Media Coverage
Below you can browse the various media articles, podcast episodes, and videos that have covered our team's work over the years.
2021
Tune in, Bliss Out
National Parks Conservation Association
Acoustic Fossils
Ephemeral Podcast
Health Benefits from Natural Sounds
Cosmos
Nature's Healthy Soundtrack
Daily Mail
NPS-Backed Study Links Nature Sounds to Mental Health
E&E News
Want to Improve Your Health? Head to a National Park, and Absorb the Sounds
Source, Colorado State University
2020
National Parks Traveler Episode 79: Capturing The Sounds Of Nature In National Parks
National Parks Traveler
As More People Head to National Parks, Program Aims to Mitigate Noise Pollution
KUNC
Exploring the Therapeutic Benefits of Nature Sounds
Creative Field Recording
Experience the Sounds of the Great Outdoors Inside
National Park Foundation
Visit Colorado’s National Parks Virtually
Colorado National Park Trips
The sounds of nature: bringing America’s National Parks into your home office
Environment America
The playlist against the chaos of the city: immerse yourself in the sounds of national parks
Mashable-Italy
Sounds of nature to listen to at home: the soundtrack of American parks
Dove-Italy
Nature can heal during times of crisis — all you have to do is listen
The Hill
Discover the sounds of nature… online
Medium
Even when you can’t travel, you can still bring the sounds of a far-off city to you
The Washington Post
Throw Your Kids a Quarantine Campout
Outside
A guide to the internet
Los Angeles Times
2019
‘Not Just A Bird Problem’: Bird Population Decline Connected To Humans
CBS Denver
Colorado birds face increased risk of habitat loss
The Rocky Mountain Collegian
Rocky Mountain National Park Sound Library Becomes a Conservation Tool
Rocky Mountain Conservancy
2018
Ears Wide Open
New York Times
Seeking America’s Quietest Spots: The Quest for Silence in a Loud World
New York Times
Listen to the sounds of the US national parks with ParkTracks
The Verge
Trust us: play this national parks audio on loop and close your eyes
Mashable
Sound library documents noises at Rocky Mountain National Park
Reporter-Herald
On Colorado Day, the sounds of Rocky Mountain National Park
KUNC
It's World Listening Day: try these interesting recordings from Rocky Mountain National Park
Coloradoan
Listen to the sounds of Rocky Mountain National Park without leaving your home
9News
Deep Listening Brings Rewards
National Park Service
Team fights elements to preserve sounds in national parks
Scripps Media
Colorado Public Radio
2017
Near Noisy Oil Fields, Lovesick Birds Change their Tunes
New York Times
How CSU Students Fight Noise Pollution In National Parks
Colorado Public Radio
Unseen pollution is drowning out natural areas
Coloradoan
Manmade noise pollution even more prevalent in US protected areas than researchers expected
Mongabay
Noise pollution is pervasive in U.S. protected areas
Cool Green Science
Noisy humans drown out sounds of nature in protected areas
The Wall Street Journal
Humans are making too much noise--even in protected areas
Smithsonian
You may not get the silence you're seeking in U.S. parks, forests and wilderness
The Denver Post
Human noise in US parks threatens wildlife
Nature
Losing the soundscape: noise pollution burdens national parks
Independent Record
Human noise pollution threatens survival of wild animals
ValueWalk
Noise pollution created by humans 'pervasive' in US
The Economic Times
Humans are the noise pollution in America's parks
CBS News
Noise pollution is invading even the most protected natural areas
Science
Human noise pollution is everywhere, even in national parks
Washington Post
Noise pollution turns up the volume in America's parks
USA Today
Noise pollution is drowning out nature even in protected areas -- study
The Guardian
Humans create a racket in America's wilderness
The Mercury News
Losing the soundscape: noise pollution burdens national parks
Missoulian
Natural silence is more elusive than ever as noise pollution prevails
Pulse
Human noise pollution 'pervasive' in U.S. protected areas
Reuters
Animals can no longer escape human noise pollution in the US
Seeker
Noise pollution risks animals' survival in the wild: study
ABS CBN News
Noise pollution seeps into more parks and protected areas, according to CSU study
9News
Another way humans are polluting the environment: too much noise
Los Angeles Times
Noise created by humans is pervasive in US protected areas
Phys Org
Noise pollution: even America's protected areas are not safe from human-caused racket
International Business Times
Noise pollution problem extends to protected natural areas
Science World Report
Human noise in the U.S. parks threatens wildlife
Scientific American
Shh. Hear the rustle of the grass? Not so much now in US parks
U.S. News & World Report
A not-so-silent spring
The Atlantic
Noise pollution may jeopardise animals' survival in the wild: study
Pakistan Today
CBS Sunday Morning
2016
Radio interview discussing our team's efforts to understand natural sounds and noise pollution
90.5 FM KCSU
Built from scratch: tech tools for national parks
Natural Sounds--NPS
Preserving the quietest places
The California Sunday Magazine
The man who collects sounds
Alaskan Dispatch News
Protecting the natural sounds and night skies of Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Knoxville Mercury
CSU Researcher works with team to capture the sounds of nature
The Rocky Mountain Collegian
Researcher captures natural sound in Rocky Mountain National Park
Reporter Herald
Beyond sightseeing: you'll love the sound of America's best parks
NPR 'Morning Edition'
Animals to humans: be quiet, already
Ensia.com
What prairie dogs tell us about the effects of noise pollution
The Conversation
Modern noise pollution still follows us around, even in Colorado's quiet places
KUNC--Morning Edition
CBS Sunday Morning
2015
The unintended consequences of noise
Outside Magazine
How noise pollution is changing animal behaviour
The Conversation
Hush, humans. We're trying to survive here
ScienceNews
Noise made by humans can be bad for animals
ScienceNews
Eavesdropping on seabirds
PLOS Blogs
Hear Hawaiian songbirds start the day with a dawn chorus
National Geographic Voices
Dawn chorus at Kipuka Ki
National Park Service
2014
Traffic noise is no picnic for prairie dogs
LiveScience
Le bruit nuit aux chiens de prairie
Le Monde
What's that sound?
Source
2013
How human sounds impact wildlife
ABC FOX Montana
2012
Whisper of the wild
The New York Times
Computer programmer models sound's impact on wildlife
Bozeman Daily Chronicle
2009
Solitude becomes exhibit A in battle over national parks management
The New York Times
