”” min_width=”0px” max_width=”640px” width=”100%” height=”100%”] The Park Rangers are back greeting and offering maps to visitors at the Joshua Tree National Park entrance, a day after an agreement was reached to fund the federal land. President Donald Trump announced he will sign a deal with the United States Congress […]

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The Park Rangers are back greeting and offering maps to visitors at the Joshua Tree National Park entrance, a day after an agreement was reached to fund the federal land.

President Donald Trump announced he will sign a deal with the United States Congress to end the partial government shut down for now.

It was the longest government shut down with 35 days of closed non-essential federal agencies. The national parks went without full-time staff to maintain services, therefore locals had to step up to help clean the parks.

Travis Puglisi is a local who organized a demonstration to speak out against the government and its shut down.

“The community members were there to maintain stability,” Puglisi said. “If they simply said there’s

Joshua Tree Locals Speak Out on Shut Down Impact