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Officials at Joshua Tree National Park say some of the iconic trees and landscape have been damaged by visitors during the government shutdown.
abcnews.go.comJoshua Tree National Park remains open with limited services during the government shutdown. Find out what’s open, what to expect, and discover restaurants, shops, and events in Twentynine Palms.
visit29.orgThis iconic park preserves portions of two spectacular desert ecosystems. The Colorado Desert in the eastern portion of the park features natural gardens of creosote bush, ocotillo and cholla cactus. The higher, slightly cooler Mojave Desert offers dazzling vistas of Joshua trees and yucca. The vast park also contains spectacularly sculpted formations of a type of rock known as monzogranite and is a mecca for rock climbers around the world.
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bakersfieldnow.comParts of the nearly 800,000-acre national park remained open during the shutdown that started on Dec. 22, and ended just last Friday.
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