Palo Alto is about to get a first-of-a-kind solution to a major problem.

A horizontal levee is being built in the Palo Alto Baylands to restore habitat and improve the quality of the water flowing into the Bay – all meant to address the climate crisis.

Save The Bay volunteers spent Wednesday planting native species in a patch of dirt in the Palo Alto Baylands.

These volunteers say they recognize this project could be a game changer for the environment. The City of Palo Alto has constructed an underground horizontal levee here.

“This is an innovative way to improve water quality to the bay to protect our infrastructure and create a habitat for species in this area,” said Caitlin Sweeney, director of San Francisco Estuary Partnership.

Once the project is completed next year, treated was

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