Caroline Dormon was the first woman employed in forestry in the United States.
She was a famous naturalist and a driving force behind establishment of Kisatchie National Forest. Her homeplace on family land, a tract known as Briarwood, is now a nature preserve used by conservationists and horticulturists from around the world as a result of her diligence to collect and replace her favorite native plants. Briarwood is located in the sandy hills of Natchitoches Parish on Louisiana Highway 9 between Saline and Campti.
She is also responsible for the preservation of her grandfather Benjamin Sweat's homestead in Bienville Parish on the Briarwood tract.
She was a famous naturalist and a driving force behind establishment of Kisatchie National Forest. Her homeplace on family land, a tract known as Briarwood, is now a nature preserve used by conservationists and horticulturists from around the world as a result of her diligence to collect and replace her favorite native plants. Briarwood is located in the sandy hills of Natchitoches Parish on Louisiana Highway 9 between Saline and Campti.
She is also responsible for the preservation of her grandfather Benjamin Sweat's homestead in Bienville Parish on the Briarwood tract.
Caroline Dormon was the first woman employed in forestry in the United States.
She was a famous naturalist and a driving force behind establishment of Kisatchie National Forest. Her homeplace on family land, a tract known as Briarwood, is now a nature preserve used by conservationists and horticulturists from around the world as a result of her diligence to collect and replace her favorite native plants. Briarwood is located in the sandy hills of Natchitoches Parish on Louisiana Highway 9 between Saline and Campti.
She is also responsible for the preservation of her grandfather Benjamin Sweat's homestead in Bienville Parish on the Briarwood tract.
She was a famous naturalist and a driving force behind establishment of Kisatchie National Forest. Her homeplace on family land, a tract known as Briarwood, is now a nature preserve used by conservationists and horticulturists from around the world as a result of her diligence to collect and replace her favorite native plants. Briarwood is located in the sandy hills of Natchitoches Parish on Louisiana Highway 9 between Saline and Campti.
She is also responsible for the preservation of her grandfather Benjamin Sweat's homestead in Bienville Parish on the Briarwood tract.
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