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People line up at Martin Park in downtown Fresno on a cloudy day to receive food. Photo taken by Israel Cardona Hernández.
Fresno once had the worst concentration of poverty in the country. Have things changed?
Using heavy equipment, River Partners has been strategically punching holes into and removing sections of an old and unused levee system to restore a long-disconnected section of the San Joaquin River’s floodplain. After the levee breaches are complete, the San Joaquin River will rise during periods of heavy rain to flood the restored area.
Courtesy of River Partners
A restoration project in Merced County is removing an old levee to reconnect the San Joaquin River with its historic floodplain.