11/11/2025
Preserving Safety and Respect at Riverside Cemetery
Over the weekend, Riverside Cemetery partnered with Conquest Property Maintenance, a certified arborist to carefully remove approximately nine trees that were in various stages of decay. These trees, while historic and beautiful, had unfortunately become safety risks to nearby monuments.
We are grateful for the professionalism and care shown throughout the process—no monuments were damaged during the work. While it’s always difficult to say goodbye to such long-standing parts of our landscape, this step was necessary to preserve the safety and integrity of the cemetery grounds.
The removal has changed the appearance of the south end of the cemetery, but it also opens the opportunity for thoughtful replanting and renewal in the future.