During this FREE VIRTUAL presentation, Davyd Halyn Betchkal, a biologist, geographer, and field acoustician serving with the Natural Sounds and Night Skies Division of the U.S. National Park Service, will help us explore how to listen geographically, using examples from acoustic recordings collected in support of the management of U.S. National Park System units in Alaska.

Sounds continuously move through the air and waters of Alaska, carrying important sensory information for wildlife and human communities, alike. The persistent geophysical attributes of these sounds combine to form the acoustic environment of any listening animal, determining how far we can hear. Non-auditory context transforms these purely geophysical spaces into soundscapes, rich with corresponding human values. Noise, then, is defined as unwanted (and often wasteful) sound intruding into the soundscape.

This presentation is co-hosted by Alaska Wildlife Alliance and Alaska Quiet Rights Coalition.

Zoom Link to Join the Virtual Presentation:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82102409163?pwd=b0lkM3pwdHV6VmlMVE9HYWZLeDVHQT09