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Volume 26
Number 3
Winter 2009-2010
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From landscapes to soundscapes: Introduction to the special issue

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By Peter Newman, Robert Manning, and Karen Treviño

Lone hiker on Shi Shi beach, Olympic National Park, Washington. NPS/Pablo McLoud
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Spectrogram of national park sounds.

Measuring and monitoring soundscapes in the national parks
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By Kurt Fristrup, Damon Joyce, and Emma Lynch

Integrating soundscapes into National Park Service planning
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By Vicki McCusker and Kerri Cahill

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Excerpt from Governors Island General Management Plan
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By Vicki McCusker and Kerri Cahill

State of Science
Great gray owl. Copyright Miguel Lasa.

Conserving the wild life therein--Protecting park fauna from anthropogenic noise
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By Jesse R. Barber, Kurt M. Fristrup, Casey L. Brown, Amanda R. Hardy, Lisa M. Angeloni, and Kevin R. Crooks

Case Studies
Rescue helicopter on Mount McKinley's West Buttress climbing route.

Soundscapes monitoring and an overflight advisory group: Informing real-time management decisions at Denali
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By Jared Withers and Guy Adema

Acoustic Technician Laura Levy samples sounds from Colorado River rapids. NPS Photo/Sarah Falzarano

Soundscape management at Grand Canyon National Park
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By Jane Rodgers

Map depicting the Fossil Canyon general aviation corridor in Grand Canyon National Park.

Tools of the trade: An example of using spectrograms to count fixed-wing aircraft
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By Laura Levy and Sarah Falzarano

Students, staff, and crew of the Leading the Way program. Photo Courtesy of Grand Canyon Youth.

Visually impaired students help collect acoustic data in Grand Canyon National Park
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By Laura Levy and Sarah Falzarano

Acoustic monitoring station deployed at Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, Colorado. NPS/Emma Lynch.

Protecting the acoustic conditions at Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
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By Frank Turina

Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Arizona. NPS Photo/Katy Warner.

Generator noise along the U.S.-Mexico border
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By Jeff Selleck

Mission San Juan, San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, Texas. NPS Photo.

Airport expansion adjacent to San Antonio Missions
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By Jeff Selleck

Research Reports
A couple strolls through Cathedral Grove at Muir Woods National Monument. NPS Photo/Lou Sian

A program of research to support management of visitor-caused noise at Muir Woods National Monument
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By Robert Manning, Peter Newman, Kurt Fristrup, Dave Stack, and Ericka Pilcher

Noise level profile for hiking routes from Bierstadt Lake trailhead, to and around Bear Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park.

Modeling and mapping hikers’ exposure to transportation noise in Rocky Mountain National Park
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By Logan Park, Steve Lawson, Ken Kaliski, Peter Newman, and Adam Gibson

Helicopter air tour over Haleakala Crater, Haleakla National Park. NPS Photo.

Aircraft overflights at national parks: Conflict and its potential resolution
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By Paul A. Bell, Britton L. Mace, and Jacob A. Benfield

Commentary on the Special Issue
Diagram showing the complexity of natural soundscape management.

Managing the natural soundscape: The National Park Service as a learning organization
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By Wayne Freimund and N. S. Nicholas

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