California Tribe signs historic co-stewardship agreement with Joshua Tree National Park

TWENTY-NINE PALMS, Calif. — The Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians (TPBMI) signed a new co-management agreement with Joshua Tree National Pa...

January 25, 2023
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TWENTY-NINE PALMS, Calif. — The Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians (TPBMI) signed a new co-management agreement with Joshua Tree National Park. The agreement was signed at a ceremony at TPBMI headquarters in Coachella, Calif., formalizing an ongoing historical relationship between the Tribe and the southern California park. Joshua Tree National Park is located east of Los Angeles, spanning 795,156 acres that includes two deserts — the Mojave desert and the Colorado desert. The stunning landscape features the park's distinct name-sake trees and otherworldly geological formations and is home to wildlife such as the desert tortoise, bobcats, bighorn sheep and more.