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Landowners fined after 36 Joshua trees found uprooted, buried on property
Victorville Daily Press
Two landowners accused of killing and burying 36 western Joshua trees to make way for a home were fined and ordered into a court program last week.
Per the agreement, Jeffrey Walter and Jonetta Nordberg-Walter won’t be prosecuted if they meet the conditions of the pre-trial diversion program, the San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office said.
Authorities said an investigation began in February after the California Department of Fish and Wildlife received a tip that a landowner in the community of Joshua Tree “was intentionally uprooting Joshua Trees to make way for home construction and was burying them on the property.”
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California Couple Fined $18,000 for Bulldozing Iconic Joshua Trees
The authorities say they hope the fine will deter people from harming the trees, which are protected under the California Endangered Species Act.
A portion of the 36 Joshua trees that were unearthed during an investigation in San Bernardino County, Calif. Credit.California Department of Fish and Wildlife
June 30, 2021Updated 6:34 p.m. ET
A California couple who mowed down 36 protected Joshua trees to clear their land for a new house have been fined $18,000, a punishment the authorities hope will discourage others from uprooting the iconic desert plants.
A nearby landowner reported seeing Jeffrey Walter and Jonetta Nordberg-Walter bulldoze the land and bury the trees in a hole in February, the San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office said in a statement on Tuesday.
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