The Mendon Foundation, Inc

On October 7, 2003 the Town of Mendon lost one of its long time residents. Jack Krebs loved the outdoors…Mendon’s open spaces and woods, the Springwater tree farm, the Adirondack Mountains and Sanibel Island. He was his happiest hiking through the woods or hunting with his dog Annie. A retiree from Eastman Kodak, Jack turned his love of the outdoors into a rewarding hobby. In 1991 he became a certified NYS Master Forest Owner at Cornell University. Jack used this skill to manage his own tree farm of 430 acres in Springwater, NY and to evaluate forests and woodlots of private landowners. As a result of his innovative program on his property, he became 1994 NYS Tree Farmer of the Year. This tree farm is now under conservation easement under the stewardship of the Finger Lakes Land Trust.

Jack served on the Town of Mendon Conservation Board for 8 years as the expert in tree management and harvesting. Recently, Jack has been an active member on the Mendon Foundation’s Open Space, Land Acquisition and Stewardship Committee. He worked tirelessly until his untimely passing in developing a conservation easement program for the Foundation. Jack also evaluated and recommended sound tree management advice for all the parcels owned by the Mendon Foundation.

We will always be grateful for the many contributions he made to the Mendon Foundation and the Town of Mendon. Anyone wishing to make a donation to the Mendon Foundation in memory of Jack may do so at PO Box 231, Mendon, NY 14506-0231.