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PHOTOS: Arizona cottonwood trees in the path of U.S.-Mexico border wall
PHOTOS: Arizona cottonwood trees in the path of U.S.-Mexico border wall
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Banners on trees on the Mexican side of the border in Lochiel, Arizona, a tiny town where contractors are currently working on two steel bollard walls that will run parallel to each other. (Alisa Reznick / KJZZ)
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Pieces of a cottonwood lay along the side of the road at the U.S.-Mexico border near Nogales, Arizona, in July 2026 after being chopped down earlier in the week by contractors. (Alisa Reznick / KJZZ)
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Kate Scott poses for a photo in front of the last remaining cottonwood tree from grove at the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona in July 2026. (Alisa Reznick / KJZZ)
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