Four adults gather around a small bristlecone pine tree on a rocky talus slope with blue skies above. The tree stands about 3 feet tall with many green needles on its branches, most of which arc up to the sky. Two adults focus on the tree, while one in a tan uniform shirt, hat, and blue jeans stands pointing at the tree, and the last reads a book about bristlecones. Behind this group is a taller tree, completely bare and without branches, bark, or needles visible. Just behind is a rocky slope leading down from one side of the image to the viewer and is more heavily covered in green trees.

2015 Artist-in-Residence Miki Harder leads a program in the Bristlecone grove during her residency.

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