Natural Grace has been working with A Journey With Wings for a number of years and is proud to offer their services for scattering from the air. Natural Grace and A Journey With Wings have scattered cremated remains over many different places including State Parks, National Parks, Conservancies and at Sea.
Below are some of the more popular ash scattering locations. And if you don't see a location you are interested in, call us.
The family options for witnessing are:
Un-witnessed
The un-witnessed ash scattering service is completed within 60 days of receipt of the cremated remains and is done on a date and time of our choosing. You will be notified of the scheduled date of this un-witnessed ash scattering service. It includes an invitation to the airport. This allows family and friends to gather at the airport with flowers and/or flower petals to be scattered along with the ashes. More than one scattering will take place on this flight, however, each scattering is performed discretely and individually.
Witnessed Ash Scattering
The most popular service. This service allows loved ones to witness the scattering from the ground. The witnessed ash scattering service is scheduled at a date and time of your choosing and allows for an unlimited number of friends and family to gather at the location in which the witnessed ash scattering will occur. This service creates a beautiful, lasting memory that brings closure with dignity and grace. All will view as the cremated remains are released into the air. They make an elegant trail behind the airplane. They sit on a cushion of air and then disappear. This flight can be coordinated to place with a memorial service on the ground.
Private Witnessing
The private ash scattering service gives you the option to directly participate in the ash scattering of your loved one's ashes. The sole purpose of the flight is to scattering of your loved one. Because no other scatterings take place during the flight, friends and family may come on board to participate and actually release the ashes themselves using their patented scattering device.
Options For The Disposition Of Cremated Remains
In California, families may choose any of the following methods of disposition for cremated remains. A Disposition Permit is required by the State of California. Cremated remains may also be split into more than one disposition, if desired.
Here are the general options as of today:
- Burial in a plot in a Cemetery
- Placement in a Columbarium or Mausoleum at a Cemetery
- Scattering in a Cemetery Garden
- Scattering in a forest setting such as Better Place Forests
- Kept at a residence
- Stored in a house of worship or religious shrine (if local zoning laws allow)
- Scattering in areas of the State where no local prohibition exists and with written permission of the property owner or governing agency
- Scattering at Sea, at least 500 yards off shore