My sister and I both want to scatter our mother's ashes in the forest where she grew up, but that area was logged decades ago and replanted, and we're struggling with whether to honor her memory of the old forest or accept what's actually there now.
More people experience this than they realize.
You're grappling with how to honor someone's connection to a place that no longer exists in the form they loved.
“Where Are You with Forests — ancient and new?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.