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A new art project aimed at raising awareness for the conservation and restoration of the Sandy River Basin will debut in the Pearl District next week. According to the Western Rivers Conservancy site:

A group of 52-inch-long salmon will be placed at sponsored locations throughout the Portland metropolitan area from July through October 2007. Each fish will be molded out of fiberglass, mounted on a steel rod and locked to a secure base. A school of smaller salmon (24 inches) will travel around the region in an educational display.

The fish will be unveiled July 5, 2007, for First Thursday at Jamison Square in Portland's Pearl District. From here, the fish will start their summer display and migration around the region. In October, we'll culminate the project with a celebration and auction to benefit the Sandy River.

The Sandy Post also wrote about the project, along with a listing for the numerous Portland sites to check out these swimming works of art. The Pearl will be home to many of them between July 6 - Oct. 3:
1. Whole Foods, 1210 N.W. Couch St.
2. Hoyt Realty Group, 1130 N.W. 10th Ave.
3. Natural Capital Center, 721 N.W. Ninth Ave.
4. Sip & Kranz, 901 N.W .10th Ave.
5. Caplan Art Design - 1129 N.W. 11th Ave.
6. REI, 1405 N.W. Johnson St.
7. Lawrence Gallery, 903 N.W. Davis St.