Wikipedia:WikiProject Wyoming/Yellowstone task force

The WikiProject Wyoming Yellowstone task force focuses on improving articles related to Yellowstone National Park, including geography, geology, history and people. See Category:Yellowstone for the list of existing articles.

Tasks

• Geothermal features - Add or expand articles relating to geothermal features in Yellowstone.

• Create new articles for notable features (see the Geyser Article Guideline for a handy template).
• Expand existing articles; add {{Infobox spring}} and pictures
• Join the discussion about geothermal feature notability on the talk page

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• Images are required for the following geothermal features included in the List of Yellowstone geothermal features. Please upload images to Wikimedia Commons and update the article page with the image. Remove the name from this list when an image has been obtained:

• A-0 Geyser
• Artesia Geyser
• Atomizer Geyser
• Baby Daisy Geyser
• Beach Geyser - Article required
• Bellefontaine Geyser - Article required
• Botryoidal Spring
• Box Spring
• Brilliant Pool
• Bronze Geyser - Article required
• Butterfly Spring - Article required
• Catfish Geyser - Article required
• Cauliflower Geyser - Article required
• Chain Lake Group - Article required
• Chimney Cone - Article required
• Churn Geyser - Article required
• Constant Geyser -Article required
• Coral Geyser - Article required
• Dilemma Geyser
• Flood Geyser - Article required
• Infant Geyser - Article required
• Jewel Geyser- Article required
• King Geyser- Article required
• Labial Geyser
• Lioness Geyser - Article required
• Little Cub Geyser - Article required
• Midget Geyser - Article required
• Model Geyser - Article required
• Mud Geyser - Article required
• Narcissus Geyser
• Pink Geyser
• Rocket Geyser - Article required
• Rosette Geyser - Article required
• Semi-Centenial Geyser - Article required
• Shield Geyser - Article required
• Snort Geyser - Article required
• Spa Geyser - Article required
• Spindle Geyser
• West Sprinkley Geyser - Article required
• Whistle Geyser - Article required
• Whistler Geyser - Article required
• Young Hopeful Geyser

• Geographic features Add and improve articles about the following mountains, rivers and lakes
  • Shoshone Lake - Created 2010-01-01, needs angling related images
  • Lewis Lake (Wyoming)
  • Heart Lake (Wyoming) - Created 2010-01-01, needs angling related images
  • Bechler River - Created 2010-01-26, needs images
  • Soda Butte Creek - Created 2009-12-16, needs angling related images
  • Grebe Lake - Created 2009-12-16, needs angling related images
  • Trout Lake (Wyoming) - Created 2009-12-17, needs angling related images
• History

• Add and improve articles about Yellowstone history including notable biographies.

• • Frank Jay Haynes (1st Official Park Photographer) (created 2009-12-4)
  • Jack Ellis Haynes (Son of F.J. Haynes and Park Photographer)
  • Yellowstone Heritage and Research Center
  • Aubrey L. Haines (1914-2000) - Pre-imminent park historian
  • Yellowstone Historic Center - Travel history of the park in West Yellowstone
  • John W. Meldrum - 1st Commissioner of Yellowstone - Created 2009-12-30
  • Canyon Hotel
  • Fountain Hotel
  • Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel
  • Henry Bird Calfee - Noted Yellowstone photographer
  • Expeditions and the protection of Yellowstone (1869-1890) - Created 2010-04-16
• Yellowstone Advocacy Organizations

• Add or improve articles on these and other organzations that advocate for and educate others on Yellowstone National Park

• • Yellowstone Association
  • Yellowstone Park Foundation
  • Greater Yellowstone Coalition (needs improvement)

Members

Active participants

rando 02:30, 24 August 2021 (UTC)

U.S.Yellowstone Task Force

To do tasks

Here are some tasks awaiting attention: Cleanup : Yellowstone task force articles needing attention Geographical coordinates : Yellowstone task force articles missing geocoordinate data Infobox : Yellowstone task force articles needing infoboxes Stubs : Stub-Class Yellowstone task force articles Other : *Unreferenced: Unreferenced Yellowstone task force articles Place the {{WikiProject United States|class=|importance=|WY=Yes|WY-importance=|Yellowstone=Yes|Yellowstone-importance=}} banner into Yellowstone task force related articles and assess

Wikipedia resources

• Use Template:Infobox hot spring for all geothermal features.
• Add all articles to Category:Yellowstone or one of the sub categories
• Review the Bibliography of Yellowstone National Park when researching Yellowstone related articles.
• Category:Yellowstone navigational boxes - The following navigational templates have been incorporated into a great many Yellowstone related articles. When creating new articles, modify and include the appropriate navigational template.
  • Template:Lake (Yellowstone)
  • Template:Mammoth Hot Springs
  • Template:Tower Roosevelt
  • Template:Lower Midway
  • Template:Upper Geyser Basin

External resources

• The Montana State database of thermal features is an excellent and reliable resource. If you wish to use cite it, you can use the {{cite ynprcn}} template for convenience.
• Images and other media at Wikimedia Commons.
• "Yellowstone Park Science Bibliographic Database". Washington State University. Retrieved 2009-11-14.
• "Greater Yellowstone Bibliography". University of Wyoming Libraries. Retrieved 2009-11-14.