River Discovery Center Construction Photo Archive
Gallery 4 - June 12, 2002

The Concrete work is nearly complete on the River Discovery Center. Creating a foundation capable of housing both the sheer mass and intricate water pipe accessibility is a daunting task for the designers, contractors, and construction workers. With this huge portion of the project nearly out of the way, the framework for the museum may very well spring up very quickly this summer. Watch for a lot of very viable progress on the structure in the coming months. One sad note to report. A large old tree growing right next to the buildings foundation has to be removed for safety reasons. Despite great efforts to preserve the beautiful old tree which was hoped to be a living part of the wetlands portion of the museum, the age and root system of the tree were found to be a significant risk to the museum. The tree can be seen in the image below labeled "Old Tree."

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