Kings Mountain Preserve

08/17/2026

If you want to hear a little of the stories of the Preserve, feel free to listen to our director's interview with the Global Green Burial Alliance. Keep the conversation going by attending one of our Lunch and Learns or touring the preserve!

This Week’s Episode of Spotlight Now is Here!

This week’s episode of Spotlight Now features Amanda Peckman of Kings Mountain Preserve in Blacksburg, South Carolina. Tune in to discover how Kings Mountain Preserve is preserving wild landscapes through conservation burial, transforming remembrance into a lasting act of stewardship.

About Our Guest:
Amanda Peckman serves as the Director of Kings Mountain Preserve, a conservation green cemetery. Amanda’s friends would describe her as a lifelong learner, an empathetic conversationalist, and a passionate advocate. She lives and loves in North Carolina with her husband and their 3 children. You can find Amanda outside playing with her kids, gardening, and hiking. You may also find her inside hosting community gatherings, developing a new recipe, or in deep conversation - either with people or through reading a book. She is an authentic individual, driven by her faith and love.
She became interested in all things green burial when she saw how much her love for people and nature intersected in the practices found within conservation burial. Death has always been a prominent presence in her life. Experiencing the mark of grief on her family from a young age has made her sensitive to the fragility of life.

Learn More:
kingsmountainpreserve.com

Watch the Episode Here:
https://youtu.be/ufbtgtuqEUc

07/22/2026

Conventional burial can cost nearly double what a Conservation Green Burial does. And it comes at a cost to the earth, too. 🌿

At Kings Mountain Preserve, full-body green burial plots offer families a genuinely affordable alternative without sacrificing meaning, beauty, or care.

Serving North Carolina and South Carolina families. 📌

🔗 Visit kingsmountainpreserve.com to explore options.

07/20/2026

Events are happening, and we just want to say: our Forest Chapel, hand-crafted cedar benches and all, is out here absolutely thriving. 🌿

Fifty guests surrounded by hardwood trees? That is a vibe no event hall can replicate.

The Pavilion is pretty stunning, too, in case you need options. Just saying. 💚

07/18/2026

Summer officially begins and the Preserve is putting on a show. 🌸

Wildflowers along Kings Creek. Birdsong in the hardwoods. The kind of stillness that makes you stop mid-step just to breathe it in.

We joke that the land does most of our marketing for us, and honestly, we are not wrong. If you have been curious about what a conservation green cemetery actually looks and feels like, this is the season to come find out.

Schedule a tour and let the Preserve speak for itself. 🦋

07/17/2026

Choosing a burial container matters more than most people realize. 🌱

Here's a quick guide to biodegradable options accepted at a conservation green cemetery:

- Shroud: A simple, natural-fiber wrap and the most traditional ecological option
- Pine or cedar casket: A beautiful choice that returns to the earth naturally
- Wicker basket: Woven, organic, and graceful

All of these options eliminate the need for a vault, allow natural decomposition, and honor God's green earth in a way a conventional casket simply cannot.

Talk to our team about which option feels right for your family. 🌿

07/15/2026

Summer is peak season for wellness retreats, and Kings Mountain Retreat Center is ready. 🌿

Situated on the grounds of The Preserve in Cherokee County, SC, the Retreat Center offers sleeping accommodations for up to 6 guests and a deeply peaceful setting for spiritual weekends, small group meetings, and wellness programming.

Whether you're leading a retreat or simply need space to exhale, this is the place.

🔗 Learn more at KingsMountainRetreatCenter.com

07/13/2026

Conventional burial in the U.S. relies on embalming fluid, steel, and vast amounts of concrete. 🌍

Conservation green burial sidesteps all of it. No chemicals entering the soil. No non-biodegradable materials left underground. Just a body returning to earth the way nature intended, contributing to the ecosystem rather than impeding it.

The environmental difference is real.

07/11/2026

Cremains burial at Kings Mountain Preserve gives families a real, rooted resting place.

Not a shelf. Not a drawer. A living forest. 🌱

We offer dedicated cremains burial plots within our certified Conservation Green Cemetery.

Simple, meaningful, and permanent. 🤍

07/10/2026

Prereserving a burial plot is one of the kindest things you can do for the people you love. 🌿

It removes guesswork, reduces financial stress, and lets your family focus on grieving instead of deciding.

Reach out to the Kings Mountain Preserve team, schedule your tour, and ask about plot options for both full-body and cremains burials. ☀️

07/08/2026

Kings Mountain Preserve is certified by the Green Burial Council, the leading nonprofit organization setting standards for natural burial in North America. 🌱

That certification matters. It means our practices are rigorously reviewed, our land stewardship is accountable, and families can trust that what we call green genuinely is.