# Palo Alto’s Living Levee Blends Nature and Climate Defense | California News

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Podcast: [California News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/california-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7610473)
Published: 2026-09-13T15:52:08+00:00
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Palo Alto just unveiled the Bay Area’s first nature-based horizontal levee in the Baylands Nature Preserve — a $4.6 million eco-engineering marvel that uses marshes and native plants to fight rising seas, restore habitat for endangered species like the salt marsh harvest mouse, and even filter wastewater from Stanford and surrounding cities. Designed to replace rigid concrete barriers, this “living levee” blends climate resilience with biodiversity, thanks to collaboration between local tribes, conservation groups, and city agencies. Part of a $369 million wastewater plant overhaul set to finish by 2028, it’s already drawing national attention as a model for coastal adaptation — proving you can protect communities while healing ecosystems. Listen in comfort: Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Sources: https://sanjosespotlight.com/?p=239724 More coverage & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/76d3d9fa11369973 Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai.

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