Educating national park users on preserving natural soundscapes

The National Park Service (NPS) is the custodian of both some of the sites tied intimately to the history of powered flight and some of the quietest places in this country. Recognizing the need to both educate its personnel and the public about the sounds of nature and to properly deal with visitor opportunities like air tours that generate noise that masks the sounds of nature, the NPS has put together an educational package. This presentation will use many of those materials to show how the NPS is dealing with the protection of the sounds of nature, the natural soundscape of the parks.