The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is working on a project to do just that, but in the process, trees and other vegetation will have to be wiped out.
"The amount of riparian vegetation that's been removed in the last 50 years is amazing. We're down to less than 10 percent of what we had 50 years ago," said Pete Spaulding with American River Trees.
"We studied it. We wrote up a report. We sent it to Congress, and they've ordered us to do this," said Colonel Chad Caldwell with the Corps.
"I live by the river. I understand I'm at risk for flooding," said concerned resident Jacqueline Delu. "The river itself and the trees and the plants and animals who live there have no voice."
"We know that there needs to be work done to prevent erosion along the parkway. We're challenging the designs that have been chosen and construction methods that have been chosen," Spaulding said.
"It's all using vegetation to control erosion and to stabilize banks," Spaulding said.
American River Trees did not agree with the final document presented at Friday's board meeting. They are asking for more thorough studies, citing the few old-growth heritage oak trees on the chopping block.
But American River Trees says taking out the trees now will add to the crisis surrounding our climate.
A final date for a vote by the board has not been reached yet, but is expected soon. If the project is approved, the work could begin as early as this fall.
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