Wildwood Cemetery is proud to introduce the opening of Lycoming County’s first HyBrid Burial Grounds.  A Hybrid cemetery offers the option of a traditional cemetery as well as a separate section that is exclusively for green burials.  What is Green Burial? A Green burial is a type of burial in which the body of the deceased person is interred in the ground in a manner that does not inhibit decomposition & returns the body to the earth naturally without the aid of any manmade materials. Wildwood Cemetery is the only Green Hybrid cemetery within 50 miles of Williamsport.

Wildwood Cemetery follows the standards and guidelines prescribed and set forth by the Green Burial Council, located in Folsom, CA.  Their mission and vision of the all-natural green burial options can be found here https://www.greenburialcouncil.org/who-we-are/.

Wildwood Cemetery only accepts the burial of decedents in its Hybrid section that have not been embalmed, or those embalmed with GBC-approved, nontoxic chemicals.  The use of vaults within the Hybrid section is prohibited.  All burial containers, shrouds, and other associated products to be used or placed at the gravesite are to only be made of natural, biodegradable materials.

Wildwood Cemetery’s Green Burial Ground, “The Foreverglades”, is fully certified by the Green Burial Council (GBC).

The GBC Customer Relations criteria require the provision of family participation during the burial and ritual processes, within the prevue of state laws and the standards of the GBC.  Families may help lower the casket, fill the grave, or place symbolic items (flowers, soil, evergreen branches) at the gravesite.

Traditional headstones and manmade monuments are prohibited in The Foreverglades; however, small bluestone or fieldstone markers are available for purchase from us. With prior approval from the Wildwood Cemetery office, plants may serve as memorial features. In the Meadows section, species such as milkweed, coneflower, and bee balm are considered acceptable memorial plantings.

Grave spaces can be purchased in advance or at-need. Multiple grave spaces can be purchased at a time. Graves are allowed to be used for either full-body burials or the burial of cremated remains.

We also have two new scattering areas in the cemetery; one called “Trails End”, located in the Mound portion of the cemetery; and the other in the “Meadow” portion of the Foreverglades.

Wildwood Cemetery stands by its Mission Statement in ALL we do, and will incorporate any and all best practices of a Traditional and Green Hybrid Cemetery into our daily endeavors. At Wildwood, we’re more than just a historic cemetery. We’re a team of passionate individuals committed to providing people dignity in death.

Contact us here for more information. One of our staff members will gladly assist you in your end-of-life preparations.