Welcome to the BLM's Russell Bar Ponderosa Pine Seed Orchard. These trees were grown from seed selected from superior trees from various federal, state and private cooperators all over north Idaho and eastern Washington. When I came to manage the orchard in 1977, these trees were about four inches tall. The idea was to grow genetically superior seedlings from the seed produced by the orchard, which would then be planted out in the woods. Unfortunately, with the first crop of cones came a host of cone and seed insects which have made any significant harvest impossible.
So, find the cache (medium plastic container) and then enjoy a quiet walk in the shade of my friends.
As with any area along the Salmon river, keep an eye out for rattlesnakes.