Jackie Steuer has been serving Sonoma Overlook Trail as a Stewards and much more for about 25 years, since its conception. Enjoy this chat between Jackie and Overlook Chair Jess about Jackie’s continuing experience with the Overlook and her background in environmental science, which includes years of service at Yosemite National Park.

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Welcome, Jackie!  I appreciate your taking the time today to share your history with the Overlook Trail.

The oldest picture I’ve seen of you was taken on the Overlook kiosk groundbreaking day.  Your daughter was there!

Jackie
Yes, she was!  Thank you for having me.

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Please spell her name for me.

Jackie
So it’s two words: Qing Chen. It means “early morning.” The Q is pronounced “ch”, so it sounds like Ching Chen.

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The other interesting thing I noticed is your Facebook profile, which talks about the fact that you worked at Yosemite, that you went to Berkeley, and you earned your degree in environmental biology.

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