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Border wall could affect wetlands in Presidio

The Trump administration's proposed border wall would cut through wetlands that were created by a farmer along the border in Presidio, across from the Mexican city of Ojinaga.

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Ordered under the George W. Bush administration, a controversial and incomplete border wall along the Rio Grande River in South Texas has had environmental and cultural impacts.
Credit: Callie Richmond for The Texas Tribune

The Trump administration's proposed border wall would cut through wetlands that were created by a farmer along the border in Presidio, across from the Mexican city of Ojinaga. (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)

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