During the shutdown, with Joshua Tree National Park open but no staff on duty, visitors cut down Joshua trees so they could drive into sensitive areas where vehicles are banned. On Tuesday ...

The park said it will stay open despite damage sustained during ... an independent news site about national parks, reported that Joshua trees were cut down to make new roads and there were a ...

Joshua Tree National Park has stayed open through the government shutdown ... Beyond the overflow of human waste and garbage, visitors have also cut down Joshua trees, left graffiti, and gone ...

"Joshua trees were actually cut down in order to make new roads.” More: Joshua Tree National Park will remain open, federal officials announce More: Garbage, feces, other bad behavior take toll ...

The emails, which were obtained through a public records request, detail how then-Interior Secretary David Bernhardt allegedly overruled park leadership to keep Joshua Tree open, despite a staff ...

The federal government shutdown may be over, but fans of Joshua Tree National Park are still angry and upset about the furlough that kept park rangers off the job. More than 100 rallied Saturday ...

It’s only when you’re closer to the sign that you‘ll see the illustration of a multi-limbed Joshua tree arcing ... orcharding by Arlington Garden fruit tree specialist Capri Kasai, using ...

Democratic Assemblymember Juan Carrillo has mixed feelings about the Joshua trees that are scattered ... Last year’s law sets restrictions on how many trees can be cut and requires developers ...

Bathrooms can be cleaned and trash can be picked up, but Joshua trees cut down by vandals cannot be ... Joshua Tree National Park has remained open to drivers since the shutdown began.