SAFCA :: Sacramento Regional Flood Control Agency

Scientific research funded by California Department of Water Resources (DWR) and SAFCA includes:

         •  Tree Root Architecture in Levees (UC Davis)

         •  Slurry Cut-off Walls and Roots (HDR, Inc.) (Part 1)   (Part 2)

         •  Slope Stability and Roots (UC Berkeley)

         •  Tree Windthrow and Levees (University of Georgia)

         •  Burrowing Mammal Habitat Associations (UC Davis)

         •  Mammal Burrow Dimensions (UC Davis)

         •  Mammal Burrow Extents in California Levees (UC Berkeley)

         •  Influence of Vegetation on Levee Past Performance (URS Corp.)

         •  CLVRP Fall 2011 Informational Circular #2

         •  CLVRP ERDC Research Report Synopsis

         •  California Future Levee Vegetation Research Needs

DWR maintains a website on levee vegetation with a timeline, news items, and additional technical and policy reports. (Click here to go to DWR's Levee Vegetation Website)