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Activists climb rare Arizona cottonwood to shield it from Trump border wall construction

Activists climb rare Arizona cottonwood to shield it from Trump border wall construction

Feed excerpt — reported by The Hill Politics

Activists are protesting the construction pathway for President Trump’s border wall in Arizona because it would require the removal of an ancient cottonwood tree.  A demonstrator was arrested on Wednesday for trespassing after protesting plans that would include chopping down a Fremont cottonwood tree, estimated to be 200 to 250 years old. Three similar trees…

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