Published May 18. 2021 12:37PM
Green Meadow, a cemetery located at 1121 Graham St. in Fountain Hill, is the only natural burial cemetery in the Lehigh Valley. On a recent Saturday, volunteers from across the Lehigh Valley chipped in to do yard maintenance for the cemetery. Many of the volunteers were from other volunteer organizations, while others have loved ones buried in the cemetery. According to organizers and participants, the event had the most volunteers ever for the cemetery, which was around 25-30 people. A follow-up event will be scheduled in the upcoming weeks. For more information about the cemetery, visit
www.greenmeadowpa.org.
Green Meadow is a natural burial ground in Fountain Hill. Volunteers labored for approximately three hours raking and planting bulbs.
Volunteers start to rake the debris and prep the ground for planting bulbs at 9 a.m. on a Saturday morning.
Cemetery manager Ed Vogrins, pushing a wheelbarrow, leads the volunteers by explaining the plans for the day and demonstrating tasks.
Chris Bartleson, with other volunteers, rakes debris to be removed.
Plenty of rakes and gardening utensils were provided for all the volunteers.
Volunteers Jay Sandler and Mark Ferrante demonstrate teamwork as they carry supplies.
PRESS PHOTOS BY LAKISHA BONNELL Green Meadow prohibits headstones on burial plots, but some plots have moderate grave markers such as the one seen above. More photos on page A2.
Kevin Klotz, Dave Nehf, Ron Doyle and Jean Manone rake the bottom part of the hillside, clearing debris from the cemetery.
Mark Harris shovels dirt, while landscape architect Dave Cooper preps the ground for plants.
Members of the volunteer organization People Helping People work together to rake leaves onto a tarp.
Vera Mencigar weeds dandelions from a grassy hillside at the front of cemetery.
IMG 5332: Vera Mencigar and J.D. Sibol take turns filling a wheelbarrow to clear the curbside of dirt.
