Death Valley National Park rangers recently discovered a large, illegal marijuana grow site. The 40 acre site was spotted in Jail Canyon, a rarely-visited canyon on the western side of the Panamint Mountains. Jail Canyon is temporarily closed for public safety reasons until park rangers can fully evaluate the area.
In the past, growers have threatened hikers who have stumbled upon their illegal operations.
Marijuana grow sites significantly damage and destroy the park’s natural and cultural resources by introducing pesticides, land clearing, poaching and waterway modifications. Although the climate of Death Valley may appear inhospitable to marijuana cultivation, over the past decade, hundreds of acres of marijuana have been illegally cultivated in the park.
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Park rangers in California recently discovered a remote, 40-acre illegal grow-op in Jail Valley that has caused irreparable damage to the area and prompted officials to close down the site to public access as a safety precaution.
The grow site in Death Valley National Park was spotted in the rarely visited canyon on the western side of the Panamint Mountains, notes a statement from the National Park Service (NPS).
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The authorities say carbofuran one of the most toxic carbamate pesticides and other dangerous chemicals have been found previously at grow sites in the park. The grow sites “significantly damage and destroy the park’s natural and cultural resources by introducing pesticides, land clearing, poaching and waterway modifications,” the statement notes.
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