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One Man’s Quest to Reforest the Rio Grande Valley
The Tamaulipan thorn forest once covered 1 million acres on both sides of the US-Mexico border. Restoring even a fraction of ...
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The Rio Grande Valley was once covered in forest. One man is trying to bring it back.
“We have to look for other creative ways [to address flooding] besides digging trenches and extending drainage systems ... winners? Trees like Texas ebony and mesquite that have thorns to protect them ...
Where the border wall ends, wildlife survives. Advocates fear losses if the gaps close
The first Trump administration built long segments of steel wall on Arizona's border. Conservationists fear wildlife will ...
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A ‘thorn forest’ once covered 1 million acres in the Rio Grande Valley. This man is trying to bring it back
The winners? Trees like Texas ebony and mesquite that have thorns to protect them from munching animals and long roots to tap moisture deep within the earth. Guayacan and snake eye, two species ...
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Where the border wall ends, wildlife survives. Advocates fear losses if the gaps close
“It’s going to change the function of the system.” 'This is our home ... resulting in a tangle of trees and roots that Gordon described as “a green wall.” Essential environmental ...