Trump's border wall construction near Big Bend National Park in Arizona has threatened a 200-year-old cottonwood tree known locally as the "grandmother" tree. Construction crews felled three neighboring trees, and an activist has begun a tree-sit protest to protect the remaining tree from being cut down.
Background
The US-Mexico border wall has been a contentious political project since the Trump administration, with ongoing construction despite legal and environmental challenges.
- Source
- The Verge
- Published
- Aug 18, 2026 at 12:30 AM
- Score
- 5.0 / 10