Stanton Bird Club members gathered Sept. 25 for their annual meeting and 100th anniversary year of Thorncrag. The event was highlighted by the dedication of a volunteer monument at the height of land at Thorncrag, which is also the highest point of land in Lewiston. From left are board President Jeri Maurer, volunteer Lew McCarthy, and retiring volunteer land steward Gary Maurer. Daniel J. Marquis photo
Members of the Stanton Bird Club gathered Sept. 25 for their annual meeting at the Anthony Fireplace in Thorncrag Nature Sanctuary in Lewiston to celebrate the 100th anniversary year of Thorncrag.
The occasion was highlighted by the dedication of a volunteer monument at the height of land at Thorncrag, which is also the highest point of land in the city, according to a news release from Jeri Maurer, president of the Stanton Bird Club Board of Directors.
The monument was designed by Lew McCarthy, a volunteer with the bird club, and is a tribute to the hundreds of volunteers who have donated thousands of hours in stewardship and education at Thorncrag.
The plaque embedded in the monument reads, ”At this, the highest point in Lewiston (516 feet, 2 inches) the Stanton Bird Club gratefully honors all volunteers, past, present and future who have made and continue to make Thorncrag Nature Sanctuary a special place, open to all.”
As part of this anniversary year, five new benches have also been placed at Thorncrag due to the generosity of the club’s membership as well as other community members.
Other activities at the meeting included an auction of a quilt created by former Quiltessentials owner Betsy Dorr, a talk about the trees of Thorncrag by Master Naturalist Pam Davis-Green, as well as special recognition for Gary Maurer, who is retiring in his role for the bird club.
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