The California Department of Fish and Wildlife sent out their annual report on the Western Joshua Tree Conservation Act. The Act lists the species as threatened and was signed into California Legislature in July of last year.
The Department of Fish and WIldlife reports that their hazard management permit program – which authorizes the removal of dead trees or the trimming of living ones that neeed it – has issued 137 of those permits to date.
The fees collected from impacting the Western Joshua Tree go into a Conservation Fund that they say will conserve Western Joshua Tree lands along with other ways to protect the species. Other uses of the funds are in the works, according to the department.
If you want to get a better understanding the Western Joshua Tree Conservation Act and how it could affect projects your doing on your property that contains the tree – visit their website here.
