed due to COVID-19
Information

May 12, 2020

Aging Life Care Association 
Brookdale Oswego Springs - Postponed due to COVID-19
Information

April 21, 2020

Oregon Public Broadcasting / Think Out Loud
Funeral in the time of COVID-19 Live on 91.5 FM
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Information

April 9, 2020

Green Burials in Oregon
Mid-Columbian Unitarian Universalists Church, Hood River,  - Postponed due to COVID-19
Information

March 2, 2020

American Lung Association Q& A Session
Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center
Information

March 25, 2020

How Can I Have a Green Burial?
Canby Adult Center - Postponed due to COVID-19
Information

February 9, 2020

Importance of Planning your Homegoing
Emmanuel Church of God in Christ United
Information

February 4, 2020

Green Burial Lecture
Canby Public Library
Information

January 21, 2020

Salem Environmental Education - Green News and Brews
Taproot Lounge and Cafe

January 18, 2020

Northwestern Showman's Club Banquet & Ball Memorial Service
Benson Hotel, Portland, OR
Information

December 3, 2019

GOING GREEN: END OF LIFE OPTIONS Webinar
Aging Advisors PDX Webinar Series

November 8, 2019

Lit Crawl PDX - Distressing Deaths in the Land of Literature
Ace Hotel, Portland, OR

October 30, 2019

OMSI After Dark: Spirits
OMSI, Portland, OR
Information

October 18, 2019

Oregon Cemetery Association 2019 Annual Conference
Hood River Inn, Hood River, OR

October 4, 2019

2019 GARDEN HOME COMMUNITY SUSTAINABILITY FAIR
Garden Home Community Center
Information

September 21, 2019

Oregon Memorial Association 2019 Annual Gathering
Willamette View Heron Auditorium
Information

June 4, 2019

GREEN BURIAL LECTURE
Rose Villa Performing Arts Center
Information

March 8, 2019

'THE DIGITAL DIVIDE" - KBOO 90.7 FM, Portland, Oregon
Hosted by Rabia Yeaman

May 22, 2019

"AGING IN PORTLAND" KKPZ 1330 AM, Portland, Oregon
Memorial Day Aging and Dying Special
Information

May 24, 2019

LIVING PLANET: LIFE AND DEATH
 @DeutscheWelle's Living Planet podcast

April 28, 2019

IN CONVERSATION: HOME FUNERALS AND GREEN BURIALS
Portland Shambhala Meditation Center
Information

April 24, 2019

River West Village Salon GREEN BURIAL Q & A
St. Luke’s Lutheran Church Shalom Center 
Information

April 16, 2019

FUNERARY HISTORY OF GREEN BURIAL IN OREGON
Happy Valley Library
Information

March 15, 2019

APPROACHES TO THE END OF LIFE
Providence Willamette Falls Community Center
Information

March 10, 2019

GREEN BURIAL DISCUSSION -- In Conversation with Walt Patrick of Herland Forest
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Vancouver
Information

December 12, 2018

AGING IN PORTLAND
Interview, 1330AM THE TRUTH KKPZ
Information

February 12, 2019

KAKU FM - Maui - "DEATH TRACKS"
Interview on 88.5 FM, Maui, HI with Host Bodhi Be
Information

February 4, 2019

GREEN BURIAL FOR MARION COUNTY MASTER RECYCLERS 25th ANNIVERSARY
The Yard, Salem, OR

February 3, 2019

GREEN BURIAL DISCUSSION
Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Willamette Falls
Information

January 23, 2019

CODA CONVERSATIONS
PDX Commons Cohousing

January 13, 2019

WHAT IS GREEN BURIAL?
Fort Vancouver Library
Information

January 5, 2019

TEDxSALEM
Salem Convention Center

January 3, 2019

The NW Association for Death Education & Bereavement Support
Lewis and Clark College
Information

October 18, 2018

Garden Home and Sustainability Repair Fair
THPRD Garden Home Recreation Center – Gymnasium

November 20, 2018

"WORKING ON PURPOSE" radio show
W4CY Radio

November 10, 2018

GREEN BURIAL SEMINAR
Washougal Community Center

November 9, 2018

LIT CRAWL PORTLAND - The Ladies' Aid Society Death Brigade 
CENTRL Office Downtown (With Sallie Tisdale)

October 30, 2018

BE PROVIDED CONSERVATION RADIO

October 20, 2018

Historical Columbian Cemetery Harvest Festival
Historic Columbian Cemetery, Portland, OR

September 11, 2018

WINNING WITH ANNALEE
Interview, 1620AM, Pensacola, Florida and 92.3FM, Mobile, Alabama
Information

October 6, 2018

Puyallup Festival of Books
Puyallup Public Library

October 30, 2018

BE PROVIDED CONSERVATION RADIO

September 28, 2018

THE SUSTAINABILITY CENTURY
“Green Death and Funerals" interview with Marc de Sousa Shields
Information

September 25, 2018

AUTHOR2AUTHOR RADIO SHOW

September 15, 2018

River West Village Senior Resource Fair
Multnomah Arts Center
Information

August 8, 2018

THIRD PLACE BOOKS
Book reading and signing in Seattle, WA

September 5, 2018

AGING IN PORTLAND - Part 2
Interview, 1330AM THE TRUTH KKPZ
Information

August 29, 2018

AGING IN PORTLAND
Interview, 1330AM THE TRUTH KKPZ
Information

August 19, 2018

BONNEVILLE SACRAMENTO PUBLIC RADIO
Interview on Sacramento stations: KNCI 105.1 FM, KZZO 100.5 FM, KYMX 96.1 FM & KHTK 1140 AM
Information

August 15, 2018

Oregon Museum of the Oregon Territory
Murdock Gallery, Oregon City, OR

August 13, 2018

MR. MEDIA!
Interview with Bob Andelman

August 8, 2018

Mater Dei Radio
88.3 FM KBVM – Portland, Salem, Vancouver
94.9 & 100.5 FM KMME – Eugene, Springfield, Cottage Grove

July 29, 2018

KXL - "SPEAKING FREELY"
Interview on 101 FM, Portland, OR with Host Lucinda Kay

 
Information

August 8, 2018

GET OVER IT!
Radio Interview with Monique Chapman

August 5, 2018

MOTHER EARTH NEWS GREEN LIVING FAIR
Albany, OR
Information

August 1, 2018

ONE PAGE WEDNESDAY
Literary Arts, Portland, OR
Information

August 2, 2018

UNITY FM - "WORLD SPIRITUALITY"
Interview with host Reverend Paul John Roach
Information

August 1, 2018

VOICE AMERICA RADIO- "GOOD GRIEF"
 
Information

July 31, 2018

KBOO -"BETWEEN THE COVERS"
Interview by Emily Young, 90.7 FM, Portland, Oregon

July 14, 2018

GREEN BURIAL WORKSHOP
CLACKAMAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE- ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING CENTER
Information

July 12, 2018

Everything You Need to Know About Green Burial with Local Mortician​
Estacada Public Library
Information

July 10, 2018

KDNK - "FOR LAND'S SAKE"
Live Interview, 88.1FM - Carbondale, Colorado

July 8, 2018

KPFT - "ECOLOGY RADIO"
Live Interview, 90.1FM, Houston, Texas
Information

June 29, 2018

THE OPEN BOOK
Book reading and signing in Bend, OR
Information

June 26, 2018

KGNU - "HOW ON EARTH SCIENCE SHOW"
Radio Interview on 88.5 FM - Boulder/Denver, Colorado

June 23, 2018

THE BRONC - "SUSTAINABLE YOU"
Radio Interview on 107.7 FM, Lawrenceville, New Jersey
Information

June 17, 2018

WAIF - "LIFE IS MEANT TO BE GOOD"
Live Interview, 88.3FM, Cincinnati, Ohio

June 16, 2018

OREGON MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION
Green Burial: A Newer Earth-Friendly Options

 
Information

June 15, 2018

THE BOOK BIN
Book reading and signing in Salem, OR
Information

June 14, 2018

ANOTHER READ THROUGH
Book reading and signing in Portland, OR

 
Information

June 9, 2018

KEXP - Mind Over Matters Sustainability Segment
Interview, 90.3FM, Seattle, WA

June 2, 2018

ELLIOT BAY BOOK COMPANY
Book reading and signing in Seattle, WA

 

May 31, 2018

VILLAGE BOOKS
Book reading and signing in Bellingham, WA

May 29, 2018

WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO
Book reading and signing in Seattle, WA

 

May 26, 2018

VINTAGE BOOKS
Book reading and signing in Vancouver, WA

May 25, 2018

THE BOOK BIN
Book reading and signing in Corvallis, OR

 

May 24, 2018

KMUZ - WASTE MATTERS
100.7 FM Salem, Oregon

May 19, 2018

ORCA BOOKS
Book reading and signing in Olympia, WA

 

May 18, 2018

MOTHER FOUCAULT'S BOOKSHOP
Book reading and signing in Portland, OR

May 16, 2018

IN OTHER WORDS BOOKSTORE
Book release party in Portland, OR

 

May 15, 2018

AM Northwest & Afternoon LIVE!
 

May 10, 2018

NPR - Jefferson Public Radio Live Interview
THE JEFFERSON EXCHANGE | Jefferson Public Radio Live Interview
NPR Member station of Southern Oregon/Northern California

 

May 9, 2018

SCIENCE ON TAP
Kiggins Theater, Vancouver, WA

 

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