Twelve volunteers spent this morning creating a beautiful new nature trail at the Mendon Foundation’s Eckler Road property. Many hands made light work, and we accomplished our objectives. The new hiking trail connects the existing Mendon Foundation trail system accessed from Eckler Road to the new Mendon Green trail system. A big thank you to all that helped!
The Mendon Foundation is restoring the boxcar that is located at Rochester Junction on the Lehigh Valley Trail. This week, this volunteer crew wrapped up the first of two coats of special protective paint on the roof. We plan to apply a second coat this month. Many thanks to these volunteers for their efforts to support the Mendon Foundation’s mission towards conservation, preservation and education.
The Mendon Foundation proudly presents its 19th annual Bird Walk Series. Come out and join us for these wonderful FREE events. Geoff Gretton and Connie Kellogg, long-time bird enthusiasts, will lead the walks. Identify and observe a variety of birds by song and sight.No sign up is required. We welcome everyone (8-years old and older). The dates for the 2025 Bird Walk series are as follows: Meet at 7:45am sharp. All bird walks begin @ 8:00 Read more…
The Mendon Foundation’s 14th annual Black Diamond Express 5K and Half Marathon races will be run on Sunday August 24, 2025. As always the races will take on the Lehigh Valley Trail in Mendon, New York. All proceeds go directly to the Mendon Foundation which has been providing and maintaining green spaces for the Town of Mendon and surrounding communities for over 30-years. Race registration is now open. Cash and gift prizes will be awarded.
Mendon Foundation, Inc., a conservation organization providing an avenue for people to preserve, protect and promote the rich natural green spaces found in the Town of Mendon and adjacent communities, has named Brad Carlson as its President effective January 1,2025. Brad joined the Mendon Foundation in March 2024 as Land Trust Property Director and Scout Liaison. Since that time Brad quickly made a positive impact by spearheading a team of volunteers to survey and make Read more…
January, 2025 Dear Friends, With the holiday season just past, we at the Mendon Foundation want to express our heartfelt gratitude for your continued support, which makes our work possible. Our mission is to nurture and protect the rich natural open spaces in the Mendon, Honeoye Falls, and Rush communities while fostering opportunities for education and recreation. Our organization relies on the generosity of friends like you to keep this mission vibrant and thriving. We Read more…
This Fall the Mendon Foundation designed and purchased new signage to be used consistently around the perimeter of all of its Land Trust Properties. Using GPS survey software, teams of volunteers spent numerous days on all of the Mendon Foundation properties to install the signs. These new signs reflect standardized rules for each of the properties so that the Mendon Foundation can assure that these beautiful green spaces can be maintained for everyone to enjoy. Read more…
The Mendon Foundation’s team of volunteers spent numerous workdays over the last month making improvements to its Taylor Road Land Trust Property. Scouts from Honeoye Falls’ Scouts BSA Troop 410 also volunteered for a workday on the property as a community service project. The significant volunteer efforts primarily focused on leveling and seeding the entrance trail, removing numerous fallen Ash trees, replacing a large drainage culvert and removing an old dilapidated wooden fence. The Mendon Foundation Read more…
Sunday August 25th marked the 13th anniversary of the Mendon Foundation’s Black Diamond races. Over 150 runners gathered in Mendon on the Lehigh Valley Trail to participate in this year’s events. As in past year’s two races were run simultaneously including a half marathon and a 5K run. Volunteers throughout the community gathered in the early hours of the morning to assure the course was set up and ready for the event. Water stations and road crossings were manned, Read more…
The Mendon Foundation has been busy this Summer with a couple of improvement projects on its 46-acre Sibleyville Nature Reserve. Members of our community, as well as visitors from outside our community, utilize this beautiful green space daily nearly year-round. For this reason, we purchased thirty-three (33) tons of crushed stone to improve the Reserve’s parking lot located off Plains Road. We also have blazed a new short trail in the front of the Reserve Read more…