Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Earth Day Beacon, NY 2023

Wikimedia New York City invites you to join us for an in-person event at the Howland Public Library, Beacon, NY: Earth Day and the Digital Environment: A Wikipedia Edit-a-thon Celebrating Sustainability on April 15th, 2023; 11am-3pm EDT. This event will be part of the global celebration of Earth Day. We will focus on environmental contributions generated by Beaconites past and present, as well as the multitude of green issues which effect us all. The Howland Public Library, 313 Main Street, Beacon NY, is a mile from the Beacon train station. The 8:50 a.m. Hudson Line train from Grand Central arrives at 10:26. There is a free loop bus from the train to Main Street.

All skill levels welcome! This edit-a-thon will be hosted in-person with experienced Wikipedians available to help! There will be a few laptops available, but you are welcome to bring your own.

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct.

Any questions, comments, or concerns please contact facilitating Wikimedians: User:Windblown29 or User:Emjackson42

See Goals below for suggested articles to edit.

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Event information

 * Date: Saturday, Apr, 15th 2023
 * Time: 11am - 3pm EDT
 * Participants: The event is open to anyone! No Wikimedia experience necessary.
 * Cost: Free!

Goals
Our goal for this event is to celebrate how Beacon, NY, along with many parts of the Hudson Valley, has historically been ecologically and conservation-minded, and is currently the forefront of state and national legislation. We want to document what we have achieved so far, raise the visibility of community groups and municipal activities, and continue to build community around conversation adding Wikipedia content.

Welcome

 * Introductions
 * Wikimedia New York City
 * Talking about the Library of Local: a joint initiative of Climate Action Hudson Valley and the Mid-Hudson Library System

Editing Wikipedia

 * Wikipedia training session and article suggestions
 * Signing into the Dashboard
 * Getting started with creating your User & Talk pages
 * Citation Hunt - adding references to existing articles that have "citation[s] needed"
 * Open editing session

Wikipedia articles to edit & create
''Note: We have compiled a list of articles to get started. For the newbies: Don't be intimidated! A great place to start is to search through an article that interests you and look for spelling or grammar errors. Find one word out of place. Editing one sentence to make it flow better. Those are all great contributions. It is ok to start small.''


 * These are extensive articles already. We can review for grammar and/or adding additional references.
 * Pete Seeger
 * Hudson River Sloop Clearwater
 * Clearwater Festival
 * Beacon, New York - Wikipedia edits to add information about conservation community groups and municipal activities
 * Sloop Club - http://www.beaconsloop.org/
 * Pollinator Pathways Program - https://www.pollinator-pathway.org/
 * Compost Working Group - https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/hudson-valley/news/2023/03/08/beacon-composting-fighting-climate-change
 * Beacon Climate Action (BCAN) - https://www.facebook.com/BeaconClimateAction/
 * Howland Public Library, Library of Local: a joint initiative of Climate Action Hudson Valley and the Mid-Hudson Library System - https://www.libraryoflocal.org/
 * Beacon City Committees, including Conservation Advisory Committee (https://beaconny.gov/index.php/government/boards-committees/conservation-advisory-committee/), Greenway Trail Committee (https://beaconny.gov/index.php/greenway-trail-committee/), and Tree Committee (https://beaconny.gov/index.php/government/boards-committees/tree-committee/)
 * Beacon Green Teen Program - https://ccedutchess.org/youth-4-h/green-teen-community-gardening
 * Sargent Downing Garden & Nursery (http://sdgardens.blogspot.com/p/about.html)
 * Short biographical sketches for notable local conservation advocates
 * Please feel free to add more! 🌿
 * For those interested, Wikidata training is available as well! (Wikidata is the knowledge base that underpins Wikipedia and many other parts of the modern open web.)
 * For those interested, Wikimedia Commons training is available as well! (Wikimedia Commons is the media repository for Wiki projects, including Wikipedia, where people can publicly share photographs and other materials. For example, photos of local buildings, parks, or monuments.)

Likely attendees

 * Jim.henderson (talk) 19:09, 17 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Windblown29 (talk) 18:01, 20 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Emjackson42 (talk) 12:47, 24 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Daniel Case (talk) 20:16, 13 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Note: I have to teach my SAT prep class at John Jay High School over in Wiccopee in the morning, so I will not be there until noon. Daniel Case (talk) 05:31, 14 April 2023 (UTC)

Cannot attend

 * Pharos (talk) 01:32, 21 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Can't make this one. Complex / Rational  23:43, 21 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Jeremyb (talk) 07:35, 15 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Wil540 art (talk) 03:08, 15 March 2023 (UTC)

Outcome
Wikipedia redirects created: Wikidata items created:
 * Stony Kill Farm Environmental Education Center
 * Pollinator Pathways Program
 * The Beacon Sloop Club
 * Beacon Climate Action
 * Madam Brett Park
 * Green Street Park
 * Dennings Point State Park
 * Beacon Glades Disc Golf
 * Sargent Downing Garden & Nursery
 * Pollinator Pathway Northeast