Parks Monitor Noise to Protect Nature, Environment
APR 26, 2012
The National Park Service performs acoustical measurements of artificial park noise to help safeguard wildlife.
Parks Monitor Noise to Protect Nature, Environment
Get Inside the Science:
- Natural Sounds
- Kurt Fristrup , Senior Scientist for the National Park Service
Inside Science Buzzwords:
- Noise Pollution - man-made or machine-made sound that causes disturbances with nature and wildlife.
- Ambient Sound Level - the level of sound in an environment, such as a park, that exists in the absence of human-caused noise.
- Acoustics - The science of sound, which includes its interaction with natural environments.
