User:McGhiever

McGhiever is an outreach volunteer for the GLAM-Wiki Initiative and a member of WikiProject Protected areas. As a librarian I am interested in building connections between my profession and Wikimedia projects, and making more information accessible online. As a nature lover I am interested in giving protected areas a robust presence in the online and mobile realms. Originally from Colorado, I now live in Minnesota. I am a graduate of Macalester College and work for a public library in the Twin Cities.

My major area of contribution is state parks of the United States, improving their articles and promoting consistency. I am always happy to have other users edit my text for clarity and concision. Other users also have my full blessing to remove my photographs from articles if a sharper or more colorful picture becomes available.

As a civil servant and a fan of public parks, I am of the conviction that public spending makes our country better.

See more of my photos at commons:User:McGhiever/Gallery

Major contributions
Article currently in progress


 * Minnesota state parks
 * Afton State Park
 * Banning State Park
 * Bear Head Lake State Park
 * Beaver Creek Valley State Park
 * Buffalo River State Park
 * Charles A. Lindbergh State Park
 * Crow Wing State Park
 * Flandrau State Park
 * Frontenac State Park
 * Grand Portage State Park
 * Great River Bluffs State Park
 * Greenleaf Lake State Recreation Area
 * Interstate State Park
 * John A. Latsch State Park
 * Judge C. R. Magney State Park
 * Lake Maria State Park
 * Lake Shetek State Park
 * Minneopa State Park
 * Monson Lake State Park
 * Myre-Big Island State Park
 * Nerstrand-Big Woods State Park
 * Rice Lake State Park
 * St. Croix State Park
 * Sakatah Lake State Park
 * Split Rock Lighthouse State Park
 * Wild River State Park


 * Wisconsin state parks & other protected areas
 * Brunet Island State Park
 * Ice Age National Scientific Reserve
 * Interstate State Park
 * Lake Wissota State Park
 * Mill Bluff State Park
 * Mirror Lake State Park
 * Natural Bridge State Park
 * Tower Hill State Park
 * Two Creeks Buried Forest State Natural Area


 * Other state parks
 * Ambrose A. Call State Park, Iowa
 * Coyote Creek State Park, New Mexico
 * Dolliver Memorial State Park, Iowa
 * Gull Point State Park, Iowa
 * Lake Ahquabi State Park, Iowa
 * Palisades State Park, South Dakota
 * Red Rock State Park, Arizona
 * Thousand Springs State Park, Idaho


 * National Register of Historic Places
 * Arcola Mills
 * Birch Coulee Battlefield
 * Clark and McCormack Quarry and House
 * Cokato Museum & Gust Akerlund Studio
 * Cokato Temperance Hall
 * Cole Memorial Building
 * Delano Village Hall
 * District No. 44 School
 * Elkhi Stadium
 * First Congregational Parsonage
 * Woodbury Fisk House
 * Franklin Junior High School (Brainerd, Minnesota)
 * Garrison Concourse
 * Germania Hall
 * Godahl Store
 * Indian Mounds Park (Saint Paul, Minnesota)
 * Ironton City Hall
 * Kenney Lake Overlook
 * King Coulee Site
 * Lucas Kuehn House
 * Sinclair Lewis Boyhood Home
 * Marine Mill
 * Nicholas Marnach House
 * Ivory McKusick House
 * Tobias G. Mealey House
 * Minnesota Territorial Prison
 * National Register of Historic Places listings in Minnesota (photos, coordinates, descriptions)
 * National Register of Historic Places listings in Monterey County, California (photos, coordinates, descriptions)
 * Nelson School
 * Ogilvie Watertower
 * Peavey–Haglin Experimental Concrete Grain Elevator
 * Seth Peterson Cottage
 * Rand House
 * Reads Landing Overlook
 * Reads Landing School
 * St. Charles City Bakery
 * St. Croix Boom Site
 * William Sauntry House and Recreation Hall
 * Jim Scott Fishhouse
 * Seppman Mill
 * Strunk–Nyssen House
 * Alexander Thoirs House
 * Todd County Courthouse
 * Oliver G. Traphagen House
 * Warden's House Museum
 * Waverly Village Hall
 * Wheaton Depot


 * National Wildlife Refuges
 * Mille Lacs National Wildlife Refuge
 * Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge
 * Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge


 * KML maps
 * Buffalo River State Park
 * Lowertown Historic District
 * Wabasha Commercial Historic District


 * Dynamic map templates
 * Template:Ice Age National Scientific Reserve
 * Template:State parks of Arizona map
 * Template:State parks of Idaho map
 * Template:State parks of Iowa map
 * Template:State parks of Nevada map
 * Template:State parks of New Mexico map
 * Template:State parks of Utah map
 * Template:State parks of Wisconsin map


 * Sortable tables
 * List of Arizona state parks
 * List of Idaho state parks
 * List of Iowa state parks
 * List of Nevada state parks
 * List of New Mexico state parks
 * List of Wisconsin state parks
 * Minnesota Historical Society
 * Mississippi National River and Recreation Area
 * Utah State Parks


 * Miscellaneous
 * Big Woods
 * Sam Brown (frontiersman)
 * Femco Farms
 * Helena, Wisconsin
 * Lake Shetek
 * List of museums in Minnesota (clean-up, photos, descriptions)
 * List of regional parks in Minnesota
 * Tobias Mealey
 * Old Abe State Trail
 * Old Crow Wing, Minnesota
 * Sakatah Singing Hills State Trail
 * Split Rock River


 * Categories
 * Category:Bogs
 * Category:Conflict sites on the National Register of Historic Places
 * Category:Ice Age National Scientific Reserve
 * Category:Minnesota state trails
 * Category:Mississippi National River and Recreation Area
 * Category:Natural features on the National Register of Historic Places
 * Category:Protected areas on the Colorado River
 * Category:Protected areas on the Mississippi River
 * Category:Swamps
 * Category:Wetlands of the United States

NRHP descriptions needed

 * Recent nomination forms
 * Weekly list


 * Blue Earth
 * Old Main, Mankato State Teachers College–
 * Brown
 * The Way of the Cross–
 * Carlton
 * Cloquet High School–
 * Cass
 * Hackensack Conservation Building–
 * United States Forest Service, Remer District Ranger Station–
 * Chippewa
 * Maynard State Bank–New
 * Dodge
 * West Concord High School–
 * Goodhue
 * Spring Creek Petroglyphs–No copy at WASO
 * Hennepin
 * Minnetonka Town Hall–New
 * Mni Owe Sni / Coldwater Spring–Address restricted
 * Lake
 * Benjamin Noble (Shipwreck)–Address restricted
 * Le Sueur
 * Methodist Episcopal Church–Form not online
 * Ottawa Township Hall–Form not online
 * John Rinshed House–Form not online
 * Charles Schwartz House and Barn–Form not online
 * Trinity Chapel-Episcopal–Form not online
 * Mille Lacs
 * Petaga Point–No copy at WASO
 * Norman
 * Canning Site (21NR9)–No copy at WASO
 * Olmsted
 * Mayo Clinic Building–Form not online
 * Otter Tail
 * Fergus Falls State Hospital (Boundary Increase)–Form not online
 * Pine
 * Stumne Mounds–Address restricted
 * Steele
 * Pillsbury Academy (Boundary Increase)–


 * Manatee County, Florida
 * Paul M. Souder House–Form not online

Articles needing attention

 * Blueberry Lake Village Site
 * Indian Mounds Park (Saint Paul, Minnesota)
 * Lake Zumbro Hydroelectric Generating Plant
 * Tobias G. Mealey House
 * Monterey State Historic Park
 * Point Douglas–St. Louis River Road Bridge
 * St. Louis County District Courthouse
 * Shooting Star State Trail
 * Tettegouche State Park
 * Thayer Hotel (Annandale, Minnesota)
 * Oliver G. Traphagen House

New Deal
Add to Category:New Deal in Minnesota family as created


 * Becker
 * Detroit Lakes City Park
 * Big Stone
 * Graceville Historical Marker
 * Carver
 * Chaska Historical Marker
 * Cass
 * Conservation Building
 * Supervisor's Office Headquarters
 * Crow Wing
 * Bridge No. 5265-Garrison
 * Pequot Fire Lookout Tower
 * Fillmore
 * Inspiration Point Wayside Rest
 * Grant
 * Anna J. Scofield Memorial Auditorium and Harold E. Thorson Memorial Library
 * Houston
 * Hokah Municipal Building
 * Itasca
 * Bovey Village Hall
 * Koochiching
 * Alexander Baker School and E.W. Backus Junior High School
 * Ranier Community Building
 * Lake of the Woods
 * Norris Camp
 * Lincoln
 * Lincoln County Fairgrounds
 * Mahnomen
 * Mahnomen County Fairgrounds Historic District
 * Martin
 * Sherburn Community Building
 * Mille Lacs
 * Onamia Municipal Hall
 * Murray
 * 4-H Club Building, Murray County Fairgrounds
 * Nobles
 * Worthington Band Shell
 * Olmsted
 * Rochester Public Library
 * Pine
 * Hinckley State Line Marker
 * Pipestone
 * Split Rock Bridge
 * Ramsey
 * Hope Engine Company No. 3
 * Redwood
 * Ramsey Park Swayback Bridge
 * Redwood Falls Retaining Wall Roadside Development Project
 * Rice
 * Faribault Water Works
 * St. Louis
 * Olcott Park Electric Fountain and Rock Garden

Resources

 * Location
 * GeoLocator
 * Convert Between Geographic and UTM Coordinates
 * Coordinate conversion calculator
 * Geographic Names Information System (good for elevation)
 * Category:Minnesota articles missing geocoordinate data
 * Creating a KML file using Google Maps
 * Template:OSM Location map


 * California
 * California state park general plans
 * California State Park System Statistical Report 2009/10


 * Colorado
 * Colorado State Publications Library


 * Idaho
 * Idaho state park master plans


 * Iowa
 * Geological Society of Iowa guidebooks


 * Minnesota
 * Minnesota state park management plans
 * Minnesota Conservation Volunteer
 * User:AlexNewArtBot/MinnesotaSearchResult
 * WikiProject Minnesota/MNopedia


 * Nevada
 * Nevada state park general and resource management plans


 * Utah
 * Utah state park management plans


 * Wisconsin
 * Wisconsin state park management plans
 * Wisconsin Historical Society research portal
 * Wisconsin Natural Resources Magazine


 * Wikipedia
 * Help:List-defined references
 * Template:Infobox designation list

Did You Know...
A big thank you to the Wikipedians who have nominated several of my articles for Did You Know... I feel silly admitting it, but the submission process is too much for me to figure out, so I really appreciate the support.