Confluences Inc Confluence Project

“Confluence does not recognize and capitalize its collections. The following are the sites as of december 31, 2015: * cape disappointment state park - at this site, lewis and clark found what they were looking for, the point where the columbia river meets the majestic pacific ocean. Their journey's endpoint is where the confluence project's work began. * fort vancouver national site - land bridge offers a curving walkway over a railroad and highway, to reconnect fort vancouver with the riverfront. Scenic overlooks, expanses of native prairie, and artworks shape the path on the bridge. The bridge structure is owned by washington state and is maintained by the city of vancouver and the state of washington. * sandy river delta - a pathway leads through a newly restored landscape to an elliptical bird blind. Names of birds and animals recorded by the corps of discovery are carved into the structure's locust-wood slats. * celilo park - celilo falls was a sacred site for many native peoples, who gathered there for fishing and get-togethers. Artist maya lin has been in dialogue with tribes about an installation marking its loss by flooding from the dalles dam. * sacajawea state park - seven "story circles" envisioned by artist maya lin are large rings of basalt rock, some raised and others set into the ground. Themes from native culture emerge through text and images of native plants, fish and animals sandblasted into the rock circles. * chief timothy state park - on an island in the snake river, artist maya lin has designed a large stone-rimmed earthwork, sculpted from a natural amphitheater. A nez perce blessing ceremony, performed here in 2005, inspired its shape. Critical to preserving and maintaining each site is observing conditions and problem solving, as follows: * create a manual with maintenance and preservation protocols for each location * provide this manual to all team members and provide stewardship training * regularly monitor the site per the suggested schedule * keep an observation log to document site conditions * photograph the site twice annually. Keep photos with the observation log. * respond promptly to mitigate conditions as they arise as of december 31, 2015 no items were given away, damaged, destroyed, lost, or otherwise decreased during this period.”

“The endowment fund was established to fund necessary repairs, maintenance, improvements and replacement of the six confluence project sites, featuring art by maya lin. These sites are: cape disappointment state park, vancouver land bridge, sandy river delta, sacajawea state park, chief timothy park and celilo park.”