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For several years now, he has worked to protect the western Joshua tree, and he said its iconic, beloved status helped get a state law passed to protect it.

The Joshua tree is cherished for its distinctive silhouette and singular role as a linchpin of the Mojave Desert ecosystem.

A solar project now being constructed in the Mojave Desert is expected to destroy 4,000 Joshua trees.

Some have argued the best place to place solar panels is rooftops or above parking lots, which avoids killing delicate desert plants like Joshua trees.

When Roy Richards spotted workers cutting down and shredding Joshua trees for a sprawling solar energy project near his Mojave Desert home last week, he started taking photos.