Plans For Casper Creek Natural Cemetery

The Jo Daviess Conservation Foundation's (JDCF) application for a special use permit to operate a natural cemetery adjacent to our Casper Bluff Land and Water Reserve on Pilot Knob Road, Galena, IL was unanimously approved by the Jo Daviess County Planning Commission & Zoning Board of Appeals on Wednesday, February 26th. The special use permit now moves to the full county board for approval on March 10th. Named the Casper Creek Natural Cemetery (CCNC), its purpose is to provide high quality, natural burials while generating revenues to support JDCF's land management and education programs on 1...