The construction crews and land defenders have moved on. Lochiel remains, but it will never be the same.
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Border wall passes Lochiel and protest encampment disperses
Border wall construction moves westward past Lochiel as activists disband camp.
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Tensions remain high at border-wall construction site in San Rafael Valley
Tensions remain high near Lochiel as activists, who refer to themselves as “land protectors,” continue their protest against border-wall construction and Border Patrol agents continue to flex their muscle in the aftermath of Monday’s toppling of the last “grandmother” cottonwood and incursion on the activists’ encampment on private land.
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Three days in Lochiel: Life, death and rebirth
A grandmother tree, an encampment of ‘land defenders,’ a border wall and a sizable force of Border Patrol agents made for a volatile mix this week at the U.S.-Mexico border in Lochiel.
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‘Grandmother’ is no more, but resistance continues
The protest to save the last ‘grandmother’ cottonwood in Lochiel came to an end Monday after Border Patrol agents cleared the way for its removal, but activists say the resistance is only more emboldened.
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Activists schedule ‘Day of Action’ on Oct. 4 in Lochiel as Forest Service issues closure order
Border-wall protests continue in the Lochiel area as the U.S. Forest Service closes off a strip of borderland ‘to protect public health and safety.’
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Momentum, resistance builds in fight to save Lochiel’s grandmother cottonwood
As construction of the 30-foot-high steel bollard border wall system continues through the San Rafael Valley, a growing group of activists staging a tree-sit to save a “grandmother” cottonwood say they are”not going anywhere.”
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Students Put Finishing Touches on Lochiel Schoolhouse Project
The restored Lochiel schoolhouse has been reborn as a historic site, paying tribute to the Valley’s past.