This fragile and amazing place is one of the world's most untrammeled landscapes. Of course, that also means it's a quietly bountiful place to capture the timeless soundscape of the Arctic. Let's hope that public support keeps the Arctic Refuge protected from development, so future generations can hear the natural chorus, intact and still performing century after century...
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