At Big Bend National Park, bulldozers begin clearing pristine desert land for border barrier work

John Rakowitz waves a ‘Don’t tread on Big Bend’ flag at a rally at Big Bend National Park, a pristine pocket of the West Texas border where the federal government is looking to build patrol roads, vehicle barriers and surveillance systems.

John Rakowitz waves a ‘Don’t tread on Big Bend’ flag at a rally at Big Bend National Park, a pristine pocket of the West Texas border where the federal government is looking to build patrol roads, vehicle barriers and surveillance systems. Carlos Morales/For NPR

Carlos Morales/For NPR

BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, Texas – At the foot of Santa Elena Canyon – perhaps the most iconic and photographed stretch of Big Bend National Park – Joan

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