▁a ▁year ▁later ; ▁Dean ▁decided ▁to ▁keep ▁her ▁husband ' s ▁surname . ▁ ▁Dean ▁became ▁a ▁passion ate ▁natural ist ▁and ▁conservation ist ▁after ▁teaching . ▁One ▁of ▁her ▁projects ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s ▁was ▁the ▁campaign ▁to ▁have ▁the ▁U . S . ▁government ▁to ▁declare ▁Alabama ' s ▁Clear ▁Creek ▁F alls ▁a ▁national ▁park , ▁although ▁the ▁campaign ▁failed ▁and ▁the ▁falls ▁were ▁ultimately ▁incorpor ated ▁into ▁Lewis ▁Smith ▁Lake . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s – 6 0 s , ▁she ▁helped ▁to ▁found ▁the ▁Alabama ▁Or n ith ological ▁Society , ▁the ▁Alabama ▁Environment al ▁Council , ▁and ▁the ▁Alabama ▁Conserv ation ▁Council ▁( then ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Alabama ▁Conserv ancy ). ▁Additionally , ▁she ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁B irmingham ▁Aud ub on ▁Society , ▁the ▁Alabama ▁Academy ▁of ▁Science , ▁the ▁National ▁Association ▁of ▁Bi ology ▁Te ach ers , ▁the ▁American ▁Fern ▁Society , ▁and ▁D elta ▁K appa ▁G amma . ▁She ▁established ▁an ▁Out door ▁Nature ▁Camp ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁which ▁she ▁directed ▁ann ually ▁for ▁th ir teen ▁years ▁to ▁educ ate ▁teachers ▁and ▁other ▁adult s ▁about ▁Alabama ' s ▁natural ▁history . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁after ▁assist ing ▁the ▁Alabama ▁Environment al ▁Council ▁in ▁design ating ▁Alabama ' s ▁first ▁national ▁forest , ▁William ▁B . ▁Bank head ▁National ▁Forest , ▁she ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁prize ▁from ▁the ▁National ▁Aud ub on ▁Society