Joshua Tree National Park, CA

In 2001, National Park Trust supported the acquisition of an 80-acre property within Joshua Tree National Park. The land was an undeveloped section of the Mojave Desert surrounded by a mosaic of private and national parkland.

Overview

Many national parks are part of a mix of publicly owned land and inholdings (privately owned lands within the park’s boundaries). The Park Trust supplied funding to buy this property to support the National Park Service’s effort to consolidate undeveloped private land inside the park and reduce the mosaic of ownership. The purchase joined the property with national parkland, allowing the Park Service to better preserve and manage natural lands in the park.

Why This Place Matters

The ability to manage the whole landscape instead of scattered pieces of land benefits plant and animal communities within the park.

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