Great Basin National Park
Bristlecone Trail Educational Signs
Bristlecone Trail Educational Signs
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National Park
1986 Park Size 77,000 acres Annual Visitors 143,000 Park Fee none Superintendent Ashley Adams Park Partner Great Basin National Park Foundation Location White Pine County, NV |
Great Basin National Park protects a diverse array of natural wonders, including an underground cave network, soaring 13,000-foot peaks, and some of the oldest trees on earth: the bristlecone pines.
Visitors can most easily access these trees via the popular 2.8-mile round-trip hike along the Bristlecone Trail. The signage along the trail had been vandalized and weathered through years of heavy snow loads, and many had outdated scientific information. The Fund for People in Parks provided a grant to the Great Basin National Park Foundation to contract with design specialist DiVittorio & Associates to design, produce, and install a new set of educational signs so that visitors can better understand and connect with these 4,000-year-old trees. Project Cost: $74,865 Project Completed: 2022 The Fund for People in Parks: $72,680 National Park Service: $2,185 (This project made a significant contribution and impact for visitors to Great Basin National Park. The magic of these trees clearly comes through in the new exhibits, which share information, as well as prompts for visitors to contemplate the essence of what it means for trees to stand sentry for many thousands of years. It allows visitors to connect on a deep, emotional level. We are very grateful to those who supported this project." |
A vandalized and outdated sign
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One of the new educational signs
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