Couple dug up and buried dozens of iconic and protected Joshua Trees

Jeffrey Walter and Jonetta Nordberg-Walter are in trouble for digging up and burying three dozen Joshua trees, the iconic and protected plant native to the Southwestern United States. It's illegal to "disturb, move, replant, remove or kill" Western Joshua Trees. The couple uprooted the trees on their property—just a few miles from Joshua Tree National Park—in preparation to build a house. — Read the rest

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