Get ready for World Listening Day<\/strong>–Select resources<\/a> and ready to roll activities<\/a>. This image is from a pair listening activity, Sound2Sight<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Or check out the Midwest Society for Acoustic Ecology’s recording<\/a> of a 2022 workshop on listening across boundaries for World Listening Day <\/p>\n\n\n\n A tribute to Schafer’s music and importance in acoustic ecology tribute on Flight Risk<\/em><\/a> (hosted by Ed Herrmann on KOPN Columbia, MO, July 17, 2022), includes interviews with acoustic ecologists, Hildegard Westerkamp and Eric Leonardson. Also archived on Music From Other Minds<\/em><\/a>, <\/em>on Berkeley community radio KALW-FM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We have two soundpacks<\/strong>! With this resource you can enjoy the soundscape of a favorite place after you visit or become familiar with its sounds before you go. Parents, caregivers, and educators can prepare youth for a multisensory exploration. We invite creatives to use clips to compose or as additions to other projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n North Park Village Nature Center<\/a> in Chicago is a unique spot. Find the sound clips, images, and recommendations for educators here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Columbus Zoo and Aquarium<\/a> welcomes more than 2 million visitors a year. The sound pack includes sound recordings, images, and recommendations for educators. Squawks and talk and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Acoustically Fascinating and Often Free: The World of Acoustic Ecology, Field Recording, Soundscape, & Soundwalking : The Basics, Logistics, and an Invitation to Explore via Online Resources<\/a> Compiled by Eric Leonardson, Associate Professor, Adj. The School of the Art Institute of Chicago <\/p>\n\n\n\n Junior Ranger Sounds Explorer<\/a>, activities to increase awareness of sound among youth interested in outdoor spaces. Purchase multiple copies here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n RESEARCH<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Identifying, Perceiving, and Understanding Sound <\/a> This report summarizes the ways informal educators on the project described sounds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Learning from Site Visits<\/a> This report summarizes observtions and descriptions informal educators and researchers documented during visits to a botanic garden, science center, zoo, and park. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Data Maps<\/a> Partners identified relationships of interest among categories and constructs in the data set In Columbus researchers collected an estimated 500 hours of audio recordings, 140 sound searches (visitor-driven recordings and interviews), and nearly 1000 questionnaires measuring close to 100 variables. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Presentations<\/strong> describe the research<\/a> and its premise as it relates to culture<\/a>. This Sound Travels Story Map<\/a><\/strong> is a way to learn about the project through an online visual, spatial map.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sound Travels<\/em>: visitor research update<\/strong>.<\/a> This brief summarizes key ideas from visitor-focused data collection in project Year 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n MORE RECOMMENDATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Sound Travels leaders have published articles on topics such as ecology and acoustics, music and its impact, which may interest Sound Travels followers. Below we also list some <\/strong>of our favorite resources. Enjoy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/soundtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-10-at-1.00.29\u202fPM.png\")
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