Confluence Project

Artist, architect, and environmentalist Maya Lin may be best known for designing the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., which was completed in 1982.

Did you know that among her many other works, she contributed to the 438-mile-long Confluence Project in Oregon and Washington? Confluence, through six art landscapes, connects people to the history, living cultures, and ecology of the Columbia River system through the voices of the area’s Indigenous peoples.

Five sites are completed at this time: Cape Disappointment State Park, Vancouver Land Bridge, Sandy River Delta, Sacajawea State Park, and Chief Timothy Park. A future project is planned at the site of the roaring water of Celilo Falls, near The Dalles, Oregon.

In this short video, Maya Lin discusses her work with the Confluence Project, and how she views the valuable contributions of Lewis and Clark: https://www.confluenceproject.org/library-post/maya-lin/

The Confluence Project website is an outstanding resource to learn more about the historical, ecological, and cultural aspects of this region. You’ll find plenty to read along with dozens of high quality videos. Go to: www.confluenceproject.org.