After shutdown, Joshua Tree reopens with 'irreparable' damage

Monday, January 28, 2019
JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. -- Starting Monday -- you're going to have to pay for your Joshua Tree campground again, but at least the bathrooms will be getting professionally cleaned.

The Joshua Tree National Park will be staffed -- but it may not look the same as it did before the government shutdown.
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Tons of trash piled up and officials warn that some "irreparable" damage was done to the area when workers were furloughed for more than a month.
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