Artist Maya Lin and the Confluence Project were attracted to this site partly by a large environmental restoration project near the delta, and the planning that was underway to remove a dam from the river. With the involvement of the Confluence Project, an additional five hundred acres has been restored as native habitat. A new trail leads through the newly restored area, leading to an elliptical bird blind designed by Lin. A couple of people at a time can be camouflaged inside the bird blind, and enjoy looking out from an elevated platform several feet above ground level.

Two hundred years earlier, the Corps of Discovery had noted the great numbers of birds at the delta. Lin designed the wooden slats of the bird blind to be carved with the names of all the bird and animal species noted by the Corps of Discovery during their entire journey. While inside the blind, visitors might reflect on this record of wildlife diversity while observing any birds nearby.