CAMDEN — Quarry Hill presents Green Burial: Leaving the World a Better Place, Thursday, Feb. 6, at 11 a.m., ​at the Anderson Inn.

Green burial is a way of caring for the deceased with minimal environmental impact while aiding in the conservation of natural resources, the reduction of carbon emissions, the protection of worker health, and the restoration and protection of habitat. Midcoast Maine Green Burial is a local, grass-roots volunteer organization formed to promote the creation of green burial cemeteries in Midcoast Maine.

Join Quarry Hill to find out more on this topic of growing interest.

Part of Quarry Hill’s ongoing awareness series designed for adults aged 50 and better, the program is free, but advance registration is required. To sign up, please call Quarry Hill at 301-6116 or email qhinfo@mainehealth.org.

Quarry Hill is Midcoast Maine’s premier extended-care community for adults age 55-plus. Quarry Hill is part of MaineHealth, a not-for-profit integrated health system consisting of nine local hospital systems, a comprehensive behavioral healthcare network, diagnostic services, home health agencies and more than 1,600 employed and independent physicians working together through an Accountable Care Organization. With more than 19,000 employees, MaineHealth is the largest health system in northern New England and provides preventive care, diagnosis and treatment to 1.1 million residents in Maine and New Hampshire. To learn more about Quarry Hill, please call 207-301-6116, or visit www.quarryhill.org or www.facebook.com/QuarryHillCamdenMaine.