Updates
Construction continues
Despite the recent rain, construction continues to remain mostly on schedule to enable our opening towards the end of the Summer. The land has been graded for the long spine road through the property and paving will begin soon.
Landscapers will later plant high quality grass seeds in the first three burial areas (Peace, Salaam, and Shalom) and fill the rest of the land with Maryland Upland Mix, a diverse blend of native upland meadow grass and wildflower species for perennial cover. Native hardwood trees will be replanted throughout the burial areas in the upcoming Fall planting season.
A new hiking trail takes shape
In April, Robert Fina, a sustainable trailmaker, created a one-mile hiking trail loop that will be open to the public during daylight hours. The trail meanders through a lush forest dominated by towering tulip poplar trees and passes by winding creek flows and sunny fern-filled clearings.
Over Memorial Day weekend, team members and volunteers along with some hired hands delivered and spread out hundreds of loads of wood chips along the trail that were generated by the trees removed during construction of the internal roadway. We are grateful that we could provide a second life for some of these trees by keeping their biomass on-site and enhancing the longevity of the trail.