🌍✨ A new type of levee is taking root in Northern California
Why we’re watching: Visitors to the Palo Alto Baylands Nature Preserve, captivated by gliding birds overhead and golden hills across the Bay waters, could be forgiven for failing to notice that the preserve is also home to the Bay’s newest levee. Most levees look like stee…
But this project, though it shares a name, is a different type of infrastructure altogether. 💚
Seeded with over 35 species of native plants, the site is a pilot for what’s known as a horizontal levee, or living levee, blending into the estuary’s natural scenery as it spreads its feet of added height over a longer area. In stark contrast to a tr…
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