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| Above, the entrance sign of Joshua Tree National Park. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
The man who set fire to historic trees in Joshua Tree National Park's Oasis of Mara section has been sentenced in Los Angeles.
KMIR reported:
A 26-year-old arson parolee was sentenced Monday in Los Angeles to five years behind bars and ordered to pay $21,000 in restitution for setting fire to historic trees and brush in the Oasis of Mara area of Joshua Tree National Park, which straddles the Colorado Desert and the Mojave Desert and offers sweeping views, including of the Coachella Valley and the high peaks of San Jacinto and San Gorgonio.
George William Graham of Twentynine Palms started the March 26 fire by igniting a palm frond with a cigarette lighter, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Graham was observed watching the blaze and admitted to law enforcement officers that he started the fire, which consumed a number of historic trees and other National Park Service lands and natural resources.
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