User:CtopherL/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Southern California Steelhead DPS

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
(Briefly explain why you chose it, why it matters, and what your preliminary impression of it was.)

I chose to evaluate this article on the Southern California Steelhead trout population as they are currently an endangered indicator species native to where I am from. I have followed their recovery projects since high school when I started fishing as some of my local spots were closed for old dams to be destroyed to increase stream flow. This matters to me as it is close to home and one of the only fish to inhabit our nearby watersheds. From the viewpoint of an environmentalist and fisherman, I want to contribute what I can to local fish population issues as they are disappearing at an alarming rate. I also want to be able to enjoy one of my favorite outdoor hobbies in the comfort of knowing that our steelhead populations still persist.

Evaluate the article
(Compose a detailed evaluation of the article here, considering each of the key aspects listed above. Consider the guiding questions, and check out the examples of what a useful Wikipedia article evaluation looks like.)

The article overall highlights what the current issues are and current conservation efforts going towards bettering the habitat of our local steelhead. The article's lead sentence addresses where exactly the distinct population segment can be found with the following section giving in depth detail of the fish's history as well as habitable areas.

What I plan on adding to the article would be a section on current news, ecology and possibly alternative solutions if their native habitats cannot be recovered.