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  • We made a COVID-19 memorial in the ashes of a Joshua tree forest

    We made a COVID-19 memorial in the ashes of a Joshua tree forest

    Miles W. Griffis

    Despite nearly 1.3 million deaths and counting, there is still not a national memorial for the pandemic. Our informal memorial in the middle of the Mojave Desert is one small way to remember those we’ve lost so far. Read more…

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