Janice Gerdemann, a long-time resident of Yachats, passed away on September 4, 2020, in Albany Oregon at the age of 95.
Janice left a lasting legacy in Yachats that will benefit generations of people to come. Janice and her late husband Jim created and endowed the Gerdemann Botanic Preserve that contains rare plants and has a conservation easement that makes portions of it available to the public. Janice also was an environmentalist and one of the earliest people that actively worked to save the 804 Trail along the coastline to be available to the public. Residents and visitors to Yachats will benefit from her contributions in perpetuity.
Contributions in Janice’s memory can be made to the Gerdemann Botanic Preserve Endowment Fund on the View the Future website https://viewthefuture.org/how-to-support-vtf/donation-form-support-vtf/ . Her full obituary follows.
