Few people realize that some of the fiercest battles shaping our landscapes are fought not in the open, but along the winding lines of earth and concrete that hold back rivers—levees. Imagine a silent ...

Within a few years slaves are put to work clearing land on the natural levee the French have selected for the town. Surveyors lay down a grid pattern of streets of some 40 blocks, with drainage ...

That brought much-needed nutrients to fish and wildlife and laid down rich natural levees of soil where oak trees can grow. “It was a beautifully balanced system,” says Greg Guirard ...

Construction for a project to reinforce part of the levee along the Sutter Bypass ... agendas than helping Americans affected by natural disasters." "Those are very unfortunate and incorrect ...