Mount Auburn Cemetery
Mina Burton is an experienced professional in environmental studies and urban ecology, currently serving as the Barnett Urban Ecology and Horticulture Fellow at Mount Auburn Cemetery since March 2022. Additionally, Mina works as a Geographic Information Systems Consultant for Earthwise Aware, contributing to a project that monitors habitat fragmentation at the Middlesex Fells Reservation. Previously, Mina held the position of Geographic Information Systems Technician for the Mount Auburn Cemetery Urban Ecosystem Project, engaging in studies related to wildlife and biodiversity. Earlier experiences include internships with Earthwise Aware and Green Cambridge, Inc., focusing on plant phenology and accessible educational resources, respectively. Mina's academic background includes a B.A. in Environmental Studies from Lesley University and a prior degree from Hampshire College.
Mount Auburn Cemetery
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Mount Auburn Cemetery has been designated a National Historic Landmark by the Department of the Interior, recognizing it as one of the country's most significant cultural landscapes. Founded in 1831, it was the first large-scale designed landscape open to the public in the United States. Today its beauty, historical associations and horticultural collections are internationally renowned. Our founders believed that burying and commemorating the dead was best done in a tranquil and beautiful natural setting at a short distance from the city center. They also believed that the Cemetery should be a place for the living, "embellishing" the natural landscape with ornamental plantings, monuments, fences, fountains and chapels. This inspired concept was copied widely throughout the United States, giving birth to the rural cemetery movement and the tradition of garden cemeteries. Their popularity led, in turn, to the establishment of America's public parks.