News Archive
May 12, 2010
Creating an archive for enduring access
In 2002, Confluence Project set out to inspire the future preservation of our cultural and natural resources. This summer will see the completion of the fourth of seven planned installations—the... more >
March 1, 2010
Interpretive Panels Exhibit at Cape Disappointment
The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission is seeking public comment through March 31 on the new "Gaia in Your Backyard" interpretive panels on display at the Lewis and... more >
December 9, 2009
Awards for Waterfront Excellence
Each year The Waterfront Center recognizes projects from across the globe for their contributions to waterfront development excellence. This year, Confluence Project garnered the Center's highest awards at The Waterfront... more >
December 8, 2009
Sacajawea Update
Confluence Project prepares to enter the construction phase at Sacajawea. Due to seasonal conditions, construction has been rescheduled to occur at the beginning of March 2010. While waiting to break... more >
Celilo Park artwork revealed
May 1, 2007
Maya Lin has completed a model of the artwork for Celilo Park, near The Dalles, Oregon. The work will take the shape of a simple wooden arc inspired by the iconic fishing platforms where Indians, using lines, spears and long-poled dip nets, risked their lives to catch salmon in the turbulent water of the falls. Celilo Falls was an important gathering place for Northwest Native Americans for 10,000 years before its inundation in 1957 by The Dalles Dam.
The model shows a gentle ramp that, when completed, will span 300 feet and take the viewer from land to a point cantilevered over the water. Text set in the ramp will chronicle the history of the falls, from a geologic description of its formation, to accounts of its existence in both mythic and oral histories of the tribes who inhabited the area, to Lewis and Clark’s accounts, to the poignant testimonies of the tribes who protested the dam. The final text, at water’s edge, will describe the lost sound of the falls.
Construction of the site is targeted to begin in 2010.
