The Sandy River installation, dedicated in August 2008, consists of an elliptical bird blind where the Sandy River meets the Columbia River near Troutdale, Oregon. The bird blind allows visitors to be immersed in the history of native species. A mile-long, maintained nature trail takes you to a 150-yard ramp that leads to the bird blind. The Confluence Project partly chose to build the installation at this site because it was already part of a National Forest Service riparian reforestation program that aims to replant native vegetation and repair naturally occurring wetlands. Previously, the region was actively managed and formed by generations of Native people from the Shahala, Nechacolee, and Skillute villages. The structure is made with slats of local black locust wood, each slat giving information about the birds, amphibians, and mammals that were recorded by the Corps of Discovery. The information includes the date the animal was first recorded by Lewis and Clark, their name for the animal, the common name for the species as we know it today, the scientific name, and its current status (species of concern, endangered, extinct, recovered, or flourishing). The quiet site provides a space for viewers to be surrounded by nature while learning about the animals that inhabited the region 200 years ago and recognize the impact that humans have had on the environment.