User:Joycellyy/White Lake Grasslands Protected Area/Bibliography

You will be compiling your bibliography and creating an outline of the changes you will make in this sandbox.

Bibliography

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Bibliography

Avibase.bsc-eoc.org. (2022). White Lake Grasslands Protected Area bird checklist - Avibase - Bird Checklists of the World

https://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/checklist.jsp?region=CAbcos28^[1]

This is an online database of birds that organizes bird taxonomic and distribution data globally. It is published by Denis Lepage, Senior Director, Data Science and Technology at Birds Canada, and the database is updated regularly, so it should be a reliable source.

BC Parks (2003). White Lake Grasslands Protected Area. BC Parks. https://bcparks.ca/white-lake-grasslands-protected-area/^[2]

This is a webpage published by BC Parks, so it should be a reliable source for specific facts. It includes basic information about the topic, so it should be helpful in establishing notability.

BC Parks (2003). White Lake Grasslands Protected Area Map. https://nrs.objectstore.gov.bc.ca/kuwyyf/white_lake_grasslands_protected_area_map_9cd12bc38b.pdf^[3]

This is a map published by BC Parks, so it should be a reliable source for specific facts. It covers some facts about the topic, so it's helpful in establishing notability.

Env. Gov. BC (n.d.) Ponderosa Pine Biogeoclimatic Zone https://www.env.gov.bc.ca/thompson/esd/hab/ponderosa_pine.html^[4]

This is a webpage published by BC Ministry of Environment, so it should be a reliable source for specific facts. It features the core information of the topic, so it's helpful in establishing notability.

Government of Canada (2015-08-19) White-headed Woodpecker (Picoides albolarvatus) https://wildlife-species.canada.ca/bird-status/oiseau-bird-eng.aspx?sY=2014&sL=e&sM=p1&sB=WHWO^[5]

This is a webpage published by the Government of Canada, so it should be a reliable source for a specific fact.

Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection Environmental Stewardship Division (March 2003). "Management Direction statement for White Lake Grasslands Protected Area" (PDF). Okanagan Region. 1 (1): 5.^[6]

This is a webpage published by the Government of Canada, so it should be a reliable source for a specific fact.

PeakVisor (n.d.) White Lake Grasslands Protected Area https://peakvisor.com/park/white-lake-grasslands-protected-area.html^[7]

This is a webpage published by PeakVisor, its database contains a range of detailed information for hiking source from all over the world, so it should be a reliable source for the tourism part (the hiking trails).

UNEP-WCMC (2023). Protected Area Profile for White Lake Grasslands Protected Area from the World Database on Protected Areas, October 2023 https://www.protectedplanet.net/555516301^[8]

This is a webpage published by the UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre, a global biodiversity and nature's centre, so it should be a reliable source. It covers the facts of the topic, so it's helpful in establishing notability.

Hope, G.D.; Lloyd, D.A.; Mitchell, W.R.; Erickson, W.R.; Harper, W.L.; Wikeem, B.M. (1991). "Chapter 9: Ponderosa Pine Zone" (PDF). Ecosystems of British Columbia.

This is a report published by the B.C. Ministry of Forests, describing terrestrial ecosystems of British Columbia within the framework of the British Columbia Ministry of Forests' biogeoclimatic ecosystem classification. Therefore, it should be a reliable source.^[9]

Dawe, Charlottle (2019). "South Okanagan - Similkameen Nation Park Reserve" (PDF). Report (4): 1.

This is a report published by the Wilderness Committee which is registered in 1980 as a non-profit society and federal charity for wildlife preservation. Therefore, it should be a reliable source.^[10]

Destination Canada Business Events KELOWNA IN THE OKANAGAN IS CANADA’S CHERRY CAPITAL.^[11]

This is a webpage published by the Destination Canada, is a Crown Corporation wholly owned by the Government of Canada. It aims to provide a consistent voice for Canada. So it should be a reliable source for the tourism part.

References

^ "White Lake Grasslands Protected Area bird checklist - Avibase - Bird Checklists of the World". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
^ "White Lake Grasslands Protected Area". BC Parks. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
^ "White Lake Grasslands Protected Area Map" (PDF). BC Parks. Retrieved Oct 10, 2023.
^ "Ponderosa Pine Biogeoclimatic zone (PP)". www.env.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
^ ""White-headed Woodpecker (Picoides albolarvatus)"". wildlife-species.canada.ca. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
^ Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection Environmental Stewardship Division (March 2003). "Management Direction statement for White Lake Grasslands Protected Area" (PDF). Okanagan Region. 1 (1): 5. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
^ PeakVisor. "White Lake Grasslands Protected Area". PeakVisor. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
^ "Protected Planet | White Lake Grasslands Protected Area". Protected Planet. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
^ Hope, G.D.; Lloyd, D.A.; Mitchell, W.R.; Erickson, W.R.; Harper, W.L.; Wikeem, B.M. (1991). "Chapter 9: Ponderosa Pine Zone" (PDF). Ecosystems of British Columbia.
^ Dawe, Charlottle (2019). "South Okanagan - Similkameen Nation Park Reserve" (PDF). Report (4): 1.
^ "Kelowna in the Okanagan is Canada's cherry capital". Destination Canada Business Events. Retrieved 2023-10-30.

Outline of proposed changes

Introduction

History and past use of the area

Ecology

Trees, shrubs, forbs and grasses

Birds

Endangered and potential restoration species

Endangered species

Mammals

Amphibians

Reptiles

Insects

Plants

Potential restoration species

Conservation

Climate

Management

Challenges

Tourism

References

Now that you have compiled a bibliography, it's time to plan out how you'll improve your assigned article.

In this section, write up a concise outline of how the sources you've identified will add relevant information to your chosen article. Be sure to discuss what content gap your additions tackle and how these additions will improve the article's quality.

Consider other changes you'll make to the article, including possible deletions of irrelevant, outdated, or incorrect information, restructuring of the article to improve its readability or any other change you plan on making. This is your chance to really think about how your proposed additions will improve your chosen article and to vet your sources even further.

Note: This is not a draft. This is an outline/plan where you can think about how the sources you've identified will fill in a content gap.

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[1] "White Lake Grasslands Protected Area bird checklist - Avibase - Bird Checklists of the World". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2023-10-12.

[2] "White Lake Grasslands Protected Area". BC Parks. Retrieved 2023-10-10.

[3] "White Lake Grasslands Protected Area Map" (PDF). BC Parks. Retrieved Oct 10, 2023.

[4] "Ponderosa Pine Biogeoclimatic zone (PP)". www.env.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 2023-10-12.

[5] ""White-headed Woodpecker (Picoides albolarvatus)"". wildlife-species.canada.ca. Retrieved 2023-10-12.

[6] Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection Environmental Stewardship Division (March 2003). "Management Direction statement for White Lake Grasslands Protected Area" (PDF). Okanagan Region. 1 (1): 5. Retrieved 2023-10-10.

[7] PeakVisor. "White Lake Grasslands Protected Area". PeakVisor. Retrieved 2023-10-12.

[8] "Protected Planet | White Lake Grasslands Protected Area". Protected Planet. Retrieved 2023-10-12.

[9] Hope, G.D.; Lloyd, D.A.; Mitchell, W.R.; Erickson, W.R.; Harper, W.L.; Wikeem, B.M. (1991). "Chapter 9: Ponderosa Pine Zone" (PDF). Ecosystems of British Columbia.

[10] Dawe, Charlottle (2019). "South Okanagan - Similkameen Nation Park Reserve" (PDF). Report (4): 1.

[11] "Kelowna in the Okanagan is Canada's cherry capital". Destination Canada Business Events. Retrieved 2023-10-30.

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