The Green Burial Council's website has an interactive map of all of the green burial sites in the U.S.

Green burials minimize the impact on the land and environment by avoiding embalming, hardwood or metal caskets, and vaults or grave liners. Instead, dry ice helps preserve the body, a biodegradable casket or shroud replaces a casket, and the body is interred directly into the ground.

Hybrid Cemeteries are traditional cemeteries with a 'green' section.

Natural Burial Grounds are dedicated exclusively to green burials and minimizing environmental impact.

Conservation Burial Grounds are natural cemeteries that have partnered with a conservation group to assure the land stays wild.

Instead of neat rows of headstones on a flat tract of land, green burial sites look more like lush gardens.

Small stone markers or plaques can be used in lieu of headstones. GPS can also be used to locate interred remains!