Clarrie Frankton first discovered the extraordinary biodiversity of the South March Highlands in the 1960s and in association with his wife Enid Frankton, continued to explore and document its natural features for over 30 years. Their expertly collected and identified scientific plant specimens provided the factual basis for the initial designation of the Trillium Woods as an area of particular natural environment significance. Indeed, virtually all of the upland portions of the present South March Highlands Conservation Forest were first identified as having exceptional ecological values by the Franktons. Simply put, there would be no Conservation Forest without the long-term, science-based, factual foundation provided by his contribution.