News Archive
September 19, 2011
Civilian Conservation Corps
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... more >
September 12, 2011
Site Updates: Chief Timothy and Celilo
What a busy summer! Many behind-the-scenes events have kept Confluence Project staff members on their toes this season. Primarily, we continue to raise funds to build the two remaining sites:... more >
May 4, 2011
Gorge Arts & Culture Discovery Month
The Sandy River Delta is the place to be on Saturday morning, May 21, 2011. The Confluence Project and Friends of the Sandy River Delta will participate in the... more >
March 15, 2011
Confluence Project invites artists to submit Celilo Park RFQs
Confluence Project invites local artists, architects, and/or designers living in Oregon or Washington, and members of the four treaty tribes at Celilo (Umatilla, Warm Springs, Yakama, and Nez Perce), to... more >
Sneak preview attracts 300 to Vancouver Land Bridge
November 17, 2007
Three hundred Vancouver-area residents turned out on a drizzly Friday afternoon, November 16, 2007, for their first steps on the Vancouver Land Bridge. “This bridge is an icon in our community,” Vancouver Mayor Royce Pollard said in a front-page story in The Columbian.
Three artists involved in the project were on hand to talk informally about their concepts: Johnpaul Jones, lead architect and designer for the Vancouver Land Bridge and Interpretive Trail; René Senos, a key contributor to the native landscape architecture and design; Lillian Pitt, Pacific Northwest Native American artist whose work at the site includes the Welcome Gate and Sculpture Baskets. Another artist contributing to the site is Peter Attila Andrusko, a master artisan who is creating a 400-pound stone circle.
The bridge is again closed while further work is completed. It will be fully accessible and a dedication is expected to be held in mid-2008. Watch for more information in coming months.
