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Can you help identify or confirm those pictured above who attended the Statewide June 1957 Seasonal Park Naturlist Training at Big Basin State Park? Our best guess listed below. Please e-mail your comments or ID's to GrayBears.

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Here's what we believe to be correct as of our last revision, left to right:

Front row: Naturalists Jake Zaiger (Jed.Smith), Manford Samualson (big Basin), John Curry (Richardson Grove),Clayton Wray (Portola), Eldon Stephenson (Donner), Don Stoner (Big Basin), Joe Harn (Prairie Creek).

Second row: Naturalists James "Doug" Gordon (Humbolt Redwoods), Richard Safholm (Pfeiffer Big Sur),Gene Carey (mcArthur Burney), Bert Hytonen (Humbolt Redwoods), Ralph Naffziger (Patricks Pt.), Duke Swinehart (Calaveras Big Trees), Fred Gros (Palamar Mtn.), Fred Estes (Cuyamaca Rancho), Charles Morgan (Cuyamaca Rancho).

Third row: Naturalists Fletcher Palmar (Pfeiffer Big Sur), Paul Mitchell (Bliss-Emerald), St.Pk. Natl. John Michaels, Dist. 4 Landscape Arc.David Allen, Assist.Dist. 4 Sup. Lew P. Griffith, Division Chief Newton B. Drury, Dep. Chief Earl Hanson, Conservation Sup. Elmer Aldrich, St. Pk. Natl. Leonard Penhale, Sup. Natl. Nick Doudnik, St. Pk. Natl. Mike Merkel, Natls. Sol Karlin (S.P.Taylor), Robert Conyers (Cuyamaca Rancho).

Forth row: Naturlists Peter Cuttitta (Bliss- Emerald), Dan Leffler (Pfeiffer Big Sur), Pk. Sups. Anton Trigeiro, Ben Twight, Jake Pool, Bill Allison, Pat Dougherty, Richard Brock, Keith Carpenter, Paul Griffith, Leonard Fisher, Natl. Merle Nelson (Big Basin).

Back row: Naturlists Jim Hall (Van Damme), John Allard (Richardson Grove), Pk. Sup. James Chaffee, Ranger Al Iness, Assist.Pk. Sup. Ted Wilson, Ranger Jim McDade, Ranger Morrie Oller, Ranger James Davis, Pk. Supv Carl Schnauer, Pk. Supv Carl Whitefield.