RESOURCES

From our Adopt-a-Park Program, where volunteers help document soundscapes in parks, to a global network of sound libraries, maps, and research, these resources invite you to listen, learn, and connect.

ADOPT-A-PARK PROGRAM

Through our Adopt-a-Park Program, we encourage our members to support national, state and local parks by volunteering their recording services. Our members are currently working with the following California parks through this program:

  • Yosemite National Park - Dan Dugan, Sharon Perry
  • Joshua Tree National Park - Dan Dugan, Sharon Perry
  • The Presidio - Dan Dugan
  • Muir Woods - Ernst Karel
  • Point Reyes National Seashore - Mark Lipman, Ernst Karel, Cheryl E. Leonard
  • Henry Coe State Park - Steve Sergeant
  • Lassen Volcanic National Park - Greg Weddig

If you’re interested in initiating a relationship with a park, there are a few things to consider:

  • Most importantly, choose a park that's easy for you to get to and that you like to visit.
  • National parks generally require establishing a formal relationship either through a scientific research permit or as an official volunteer.
  • Many parks have restrictions on professional audio and video recording.
  • State and local parks may allow more informal relationships.

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additional Listening resources

Discover the work of individuals and organizations around the world who are advancing bioacoustics and preserving natural soundscapes.

Sound Libraries

Sound Maps

Noise Pollution

  • National Park Service Natural Sounds and Night Skies Division
    ‍    Supports NPS units system-wide by providing: scientific leadership to advance understanding and stewardship of natural sounds and night skies; highly specialized technical assistance; and development of policy and guidance to facilitate internal capacity building
  • Noise Pollution Clearinghouse
    “Our mission: to create more livable cities and more satural rural and wilderness areas by reducing noise at the source.”
  • Ocean Conservation Research
    “...focused on understanding the energy and noise impacts of ocean industrialization, and its consequences on marine life.”
  • Ocean Mammal Institute
    “...dedicated to protecting marine mammals, and awakening people’s minds and hearts to nature’s interconnected harmony.”
  • Ocean Noise (NOAA)
    “...works to better understand how marine animals use sound and the potential impacts of man-made noise on the underwater environment.”
  • One Square Inch
    “...is possibly the quietest place in the United States. Located in the Hoh Rain Forest at Olympic National Park…”
  • Quiet Parks International
    “...a non-profit committed to saving quiet for the benefit of all life…”

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