A joy rider damaged rare plants in the protected Eureka Dunes area of Death Valley National Park, leaving extensive tire marks across the landscape. Despite Superintendent Mike Reynolds urging the public for help, no leads have emerged in identifying the culprit. Off-road driving is illegal in this sensitive area to protect threatened species, including the Eureka dunegrass and Eureka Dunes evening primrose, the latter of which had been delisted from the endangered list in 2018. Violators can face severe penalties, including fines and imprisonment.
I’m saddened that someone would disregard the survival of a rare species for a few minutes of joyriding, the park’s superintendent, Mike Reynolds, said.
Driving onto the dunes and damaging the threatened plants could lead to prison sentence of up to six months and fines of up to $25,000, Ms. Wines said.
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