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Joshua Tree National Park Will Close After Visitor Damage During Government Shutdown

Park officials said few rangers are on hand to prevent off-road driving, which causes destruction of the park's namesake trees. Volunteers have been cleaning the nearly 800,000-acre park.
Volunteer Alexandra Degen cleans a restroom during the government shutdown at Joshua Tree National Park in California.

Joshua Tree National Park will be temporarily closed as of Thursday morning because of damage caused by visitors during the partial government shutdown. Park officials

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