Years of rumbling dump trucks and backhoes placing 2.75 million tons of rock “armor” along nearly a dozen miles of riverbank is an unpleasant thought for many who bike, jog, fish, bird-watch, golf, boat and swim along the lower American River Parkway. But to demonstrate why officials currently are planning for some version of that … Continue reading Levee ‘armoring’ along the American River Parkway draws concerns