Protesters occupy 200-year-old tree at US-Mexico border to stop its destruction: ‘She’s our Statue of Liberty’
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Key context: <p>Demonstrators stage ‘tree sit’ in Arizona town to stop felling of ancient cottonwood grove to make way for border wall</p><p>Protesters are staging a “tree sit” in a tiny <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/arizona">Arizona</a> town to prevent the destruction of a grove of ancient cottonwood trees as federal contractors race to build a row of two 30ft walls along the border with Sonora, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/mexico">Mexico</a>.</p><p>The gathering ramped up last week in the town of Lochiel, in the remote San Rafael valley of south-east Arizona. On 27 July, contractors working for Fisher Sand and Gravel <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DbY-6HcJbIB/">crushed three of the largest cottonwoods with excavators</a>.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/04/protesters-occupy-tree-us-mexico-border">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
Demonstrators stage ‘tree sit’ in Arizona town to stop felling of ancient cottonwood grove to make way for border wallProtesters are staging a “tree sit” in a tiny Arizona town to prevent the destruction of a grove of ancient cottonwood trees as federal contractors race to build a row of two 30ft walls along the border with Sonora, Mexico.The gathering ramped up last week in the town of Lochiel, in the remote San Rafael valley of south-east Arizona. On 27 July, contractors working for Fisher Sand and Gravel crushed three of the largest cottonwoods with excavators. Continue reading...
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