Field Guide: Vancouver Land Bridge
We are excited to share the launch of a family centered Field Guide for the Confluence Vancouver Land Bridge, as part of an ongoing partnership on educational material for Confluence art landscape sites along the Columbia River system.
Confluence is a nonprofit with the mission of connecting folks to the history, living cultures, and ecology of the Columbia River system through Indigenous voices. The nonprofit works through six art landscapes, educational programs, and public gatherings in collaboration with northwest tribes, communities, and the celebrated artist Maya Lin.
The latest Field Guides feature the Land Bridge, designed by Johnpaul Jones, with sculptures by artist Lillian Pitt (Wasco, Yakima, Warm Springs), located in Vancouver, WA. This project is designed to guide you through the experience and prompt thinking about changes to the landscape. It includes five pages of prompts, activities, and quotes to engage with the space as you experience the Vancouver Land Bridge.
The pages include the following features:
Map that includes the key features of the Vancouver Land Bridge
Circle of Connection page created to encourage slowing down as you begin your engagement with the space. Activities in this Field Guide also invite families to consider their own roles as stewards of the space.
A page on the “River of Change” focusing on past, present, and future efforts to protect and restore the space.
Page dedicated to engaging more closely with the site’s features, history, and details.
A credits and gratitude page.