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News & Opinion | January 8, 2019 3:45 pm

Joshua Tree National Park to Close Over Damage Sustained During Government Shutdown

Without rangers on duty, visitors drove off roads and defaced the park’s namesake trees.

Joshua tree close
Tourists drive past signs placed by staff at the entrance gate to the Joshua Tree National Park after the federal government's partial shutdown caused park rangers to stay home and campgrounds to be shut. (MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images)
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By Ariel Scotti @ArielScotti

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