Katherine (Kat) Krause's Blog Posts Tagged 'biophony' (5)

Part of our ever-evolving work in soundscape is to bring people together in appreciation for the increasingly rare wild places of the world.  The WildStore, on the new Wild Sanctuary site, enables visitors to browse a fine collection of recordings from Bernie Krause, friends, and colleagues in the field - hear the sample sounds, and  get a sense of the wonderful work in this growing collection.…

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In a bid to soothe locals and create 'a better environment' the California town of Lancaster is experimenting with regularly broadcasting birdsong recordings over a 1/2 mile stretch of the downtown streets. Serious crimes fell about 6%. Must be working!  Here's the article: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203721704577157512700171698.html 

Amazingly enough, 2011 is almost over.  We trust that you all have had a good year and that your own surrounding soundscapes have been healthy, vital, and life affirming. We're happy to 'ring out the old year' with some wonderful new members.  We look forward to growing our team and offering some interesting improvements to the network as 2012 unfolds.  As always, we wish you all our gratitude for sharing your wonder works, your insights, your time, and most of for all for the extension of…

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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

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