Art: Bronze Eagle

In 2002, former Standley Lake Park Ranger Christopher Romer created and gifted the "Messenger" to celebrate the opening of the Standley Lake Nature Center. This piece was constructed by creating a mold, pouring the wax, “chasing” the wax, creating a ceramic shell, dewaxing and pouring the metal, sandblasting the cast metal, welding all the pieces together, chasing the metal, applying the patina and mounting it to the base.

The “Messenger” signifies and highlights the importance of the bald eagle’s relationship with the park. A mating pair of bald eagles began nesting at Standley Lake in 1993.