William Dutcher became the first president of the National Association of Audubon Societies in 1905 and helped shape the organization through tireless work for bird protection. He was instrumental in establishing the Audubon warden program to end plume hunting and was also involved in creating Audubon sanctuaries. The Dutcher tree rises 100 feet above the swamp floor in the shape of a three-pronged spear. It is one of the tallest trees at Corkscrew and is broad when viewed from the east but remarkably narrow when seen from the north. A close examination of its sun-soaked treetop branches reveals thriving, crowded tangles of ferns and bromeliads, reflecting the forest's remarkable diversity and plant communities and befitting Dutcher's work in uniting a broad coalition toward conservation.