August 13th
Introduction to Great River Natural Burial in the Columbia River Gorge
Location – VIRTUAL via Zoom
Time: noon – 1:00 p.m.(PST)
Register:
www.northcoasteolcollective.com/events Presenter: Russel Hargrave, Co-Founder, Great River Natural Burial.
Cost: no cost, although contributions to the North Coast EOL Collective are appreciated
Description
Nestled just outside the small town of Mosier, Oregon, in the Columbia River Gorge, the cemetery burial areas are interwoven with hiking trails and offer majestic mountain views of Hood, Adams, Defiance, and the Simcoe range. The panorama extends to the Columbia River and the Mosier Creek Valley and encompasses forests, sprawling orchards, and vineyards.
Presenter
Russell Hargrave lives with his wife and two children in Mosier, Oregon. He enjoys the outdoor life, his job, and raising a family. The land’s rugged beauty beckons him to the outdoors daily, as he and his brother did growing up on a small farm. However, when his younger brother died unexpectedly 10 years ago, he was unprepared for the grief. With the anguish from his brother’s death still palpable, Russell was faced with the question of where his mother, he, and his wife would be buried. After realizing they could continue to be a part of this beloved land, Russell became passionate about creating a lasting, natural place connecting the living and the dead. Russel Hargrave is President of the Cemetery Association of Oregon. Russell’s career includes extensive experience in leadership, innovation, and business, as well as working as an executive for high-technology companies and the state of Oregon. He is a successful entrepreneur, having co-founded two locally based companies.
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