Protesters occupy 200-year-old tree at US-Mexico border to stop its destruction: ‘She’s our Statue of Liberty’
The remains of two of three ancient cottonwood trees already felled for the US-Mexico border fence construction in Lochiel, Arizona, on 27 July 2026. Photograph: Rebecca Noble/ReutersView image in fullscreenThe remains of two of three ancient cottonwood trees already felled for the US-Mexico border fence construction in Lochiel, Arizona, on 27 July 2026. On 27 July, contractors working for Fisher Sand and Gravel crushed three of the largest cottonwoods with excavators.Now the group is defending a towering cottonwood.
- ▪The remains of two of three ancient cottonwood trees already felled for the US-Mexico border fence construction in Lochiel, Arizona, on 27 July 2026.
- ▪Photograph: Rebecca Noble/ReutersView image in fullscreenThe remains of two of three ancient cottonwood trees already felled for the US-Mexico border fence construction in Lochiel, Arizona, on 27 July 2026.
- ▪On 27 July, contractors working for Fisher Sand and Gravel crushed three of the largest cottonwoods with excavators.Now the group is defending a towering cottonwood.
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The remains of two of three ancient cottonwood trees already felled for the US-Mexico border fence construction in Lochiel, Arizona, on 27 July 2026. Photograph: Rebecca Noble/ReutersView image in fullscreenThe remains of two of three ancient cottonwood trees already felled for the US-Mexico border fence construction in Lochiel, Arizona, on 27 July 2026. Photograph: Rebecca Noble/ReutersUS-Mexico borderProtesters occupy 200-year-old tree at US-Mexico border to stop its destruction: ‘She’s our Statue of Liberty’Demonstrators stage ‘tree sit’ in Arizona town to stop felling of ancient cottonwood grove to make way for border wallDouglas MainTue 4 Aug 2026 19.20 EDTLast modified on Tue 4 Aug 2026 19.25 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleProtesters are staging a “tree sit” in a tiny Arizona…
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