Hi-Desert Star

Joshua Tree park entrance closed this week

The west entrance of Joshua Tree National Park on Quail Springs Road will be closed to traffic from 6 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3, ...
NPR

Businesses near Joshua Tree National Park feel the strain of the government shutdown

Small businesses in Joshua Tree, California, rely on tourism dollars from the nearby national park. But with the government shut down, their bottom line is at risk. Thousands of National Park Service ...
NPR

As visitors flock to parks, deep cuts leave rangers and wildlife at risk

The National Park Service is facing an uncertain future with the potential to lose hundreds of millions in funding as Congress debates the budget reconciliation bill to fund President Trump's agenda.
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Hundreds of California’s Joshua trees were scorched during the shutdown

JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. >> One day after the government shutdown ended, a ranger ambled down a trail in Joshua Tree National Park, bathed in golden light. It was her first day back, and she ...