Ranger Tegan: Joshua Tree National Park

One cool thing we learned in this first Skype call is that Joshua trees should be extinct by now. Another thing is that the Joshua trees use to have predators.  The spikes on the trees kept giant sloths from eating it.

One very important thing is that the Mojave desert is the Northern side of the desert, and gets twice as much of rain. The southern side of the desert is the Colorado desert.

Another thing is that once Joshua trees absorb too much water the limbs start falling instead of the whole thing dying.

The way that Joshua trees are pollinated is that Yucca moths lay their eggs and once the eggs hatch the larva have food to eat. A cute animal in Joshua Tree National Park is the desert tortoise. A dangerous animal in the desert is the mountain lion.

Mr. Harbula went camping in Joshua Tree a couple of summers ago.  Check out his pictures!