Blanche Evans Dean

Educator and environmental activist Blanche Evans Dean (1892-1974), photographed here in 1973, spent much of her adult life advocating for Alabama's wilderness. In addition to her teaching and advocacy, Dean authored four important field guides on Alabama plants and animals.

Blanche Evans Dean kneels on the ground among tall grasses and reaches toward a plant smiling.
Photo courtesy of the Birmingham News
Blanche Evans Dean kneels on the ground among tall grasses and reaches toward a plant smiling.