Offices for Nonprofit Protecting Local Mountains Close Amid Government Shutdown
The offices for Friends of the Desert Mountains, a nonprofit that partners with the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument, have closed due to the ongoing government shutdown.
The organization has weathered government shutdowns before, but this is the first time they have been unable to continue operations. Their offices are located on federal land at the start of the monument off of Highway 74.
"I think it's probably due to the administration and the rules that are coming down from higher up. And they had they just have to follow what's being directed to them."
Tammy Martin, the nonprofit's Executive Director, explained that the nonprofit does not pay rent or utilities to operate its offices and gift shop at the visitor center because of the close partnership it has with its federal counterparts. That agreement, though, is what led to the closure amid the shutdown.
According to Martin, the timing is detrimental.
Author's summary: Nonprofit closes offices due to government shutdown.
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