Loving Joshua Tree (Preview)
Preview: Season 5 Episode 4 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Love for Joshua Tree endangers the local life—both people and ecosystems.
Love for Joshua Tree endangers the local life—both people and ecosystems. The allure of the high desert has drawn generations to the region, from socialites of the early 20th century to social media users today. Amid a boom of tourism and short-term rentals, conservationists and locals hope this love for Joshua Tree can be practiced more sustainably for everyone—and everything—that calls it home.
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Loving Joshua Tree (Preview)
Preview: Season 5 Episode 4 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Love for Joshua Tree endangers the local life—both people and ecosystems. The allure of the high desert has drawn generations to the region, from socialites of the early 20th century to social media users today. Amid a boom of tourism and short-term rentals, conservationists and locals hope this love for Joshua Tree can be practiced more sustainably for everyone—and everything—that calls it home.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipOn the next Earth Focus: In Joshua Tree, an increasing flood of tourists at airbnbs is impacting housing availability.
-The days of getting your own apartment in Joshua Tree for six hundred a month are long gone.
-Prompting community members and environmentalists to find new ways to live and visit sustainably.
-Those things that you do in your own community, bring that same mentality for the people that you see around here.
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