Lois Howes

As an avid naturalist and talented self-taught botanist, she convinced the Save the Dunes Council to make the pivotal purchase of Cowles Bog in 1953.

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Barbara E Plampin

After moving to Dune Acres in 1988, Barbara Plampin had time for her passion of botany, meticulously studying the Dunes’s habitats and becoming a persistent advocate for natural land preservation and an expert botanist in her own right.

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Dr Estella Leopold

As a conservationist, she is best known for her work obtaining protection for the stunning fossils near Florissant, Colorado, an area that became a national monument in 1969.

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Georgiana Molloy

Georgiana Molloy collected and despatched seeds of local native plantsin Western Australia and was known for her detailed botanical descriptions.

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