775 Summer Street NE
State Lands Building on August 12, 2007
The State Lands Building, home of Oregon Department of State Lands, was built in 1990. It's brick facade is somewhat unusual among State Buildings in Salem.
Salmon Viewing Terrace on August 12, 2007
Behind the State Lands Building is this Salmon Viewing Terrace overlooking Mill Creek.
View from Salmon Viewing Terrace on August 12, 2007
The Division of State Lands Salmon Viewing Terrace is an Oregon Arts Commission project designed by Tad Savinar with Walker & Macy landscape architects. It was built in 1990 through a donation from Boise Cascade.
Salmon Viewing Terrace Plaque on August 12, 2007
The terrace is associated with the Salmon and Trout Enhancement Program (STEP) demonstration project, built by the Association of Northwest Steelheaders and the Boise Cascade Corporation, in cooperation with the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife. Two quotes are embedded in the pavement:
Inscription at the Salmon Viewing Terrace on August 12, 2007
Even the seasons form
A great circle in their changing
And always come back
To where they were
Black Elk
Inscription at the Salmon Viewing Terrace on August 12, 2007
The essence of geology is this
The top of Mount Everest
Is made of marine limestone
John McPhee
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