Just a few hundred yards from Columbia Land Trust’s main office at Fort Vancouver lies the Confluence Land Bridge, where art, nature, and infrastructure combine to celebrate the Indigenous people who have stewarded this land since time immemorial. Lined with native plants and basalt columns carved with indigenous artwork, the 40-foot-wide pedestrian bridge arcs over Washington State Route 14, connecting the historic fort with the north bank of the Columbia River. The Welcome Gate by artist Lillian Pitt (Wasco, Yakima, Warm Springs) greets visitors, just as the Chinook people welcome a visitor arriving by canoe. The Land Bridge is one...

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