Newsweek: Protected Joshua trees cut down as national park stays open during government shutdown
“There have been incidents of new roads being created by motorists and the destruction of Joshua trees in recent days,” the park said in a statement.
Disgusting behavior from some visitors at Joshua Tree National Park. People have been taking advantage of the shutdown to cut down the protected trees. Newsweek reports, “National Parks Service Director Jonathan Jarvis compared leaving the parks open during the shutdown to allowing people into Smithsonian museums without any staff present.”
