Jean Yurosovich Berensmeier, who spent six decades advocating for the protection of the San Geronimo Valley’s open spaces while supporting and enriching its human community, died in her sleep on March 15. She was 90 years old.
Jean founded the San Geronimo Valley Planning Group, the San Geronimo Community Center and the Wilderness Way Environmental Center. A staunch conservationist, her stick-to-itiveness changed the landscape to reflect values now enshrined in the valley’s strongest institutions.