Sharing Soundscape Awareness & Advocacy

March 2011 Blog Posts (6)

Soundscape Ecology in the Digital Age

It seems that recent article in Bio-Science (Mar. 2011) has shared our interest in Soundscape Ecology with the world! You might say it's 'gone Twibe-al'. In between listening for the lovely tweets of the natural world, 'tweets' coming from the digital world seem to be increasing. http://www.twibes.com/group/SoundscapeEcology

Added by Katherine (Kat) Krause on March 31, 2011 at 2:32pm — No Comments

Soundscape Ecology in KQED 'Climate Watch'

Many thanks to KQED's terrific 'Climate Watch' report by Craig Miller - with more to say about Soundscape Ecology in 'Eco-systems by Ear: It's About Time'.

Added by Katherine (Kat) Krause on March 27, 2011 at 11:30am — No Comments

Bernie Krause's Soundscape Ecology breaks new ground in AIBS 'BioScience'

Proud to announce that the March 2011 issue of BioScience, the American Institute of Biological Sciences peer-reviewed, heavily cited, monthly journal, features 'Soundscape Ecology: The Science of Sound in the Landscape', co-authored by Bernie Krause with colleagues Bryan Pijanowski and… Continue

Added by Katherine (Kat) Krause on March 27, 2011 at 11:30am — No Comments

Death by Distraction: Effects of noise on wildlife

Interesting article from Conservation Magazine about how human-created sounds interfere with creature decisions about food & mate selection. Check it out along with the Dawn Stover article on the same page, 'Not So Silent Spring'.

Added by Katherine (Kat) Krause on March 22, 2011 at 10:11am — No Comments

Wilderness Society explores a Quieter Forest

Cheers to Wilderness Society ecologist, Matt Dietz, currently tracking 53 bird species in the Sierra National Forest as part of a study to help determine impact of noise on wildlife of our National Forests. We applaud TWS for forwarding this work. MORE.

Added by Katherine (Kat) Krause on March 8, 2011 at 11:51am — No Comments

Support the soundscapes of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Musically gifted? Arctic Live is seeking a theme song to help raise awareness about some of the most tranquil soundscapes that still exist in the natural world, those found amid the wilderness and wildlife of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The timeless voice of that ancient environment still rings forth in several places with sounds of Caribou, Polar bear, Arctic fox, Dall sheep, a million migrating birds and more. We'll supply…

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Added by Katherine (Kat) Krause on March 4, 2011 at 12:31pm — No Comments