Some national park Joshua trees have been cut down during the government shutdown
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. – Bathrooms can be cleaned and trash can be picked up, but Media reports and National Parks Service photos show that since the partial government shutdown started nearly three weeks ago. Federal laws prohibit taking or damaging national park wildlife and plants. Park Superintendent David Smith told National Parks Traveler, a nonprofit publication, that the trees were damaged during the shutdown as people created their own dirt roads. "There are about a dozen instances of extensive vehicle traffic off roads and in some ...
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