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         一支迪克西蘭爵士
         ᆀඟჯ᎘fᆀ˓ضഹɓૢࡌూ
         ܝٙণࡡeࡌ਒ཀٙʃࢰᇠᇠ
         Ԑཀiʃ໮ʿఊᔆ၍ٙᑊࠪ߈
         ཀʹܝٙ٤ंf؃ʾ੭ഹ˓ʈ
 Dixieland
         ႡЪٙ຾ᄺdᎇഹඟͼ߈ཀণ
         ήd३ᑊၾဂᑊʹᔌίɓৎf
            band
         ຅ඟͼ৾ɨࣛdɓЗʃ౤ೞ
         ˓စ۱ə”Ңٙٵ෫ਿ݂ඊ•
         (My Old Kentucky Home)fɳ
         ٫݊ɓЗϋჀɾ׌d஗ᚑމՈ
         Ϟڽᎈၚग़˲݊˜ݼ࿁ٙᜳ჻
   led
         ɛي™dμٙ࢕ɛෂ჈ഹɓଧ
         ٵ෫ਿت͉۾ɻҚdӊɛ΢ఀ
         ɓɹd್ܝίਗ˓ਗ਼ɺᗟΫࡡ
         Зʘۃdֻᄤྥ༁ࡀəɓԬf                                                      扶輪社員艾咪h亨瑞克森協助
             ڶͶڶψ༵̿ʆ (Mount              ׵ᐑڭf࿁Չ˼ɛԸႭdۆ݊                      建立了一塊保育安葬地，保護
                                                                                     Rotarian Amy Henrick-
           the
         Vernon) ҧቃٟٟࡰЎۛhЖ               ̈׵ၚग़e˖ʷאࡈɛΪ९f                      俄亥俄州一所大學周邊的土
                                                                                     sen helped create a
                                                                            地。「這不僅僅是一座墓地。」
         ๿дಌ (Amy Henricksen) ࿁வ                                                     conservation burial
                                         headstones, no concrete vaults, no em-      ground that preserves
                                         ࿁׵ݔԬҧቃٟࡰϾԊdவɓ
         ఙᄃόাኳ೓อdʔසΪމ̴                   balmed bodies. Over time, the land itself   land around an Ohio
                                                                                     college. “This is not
                                         ፯኿ɰˀ݈ə࿁၍ଣʿ؂ਕٙ
         ฽ՈࡈɛЍ੹dᒔΪމ̴݊                    becomes the memorial.            ίۆ݊༈ɺήڦৄਿږٙ˴
                                                                                     just a cemetery.”
                                         ୞Ԓוፕf
                                           Ceremonies like this one remain un-
         ߅߅ԔІ್ڭᚐਜ (Kokosing              common in Canada and the U.S., but in-  ၍fμί఻ܓΣ༵̿ʆҧቃٟ
         Nature Preserve) ٙ࠯ఙτ໣f         terest is growing in conservation burial,  ᑺࠑμٙʈЪܝdί̘ϋ̋ɝ
                                         ੽৷ဧ˃ଢఙՑণఙ
                                         a form of natural burial that restores and
         வ݊ɓࡈЗ׵͚ˢဧ (Gambier)             permanently protects the historic or na-  əҧቃf
                                         ኋ၍Ж๿дಌٙߠ౻݊ਠኪ
         ɽኪ۬ڝڐࠬ౻Ꮄߕࠚਜٙ                    tive ecology of the land while returning   μΫኳ༸d຅߅߅Ԕڭ
                                         ʿሊ͛Б݁dШμί 2013
                                         the body directly to the earth. For some,
         ڭԃྥήd͟μ՘пܔͭfί
                                         ϋᐏ੻ٵ̵ࢸኪ৫ (Kenyon
                                                                              When the Kokosing preserve opened,
      The musicians walked slowly   down   the motivation is environmental. For oth-  ᚐਜක׳ࣛd஢εɛޟЇӚϞ
                                                                            she recalls, many people did not realize
      a mowed path through restored prai-  ers, it’s spiritual, cultural, or personal.   จᗆՑၠЍτ໣݊ɓࡈ፯ධf
         வ༁dᄤྥЗ׵ࡡ͛ىণe᐀
                                         College) ٙɺήڦৄਿږ໌
      rie; trumpet and clarinet cut through   For some Rotary members, the choice   that green burial was even an option.
         ήdʿ؍ήʘගfӚϞၚᇘٙ
                                         ͜dࠋபމڭԃྥήՓ֛ɓධ
      the late-afternoon air. Friends car-  also reflects a lifelong commitment to   ˜˼ࡁႩމجܛ஝֛̀඲ආБ
                                                                            “They thought embalming and a cement
                                                                            vault were required by law. So we had to
      ried handmade prayer flags. Laugh  stewardship and service.         ԣၵஈଣԨԴ͜˥إྥͬfΪ
         ྥ຦dӚϞ૿ኑɺྥͬdɰӚ -
                                         ਠุࠇ೥fவࡈซج͂ਗμd
      ter mingled with song as the proces-                                  do a lot of educational outreach when
         Ϟԣၵஈଣܝٙ፲᜗fᎇഹࣛ
                                         Ϊމμ͉Ԓఱ࿁ၠЍτ໣ชጳ
      sion crossed the meadow. When it   FROM GOLF COURSE TO GRASSLAND    ϤdҢࡁί࡝ක֐ࣛ̀඲ආБ                 PHOTOGRAPHy: (MeADOW) BARNey TAxeL FOR KOKOSING NATuRe PReSeRve; PRevIOuS PAGeS:  (BOuQueT) KOKOSING PReSeRve AND THe STeveNS FAMILy; (BuTTeRFLy, GRAve) BARNey TAxeL
                                                                            we first began.”
         ගપ୅dɺή͉Ԓఱϓəߏ
                                         ሳfμฆ३ഹႭj˜Ңఃᛇԟ
      stopped, a violinist played “My Old   Though her background is in business   ɽඎٙ઺ԃપᄿʈЪf™
                                                                              Kokosing is certified at the highest
      Kentucky Home.” The family of the   and health administration, Henricksen   level by the Green Burial Council, a des-
         ׂ຦f
                                         ၇Ϋᓥɽήٙซجf™
                                                                              ߅߅Ԕᐏ੻əၠЍτ໣
      young woman, who was celebrated as   was hired in 2013 by Kenyon College’s   ignation that requires a legally binding,
             வᗳᄃόί̋ࣅɽʿߕ
                                              ߅߅ԔІ್ڭᚐਜٙn for
                                                                            permanent conservation agreement,
      an adventurous spirit and the “life of   land trust to create a business pla  ՘ึ (Green Burial Council) ௰
                                                                            active restoration of the native habitat,
      the party,” passed around a bottle of   a conservation burial ground. She was   ৷ഃॴٙႩᗇdவɓഃॴ஝֛
         ਷ʥ್ʔ੬ԈdШɛࡁ࿁ڭԃ
                                         ۃԒ݊ɓࢭ৷ဧ˃ଢఙd׵
      Kentucky bourbon, each taking a sip,   drawn to the idea because she was al-  and a perpetual care trust to ensure long-
         τ໣ٙጳሳ͍ίᄣڗfவ݊ɓ
                                         2015 ϋක׳dՉʕ 23 ߵलࡌ
                                                                            term land protection.
      then pouring some into the grave before   ready interested in green burial for her-  ࠅϞՈ௪جܛߒҼɢٙ͑ɮڭ        PHOTOGRAPHY: BARNEY TAXEL FOR KOKOSING NATURE PRESERVE; PREVIOUS PAGE: MADDIE MCGARVEY ,
      helping shovel the soil back into place.  self. “I liked the idea of just going back   ԃ՘ᙄe࿁ࡡ͛ಐࢹήٙጐ฽
                                                                              The distinction matters. A “green
         ၇І್τ໣ٙҖόdίਗ਼Ԓ᜗
                                         ూܝٙণࡡ஗ܸ֛މྥήd̤
        Amy Henricksen, a member of the   to the earth,” she says with a smile.  burial” can simply mean no embalm- COURTESY OF KOKOSING NATURE PRESERVE AND THE STEVENS FAMILY, BARNEY TAXEL
         ٜટᒔᓥɽήٙΝࣛdࡌూԨ
                                                                            ing to preserve the body longer and a
      Rotary Club of Mount Vernon in Ohio,   ̮ 22 ߵलۆ၇ಔࡡ͛ىণʿ              ࡌూd˸ʿɓධ͑ɮٙڦৄਿ
                                           Once a golf course, the Kokosing Na-
                                                                            biodegradable casket or shroud, while
      remembers this ceremony vividly, not   ture Preserve opened in 2015, and 23   ږd˸ᆽڭɺήٙڗಂڭᚐf
                                         ௉ڀ˸Զ͊Ըᓒܔʘ͜fЖ๿
         ͑ɮڭᚐ༈ɺήٙዝ̦אࡡ͛
      only because it was deeply personal but   acres of restored prairie are designated   conservation burial explicitly ties death
                                         дಌϓމՉୋɓЗ၍ଣ٫dତ
                                                                              வ၇ਜйڢ੬ࠠࠅf˜ၠ
         ͛࿒f࿁ݔԬɛԸႭdਗɢ๕
      because it marked the first interment at   for burial, with another 22 acres planted   care to land preservation.
      Kokosing Nature Preserve, a conserva-  in native grasses and wildflowers for fu-  “This is not just a cemetery,” Hen-
      tion burial ground she helped create in   ture expansion. Henricksen became its   ricksen says. “It’s a conservation proj-
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      the picturesque countryside near the   first steward and is now director of the   ect.” This type of preservation takes the
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      small college town of Gambier. Here lie   land trust. She joined Rotary last year   added steps of promoting healthy eco-
      graves among native grasses, wetlands,   after past talks to the Mount Vernon   systems with diverse plant life, animals,
      and woodland. There are no elaborate   club about her work.           and insects. It safeguards culturally
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