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Sandy River Delta

 Sub-Series
Identifier: 5

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

This series consists of material related to planning and construction of the public art installations including designs, site plans, correspondence, contracts, and financial records. There are also eleven oversize models of the sites.

Dates

  • Creation: 2000-2013

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research. Series 3 and Series 5 contain unprocessed born-digital files on CDs, MiniDisks, Betacam SX, and VHS. Unprocessed content includes files from Confluence in the Schools, Confluence in the Classroom projects, recorded interviews, and footage from sites. For more information, please contact the Archives.

Historical Note

Sandy River Delta lies outside Troutdale, Oregon, and was home primarily to the Clackamas tribe. Lin selected this location, in part, because it provided a narrative of successful ecological rejuvenation. The Sandy River Delta Dam, built in the 1930s, was removed in 2013, reconnecting the Sandy and Columbia Rivers. There is also an ongoing riparian reforestation program of 17 acres in and around the river that includes a mix of native trees and shrubs. The site includes a bird blind, which has an elliptical structure approximately twelve-feet in diameter. It is perched on the precipice of the river’s original channel which will gradually be redirected now that the dam is gone. Inside, the wooden slats of the bird blind are ten-feet tall and engraved with a list of those species observed and recorded by William Clark. The text is oriented vertically and lists 134 birds and animals, the date encountered, common name, scientific name, and their current ecological status. Planning and construction of the site lasted from 2002 to 2008.

Extent

From the Series: 46.65 Linear Feet (10 boxes, 16 tubes, 11 oversize models)

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the Whitman College and Northwest Archives Repository

Contact:
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Walla Walla WA 99362 United States
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