The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. January 29, 2019 Joshua Tree Damage from Shutdown Could Take 300 Years to Recover ---------------------------------------------------------------- The former superintendent of Joshua Tree National Park said damage caused to the park during the shutdown could take hundreds of years to recover from. National parks around the country were hit hard by the shutdown, with reports of overflowing toilets and trash piling up, as well as vandalism and damage to wildlife. .