Geary Hund, the executive director of the Mojave Desert Land Trust, said any weight on a Joshua tree could damage it.

Geary Hund, the executive director for the Mojave Desert Land Trust, warned that Joshua trees have shallow root systems that can be easily damaged by additional weight.

Cyrus has since turned the comments off on her posts, but Mojave-Desert Land Trust executive director Geary Hund told USA Today in a statement that Joshua trees have a shallow root system and that additional weight can damage its branches.

In a statement from the Mojave Desert Land Trust, Executive Director Geary Hund said Joshua trees have a shallow root system and that additional weight can damage tree branches.

With staffers from the Bureau of Land Management and the Mojave Desert Land Trust leading the way, I found gorgeous patches of lupine, desert dandelions and shrubby creosote — with no one else in sight. This is a great place for four-wheelers to take off on dirt roads in search of blooms.

Geary Hund, executive director of the Mojave Desert Land Trust, calledthe legislation "a huge win for conservation.''