Talk:McKinney Roughs Nature Park

Did you know nomination

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The result was: promoted by DirtyHarry991 talk 00:29, 25 January 2024 (UTC)

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• ... that McKinney Roughs Nature Park houses an archaeological site dating back to the Archaic Period, approximately 2,100 years ago? Source: "McKinney Roughs is a remarkably well-preserved site that was frequented by prehistoric campers in the final stages of the Archaic period. On at least three occasions from about 2100 to 850 years ago, prehistoric peoples camped on the knoll for brief periods of time while hunting and gathering mussels from the river, deer from the forest edge, and a variety of wild plants." (Texas Beyond History)
• ALT2 ... that McKinney Roughs Nature Park has an unusual convergence of four distinct ecosystems? Source: "McKinney Roughs, an 1,100-acre nature park sitting on the Lower Colorado River, is home to four distinct ecosystems and hundreds of diverse plant and animal species." ... "Characteristics of four Texas regions -- Post Oak Savannah, Blackland Prairie, East Texas Piney Woods, and Central Texas Plateau -- converge to create an unusual blend of natural resources at McKinney Roughs Nature Park." (Statesman) (LCRA)
• ALT3 ... that McKinney Roughs Nature Park and the broader Lost Pines forest provide habitat for over 250 bird species? "Birding enthusiasts are invited to join the fourth annual Lost Pines Christmas Bird Count at McKinney Roughs Nature Park and have the chance to spot dozens of species of birds ranging from the green kingfisher to the American bald eagle ... The Lost Pines area is prime bird habitat, with about 250 of the more than 630 species of birds seen across Texas making their homes in the Lost Pines region. (Statesman)
• ALT4 ... that pre-historic artifacts found at McKinney Roughs Nature Park were uniquely preserved due to flood sediments? Source: "The archeological site developed under relatively rare circumstances: materials left behind by these small prehistoric groups were quickly covered by fine flood sediments that sealed and preserved the site much as it was when the occupants walked away for the last time." (Texas Beyond History)
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Created by Morogris (talk). Self-nominated at 18:04, 31 December 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/McKinney Roughs Nature Park; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.

Detailed interesting article, on plenty of fine sources, no copyvio obvious. I like ALT3 best, for the birds, but ALT2 and ALT4 are also fine. ALT4 is more interesting than the original, I think. - A few points for the article:

• I think that the map in the infobox shows detail at the town level, while a reader may not even have understood that it is in Texas.
• I'd replace the See also section by linking to these two things further up.
• I think the details about what the bunkhouse offers are not needed.
• I think the list of trails is too much of a good thing.
• I'd love images!!

I think the article has GA potential. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:07, 18 January 2024 (UTC)

• @Gerda Arendt: Thank you for the thorough review! I've done several of your suggestions. I'm not an expert with maps but I did request one from our map creators here several weeks ago. I'll see how I can integrate the See also articles into the text should I nominate this for GA. Thank you! Morogris (✉ • ✎) 16:02, 18 January 2024 (UTC)