News Archive
December 8, 2009
What's been going on at Confluence
New Website! With the earlier launching of Journey Book, Confluence Project decided to update its look and provide a new interface to keep up to date. Check us out now... more >
December 5, 2009
Celilo Park, Near The Dalles, Oregon
Maya Lin's arched walkway at Celilo Park will memorialize the loss of Celilo Falls, one of North America's largest waterfalls which offered life-sustaining salmon and served as a gathering place... more >
October 1, 2009
The story continues at Sacajawea State Park
With her latest Confluence Project artwork, Maya Lin will tell the complex story of what is now Sacajawea State Park, at the confluence of the Snake and Columbia rivers. Seven... more >
August 1, 2008
Number 3 … A dedication of the third completed Confluence Project site, the bird blind at the Sandy River Delta
Take a family-friendly one-mile walk to the completed elliptical bird blind on the quiet, reflective Sandy River Delta. This new sanctuary - rising among the trees at the water’s edge... more >
Civilian Conservation Corps
September 19, 2011
Confluence Project is researching the history of the Northwest's Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) program, which was headquartered at Vancouver Barracks (the present site of the Confluence Land Bridge). If you worked in one of the CCC’s 27 major camps or several hundred temporary work stations between 1933 and 1942 as a CCC enrollee or part of the Forest Service, Army or Navy personnel, we would like to hear from you!
We invite you to tell your story on one of the following dates:
Saturday, October 15 at the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center in The Dalles
or
Saturday, November 12 at the Howard House, Fort Vancouver Historic Reserve in Vancouver
Contact Mary Rose at 360-693-7742 to schedule an interview time and share your photos, stories and mementos.
The Civilian Conservation Corps was a public work relief program that operated from 1933 to 1942 as part of the New Deal. In less than a decade, more than 2.5 million Americans created a lasting heritage throughout the nation and in the Northwest, planting nearly 3 billion trees, building more than 800 parks, updating forest firefighting methods, and creating a network of trails, campsites, roads and conservation practices that have helped preserve our forests and scenic vistas for generations to come.
For more information, visit www.confluenceproject.org or call 360-693-0123.
Web Resources:
Complete list of the CCC major and spike camps in the Northwest: http://www.ccclegacy.org/camp_lists.htm
Federal website for history of the Civilian Conservation Corps: http://www.ccclegacy.org/CCC_brief_history.htm
State-by-state CCC information:
http://cccresources.blogspot.com/2011/02/c.html
Downloads:
Press Packet: (CCC_Press_PDF's.zip 6.3MB)
Press Images: (CCC_Press_Images.zip 26MB)
