Talk:Sitka Sedge State Natural Area

A fact from Sitka Sedge State Natural Area appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 9 February 2020 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Sitka Sedge State Natural Area, a pristine estuary in Oregon, almost became a golf course?

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Did you know nomination[edit]

The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:25, 8 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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... that Sitka Sedge State Natural Area, a pristine estuary in Oregon, was almost a golf course? Source: "...this is one of the most pristine estuaries in Oregon...When the Oregon Parks and Recreation Commission approved the purchase for $1.8 million in June, it was the culmination of a decades-long process by members of the Tierra Del Mar community to conserve an area that almost became a golf course multiple times."
- ALT1:... that for decades, Tierra Del Mar residents successfully opposed golf course development on a pristine estuary that became Oregon's Sitka Sedge State Natural Area? Source: "...this is one of the most pristine estuaries in Oregon... When the Oregon Parks and Recreation Commission approved the purchase for $1.8 million in June, it was the culmination of a decades-long process by members of the Tierra Del Mar community to conserve an area that almost became a golf course multiple times."

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Comment: moved draft to article space 22 January 2020

Created by Grand'mere Eugene (talk). Self-nominated at 20:01, 25 January 2020 (UTC).[reply]

Interesting and well sourced article, plenty long enough, nominated timely. No copyvios found. QPQ done. Both hooks are good; I prefer the original; it is intriguing enough to encourage people to click on the link. Nice work. -- MelanieN (talk) 17:57, 5 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]