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By Rebekah Gonzalez Photo: Getty Images A couple is being fined after they bulldozed and buried 26 Joshua trees to make room for a home. Authorities hope the punishment will stop others from destroying the trees. “I would hope that the person that would otherwise take, remove, bulldoze a Joshua tree would understand that they are facing fairly significant criminal liability for doing so, Douglas Poston, supervising deputy district attorney with the San Bernardino County district attorney s office told The Union-Tribune. An investigation began on February 11, after a Morongo Basin resident saw his neighbors using a tractor to mow down dozens of twisted trees. The neighbor reported it to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife through a tip line, according to wildlife officials. ....
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. ....