Greensprings COVID-19 Safety Guidelines

 

Greensprings Natural Cemetery Preserve wishes to continue to provide essential service while protecting the health of its staff, volunteers and visitors. Therefore, the Board of Trustees has established the following Coronavirus safety burial protocol, effective until further notice:

 

Burials

At a minimum, all participants must adhere to New York State standards at the time of burial, including exclusion from participation for people:

  • from named states on the quarantined list unless they have completed a two-week quarantine

  • who have been exposed to anyone who is sick, suspected or positively diagnosed with COVID-19

  • who have muscle ache or loss of taste or smell

  • who have a fever of 100 degrees F or more

  • who have been diagnosed with COVID-19

The number of family and/or friends who may attend the burial may vary depending on the criteria above. Preferably at least two of the participants can serve as pallbearers.

Larger gatherings and grave site visits may be scheduled at Greensprings after the COVID-19 virus threat ends.

Funeral home directors are requested to discourage those over 60 years of age from attending burials.

Greensprings staff and volunteers will maintain a 6-foot physical distance at all times except when serving as pallbearers and visitors are urged to do the same.

Attendees and Greensprings staff and volunteers must wear masks during a burial.

All buildings will be closed to the public except the outhouse which will be sanitized pre- and post-burials.

We may be unable to transport people to a burial site. If someone attending a burial has mobility issues the family or friends are asked to help them get to the site or if this is not possible to use video chat apps such as Zoom or Skype.

 

Site sales, visitations, and tours

Site selection and tours can be conducted remotely. We can provide pictures and descriptions of the 3 burial areas and help you choose your site via email or by phone. 

In-person site selection is limited to 3 people and masks and physical distancing are required.

You are welcome to visit and walk the grounds of Greensprings on your own. While you are visiting please give Greensprings staff and volunteers room to do their essential work.

If you would like to visit a loved one and need help finding their site, please call ahead (607) 564-7577 or e-mail info@naturalburial.org and we will provide assistance.

 

 Thank you for your understanding.

 

7/2020