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Moon Lake Park

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I've listed this article for peer review because… I'd like to know how it looks so far. And if it's missing useful information typically found on a park page.

Thanks, -Fluous (talk) 01:56, 14 December 2014 (UTC)

Comments

• "woodlots". This is not in my dictionary. Is it USEng? Suggest replacing with woodland - if that is what it means.
• "Moon Lake resides in the Susquehanna River Basin—a Warm Water Fishery. It is a passageway for migrating fish. Specifically, Moon Lake is in the Hunlock Creek watershed—a Cold Water Fishery." I think I see what this means - presumably a cold water area within a larger warm water one, but I think it could be more clearly expressed. Is there a link to explain the criterion for warm and cold water fisheries? As the term is capitalised there should be a formal definition.
• "The watershed of the lake covers 0.5 square miles (130 ha)." Is that correct? It seems very small if I understand watershed correctly in this context.
• "Forested land serves as a riparian buffer from development around the lake." I do not understand this.
• "Also found were opossum, raccoon, mink, muskrat, coyote, fox, porcupine, and American black bear (Ursus americanus). Copperhead snakes (Agkistrodon contortrix) are also present in the park." Found by whom? Are they still present? If they are I would merge the two sentences and say they are all present.
• "Throughout its history, Moon Lake Park had supported both passive and active recreational opportunities for the general public." This seems contradictory. Throughout its history implies that it still does, but "had" sugggested something in the past. Also it sounds odd to say that a park supports opportunities and what is the differences between active and passive ones?
• "At its peak, Moon Lake Park had attracted 150,000 visitors annually." This needs clarifying. When and how many now?
• "Since the early 2000's, 749 acres (303 ha) have been added to the park—more than doubling-in-size to 1,399 acres (566 ha). However, the addition is for administrative purposes. Official park boundaries remain at 650 acres (260 ha)." I do not understand this - the park has been expanded but it hasn't?
• DCNR. I cannot see where you explain what this is.
• This is a good article. My main queries are the confusing distinction between active and passive activities, and that there are a fair number of statements which are not referenced. Dudley Miles (talk) 20:21, 5 January 2015 (UTC)