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Saturday, May 17, 2025
Great River Natural Burial Opening Celebration
2350 Carroll Road
Mosier, OR 97040
Monday, September 15, 2025
New Jersey Aging Life Care Association
Ending, Innovation and Care: Navigating Dementia, Death and Dying with Dignity
Meadow Lakes
300 Meadow Lakes
East Windsor, NJ 0852o
Sunday, March 3, 2025, 2:00 PM Pacific (PAST EVENT)
City of Tigard Public Library
Presentation: What is Green Burial
13500 SW Hall Blvd
Tigard, OR 97223
Wednesday, January 29, 2025, 7PM United Kingdom (PAST EVENT)
Edinburgh International Centre for Spirituality and Peace
EICSP, Scottish Charity SC038996.
4 William Black Place,
South Queensferry,
Edinburgh.
EH30 9PZ.
Green Burials: Spiritual, Ecological, and Social Perspectives
Wednesday, October 30, 2024, 7PM PST (PAST EVENT)
Portland Book Festival Cover 2 Cover Event
Last Words at Death's Door - In Conversation with Portland Author Sallie Tisdale
Nomad Vintage Rugs
516 SE Morrison Street
Portland, OR 97214
Saturday, October 26, 2024, 2PM PST (PAST EVENT)
Thursday, May 2nd, 2024
Providence Health Care
“What is Natural Burial"
Tuesday, March 5th, 2024
Cincinatti College of Mortuary Science
“Cemetery and Cremation 101"
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
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
Tuesday November 14, 2023
Thursday November 9, 2023
Green Burial Lecture
Willamette University
900 State Street
Salem, OR 97301
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
Thursday, October 26th 2023
Funeral Directing 101: How to Get Hired
Miami Dade College
Miami, FL
Sunday, October 22nd 2023
Conversations4Exploration
"Green Burial Eco-Afterlife"
Cuyamungue Institute
Sedona, AZ
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
Wednesday, October 4 2023
Green Burial Options
Multnomah Arts Center
7688 SW Capitol Highway
Portland, OR 97219
Thursday, September 14, 2023
Friday, July 28th, 2023
Experts Panel
CSI Forensic Camp
Miami Dade College - North Campus
11380 NW 27th Avenue
Miami, FL 33167
Sunday, July 16th, 2023
Summer Afternoon Tea - Sustainable Conversation
8315 SW Godwin Court
Tigard, OR 97223
For more information, text Toni: 503-730-8869
Thursday, July 13th, 2023
Cultural Death Care through a Theological Lens
George Fox University Grief Studies
Zoom Lecture
Sunday, April 16 2023
Green Burial Options Lecture
Agnus Dei Lutheran Church
10511 Peacock Hill Avenue NW
Gig Harbor, WA 98332
Thursday, February 9, 2023
Life of an Eco-Friendly Mortician
Guest Lecturer
Miami-Dade College
Sunday, November 13, 2022
Thursday, November 3, 2022
Portland Book Festival Cover to Cover
Broadway Books
1714 NE Broadway St
Portland, OR 97232
Tuesday, August 2nd 2022
Hope Village
Guest Presenter
Thursday, February 24th 2022
Cincinatti College of Mortuary Science
Green Burial 101
Tuesday, September 28, 2021
Miami-Dade College School of Funeral Services
The Life of the Green Reaper of Boring, Oregon
Wednesday, July 21, 2021
Dharma Rain Zen Center
Shrouding Demonstration with Sallie Tisdale, Portland Buddhist and Author
Tuesday, April 13, 2021
Miami-Dade College School of Funeral Services
Life and Death in Funeral Service
Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Northeast College Community College Mortuary Program
Legal Forms of Disposition Lecture
Wednesday, April 7, 2021
Environmental Directions Radio Show
Tuesday, April 6, 2021
Miami-Dade College School of Funeral Services
Life and Death in Funeral Service
Tuesday, April 6, 2021
Kaiser Hospice - Pacific Northwest
What is Green Burial?
Sunday, January 24, 2021
FINE Mortuary College
Issues and Concerns of Natural Burial - Virtual Event
May 14, 2020
Green Burial in Oregon
Oregon City Library - Postponed due to COVID-19
May 12, 2020
Aging Life Care Association
Brookdale Oswego Springs - Postponed due to COVID-19
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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April 9, 2020
Green Burials in Oregon
Mid-Columbian Unitarian Universalists Church, Hood River, - Postponed due to COVID-19
March 2, 2020
American Lung Association Q& A Session
Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center
March 25, 2020
How Can I Have a Green Burial?
Canby Adult Center - Postponed due to COVID-19
February 9, 2020
Importance of Planning your Homegoing
Emmanuel Church of God in Christ United
February 4, 2020
Green Burial Lecture
Canby Public Library
January 18, 2020
Northwestern Showman's Club Banquet & Ball Memorial Service
Benson Hotel, Portland, OR
October 30, 2019
OMSI After Dark: Spirits
OMSI, Portland, OR
October 4, 2019
2019 GARDEN HOME COMMUNITY SUSTAINABILITY FAIR
Garden Home Community Center
September 21, 2019
Oregon Memorial Association 2019 Annual Gathering
Willamette View Heron Auditorium
June 4, 2019
GREEN BURIAL LECTURE
Rose Villa Performing Arts Center
May 22, 2019
"AGING IN PORTLAND" KKPZ 1330 AM, Portland, Oregon
Memorial Day Aging and Dying Special
April 28, 2019
IN CONVERSATION: HOME FUNERALS AND GREEN BURIALS
Portland Shambhala Meditation Center
April 24, 2019
River West Village Salon GREEN BURIAL Q & A
St. Luke’s Lutheran Church Shalom Center
April 16, 2019
FUNERARY HISTORY OF GREEN BURIAL IN OREGON
Happy Valley Library
March 15, 2019
APPROACHES TO THE END OF LIFE
Providence Willamette Falls Community Center
March 10, 2019
GREEN BURIAL DISCUSSION -- In Conversation with Walt Patrick of Herland Forest
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Vancouver
December 12, 2018
AGING IN PORTLAND
Interview, 1330AM THE TRUTH KKPZ
February 12, 2019
KAKU FM - Maui - "DEATH TRACKS"
Interview on 88.5 FM, Maui, HI with Host Bodhi Be
February 3, 2019
GREEN BURIAL DISCUSSION
Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Willamette Falls
January 13, 2019
WHAT IS GREEN BURIAL?
Fort Vancouver Library
January 3, 2019
The NW Association for Death Education & Bereavement Support
Lewis and Clark College
September 11, 2018
WINNING WITH ANNALEE
Interview, 1620AM, Pensacola, Florida and 92.3FM, Mobile, Alabama
September 28, 2018
THE SUSTAINABILITY CENTURY
“Green Death and Funerals" interview with Marc de Sousa Shields
September 15, 2018
River West Village Senior Resource Fair
Multnomah Arts Center
September 5, 2018
AGING IN PORTLAND - Part 2
Interview, 1330AM THE TRUTH KKPZ
August 29, 2018
AGING IN PORTLAND
Interview, 1330AM THE TRUTH KKPZ
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
July 29, 2018
KXL - "SPEAKING FREELY"
Interview on 101 FM, Portland, OR with Host Lucinda Kay
August 5, 2018
MOTHER EARTH NEWS GREEN LIVING FAIR
Albany, OR
August 1, 2018
ONE PAGE WEDNESDAY
Literary Arts, Portland, OR
August 2, 2018
UNITY FM - "WORLD SPIRITUALITY"
Interview with host Reverend Paul John Roach
August 1, 2018
VOICE AMERICA RADIO- "GOOD GRIEF"
July 14, 2018
GREEN BURIAL WORKSHOP
CLACKAMAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE- ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING CENTER
July 12, 2018
Everything You Need to Know About Green Burial with Local Mortician​
Estacada Public Library
July 8, 2018
KPFT - "ECOLOGY RADIO"
Live Interview, 90.1FM, Houston, Texas
June 29, 2018
THE OPEN BOOK
Book reading and signing in Bend, OR
June 23, 2018
THE BRONC - "SUSTAINABLE YOU"
Radio Interview on 107.7 FM, Lawrenceville, New Jersey
June 16, 2018
OREGON MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION
Green Burial: A Newer Earth-Friendly Options
June 15, 2018
THE BOOK BIN
Book reading and signing in Salem, OR
June 14, 2018
ANOTHER READ THROUGH
Book reading and signing in Portland, OR
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