Better Place Forests Point Arena Forest Guides

10/19/2026

🍂🌲 Our Autumn in the Forest event was such a lovely day! We were treated to warm, summer like weather, beautiful forest surroundings, and so many heartwarming connections. Thank you to everyone who joined us and helped make the day so special. 💚

09/26/2026

🍂 Our Fall Tending the Transitions gathering, Leaves of Reflection, brought our community together today for a meaningful time of reflection.

We received some especially heartwarming feedback, with attendees sharing that they left feeling more peaceful, grounded, and relieved after taking time to pause and reflect in our beautiful forest.

We’re excited to continue this offering with our Winter Tending the Transitions gathering, which will be held virtually so our community can join from wherever they are.

Keep an eye on your email and here on Facebook for an invitation and more details. We hope you’ll join us. 💚

09/21/2026

Yesterday evening, a local deer wandered through Oceanview Meadow toward the Founder’s Memorial, with the fog rolling in ahead. 🦌🌲

09/18/2026

🌲 We’ve been nominated for Best of Lake & Mendocino County! 🥳

Our Point Arena forest has been nominated in two categories: Customer Service and Funeral Home/Services!

We’ve earned Silver for Funeral Home/Services the past two years, and we’d love your help seeing if we can bring home Gold this year! 🥇

Your support helps more people discover the beauty of our Point Arena forest and the compassionate care we provide to families. It also helps spread awareness of Better Place Forests as a whole, introducing people to our other forests and the meaningful services we offer.

Voting ends Wednesday, September 30 at 5 PM, and you can vote once per day in each category. If you have more than one email address, you can vote once with each email as well.

💚 Ready to vote?
https://bestoflakeandmendocino.com/vote

Once you’re on the voting page:
• Select the General Services category
• Vote for Better Place Forests in both Funeral Home/Services and Customer Service

Thank you for supporting our Point Arena forest and helping us share what makes this place so special. 🌲💚

And if you’re able to vote each day between now and September 30, even better! 🥇

Cast your vote for the best businesses, restaurants, professionals, shops and attractions in the area.

08/10/2026

A special visitor stopped by Oceanview Meadow today! 🦌✨ We love these little moments of connection with the wildlife that call our forest home. 💚

04/22/2026

🌎 This Earth Day, we’re feeling especially grateful.

Every person who chooses to have a tree in our forest becomes part of something bigger—helping to protect this land, its habitats, and the life it supports.

Because of you, this forest remains a place of conservation, renewal, and connection.

Thank you for being part of its story. 🌲💚

04/20/2026

We’re enjoying a wonderful spring rainfall in the forest today. 🌧️

Each rain is needed and deeply appreciated— encouraging new growth, nourishing emerging plants, and helping fresh life take hold from unfurling ferns to those early wildflowers. 🌼

After the rain, the air feels fresher and more alive. That’s partly due to natural compounds like petrichor and geosmin from the soil, along with phytoncides released by trees—all contributing to that distinct, grounding “forest after rain” feeling.

In the forest, rain isn’t just weather—it’s part of the cycle that carries life forward. 🌿

04/13/2026

Spring is waking up in the forest a little early this year. 🌸

Our rhododendrons are just starting to bloom, and we’re loving the first signs of wildflowers returning. Starflowers are open, trilliums are setting their blossoms, and rosy bird’s-foot trefoil is lining the entrance to the driveway.

Come visit the forest soon and enjoy the metamorphosis of spring. 🦋

03/02/2026

Snack time in the forest! We found this rough-skinned newt enjoying an earthworm meal. Its bright orange belly serves as a warning—this little forest resident carries powerful tetrodotoxin to deter predators. Small, colorful, and perfectly adapted to life in our forest. 🌲

02/15/2026

Grateful for all this rain, making for a peaceful and moody day in the forest. 🌧️
Today the forest is echoing with the steady rhythm of rainfall, and everything feels vibrant. The greens are brighter, the air is fresh, and there’s something truly grounding about being here in this kind of weather.
If you’re visiting soon, don’t let the rain stop you — we have umbrellas available to borrow if you need one. 🌲