The Sierra Club - Lancaster Group will host a presentation on "Green Burials" at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 20, in the Stone Independent School, 480 New Holland Ave., Lancaster. The program will also be livestreamed via Zoom.

The speaker will be longtime funeral director William P. Spence. His presentation will cover a variety of burial options that are available to people who wish to have interments that have little to no impact on the environment. Topics will include embalming with natural oils instead of formaldehyde, caskets that are 100% biodegradable, burial locations that do not require an outer burial container or burial vault, and nature preserves that do not use fertilizers, insecticides, or pesticides. Spence will also share why he believes that cremation is not a green choice. Refreshments will be available, and a question-and-answer session will close the presentation. 

Spence has been a licensed funeral director for 30 years. In 2022, he opened Simple Funerals Inc., and in 2025, he founded William P. Spence Funeral & Cremation Services Inc. 

The program is free of charge. To register, visit www.lancastersierraclub.org and click the event on the calendar on the home page.

For more details, email Jim Meenan at jimsmeenan@gmail.com or Jane Druce at janedruce@gmail.com. Information about the club is available on the aforementioned website.