Wildfires Strike Joshua Tree, Zion National Parks Amid Government Shutdown

Wildfires Strike Joshua Tree, Zion National Parks Amid Government Shutdown

While many national parks remain open during the government shutdown, the vast majority of park employees have been furloughed. That leaves them more vulnerable, and now park officials have something else to worry about: wildfires. In the last week, fires have broken out at Joshua Tree and Zion national parks. According to the White House, emergency personnel are supposedly still working. However, the shutdown has stymied NPS efforts to communic…