Bulldozing the Beauty of Big Bend: What's at Stake in Trump's Border Wall Expansion Recent footage of bulldozers plowing through the Santa Elena Canyon in Big Bend national park has sparked widespread outrage and concern about the Trump administration's border wall expansion.
The image of heavy machinery desecrating one of the most iconic stretches of this Texas wilderness is devastating. Big Bend, a 800,000 acre expanse of Chihuahuan desert, is not just any national park.
It's a crown jewel of public lands in Texas, attracting millions of visitors each year with its rugged beauty and unique ecosystems.