{"key":"f414a8a4b4","origin":"osm","osm_id":"a4481243","category":"Attractions","subcategory":"Park / Nature","community":"Merritt","lat":50.0747817,"lon":-120.6677471,"verdict":"include","name":{"value":"Laurie Guichon Memorial Grasslands Interpretive Site","source":"enrichment"},"description":{"value":"The Laurie Guichon Memorial Grasslands Interpretive Site is a 102-hectare outdoor interpretive area on Provincial Crown land approximately 11 km east of Merritt, established in 2001 to educate the public about the ecological, economic, and social values of BC's Southern Interior grasslands. Named in honour of Laurie Guichon, a fourth-generation Nicola Valley rancher and founding member of the Nicola Watershed Community Round Table, the site includes a viewing platform and supports school groups and general visitors. Touring cyclists in the Merritt area would encounter open grassland scenery and interpretive programming about one of BC's most distinctive and threatened ecosystems.","source":"sonnet_4.6"},"website":{"value":"https://bcgrasslands.org/laurie-guichon-memorial-grasslands-interpretive-site/","source":"enrichment"},"address":{"value":null,"source":null},"phone":{"value":null,"source":null},"email":{"value":"info@bcgrasslands.org","source":"html"},"route_slugs":[],"centrally_administered":false,"bike_parking_detail":null,"raw_osm":{"leisure":"nature_reserve","name":"Laurie Guichon Memorial Grasslands Interpretive Site","operator":"Grasslands Conservation Council of British Columbia","ref:FFID":"REC6776","source":"DataBC - Recreation Polygon","start_date":"2001","website":"https://bcgrasslands.org/laurie-guichon-memorial-grasslands-interpretive-site/"},"enrichment_extras":{"reasoning":"The website confirms this is a real, active outdoor interpretive site on 102 ha of Provincial Crown land ~11 km east of Merritt, opened in 2001 and operated by the Grasslands Conservation Council of BC. The website URL matches OSM exactly. However, the website contains no information whatsoever about visitor amenities — no mention of bike parking, washrooms, potable water, or any cyclist-relevant facilities; all amenity fields must be null. The only contact information available is the GCC's Kamloops PO Box mailing address, not a physical site address.","concerns":["No physical address available for the interpretive site itself — OSM has no address and the website only lists the GCC's Kamloops PO Box mailing address","No phone number in OSM or on the website","Website provides no information about visitor amenities (washrooms, water, bike parking), making all required criteria unverifiable"],"recommended_status_reason":"The site is a legitimate and scenic grasslands attraction near Merritt that a touring cyclist would find interesting, but none of the required WWC criteria (bike parking, washrooms, water) can be confirmed from the website or OSM tags; on-site verification is needed before including.","confirmed_open":true,"contact_confirmed":{"phone":null,"website":true,"address":null},"notes":"Site is located on Provincial Crown land ~11 km east of Merritt; the operator (Grasslands Conservation Council of BC) can be reached at info@bcgrasslands.org for amenity verification."},"provenance":{"enrichment_run":"v2","enrichment_model":"sonnet_4.6","verdict_source":"v2_needs_review","category_source":"osm","category_correction_reason":null,"review_priority":false,"sidecars_applied":["subcategory","attraction_facets","wow","judgement","price_tier"],"subcategory_source":"osm_tag","subcategory_confidence":"high","facets_layers":"l1+l2","judgement":{"confidence":"med"}},"required_criteria":{},"optional_amenities":{},"unmapped_criteria":{},"region":"Thompson Okanagan","ownership":"Public","indigenous_role":[],"facets":{"dwell":"short","setting":"outdoor","theme":"nature","energy":"neutral","season":"summer","kid_friendly":"yes","visitable":true,"planning":"walk-up","peak":{"months":["May","June"],"label":"grassland wildflower bloom","varies":true},"open_early":true,"open_morning":true,"open_afternoon":true,"open_evening":true,"days_closed":[],"is_24h":false,"seasonal_hours":false,"hours_source":"type_prior","facet_confidence":"med"},"notability":1,"wow_evidence":"102-ha grasslands interpretive site honouring a Nicola Valley ranching family; educational walk.","rider_delight":2,"blurb":"Grasslands interpretive site east of Merritt, honouring rancher Laurie Guichon.","price":{"band":0,"band_key":"free","label":"Free","confidence":"high","source":"det_type","signal":"leisure=nature_reserve"},"tier":"info"}