Welcome to the Quietest Square Inch in the U.S.
And meet the man who’s made it his mission to keep it that way
Outside Magazine profiles Gordon Hempton, the acoustic ecologist who is documenting the “quietest place in the US”. His work has identified the Hoh River Valley as the quietest place in the US, and by doing so, he has put himself squarely into the controversy over the Navy’s plan to expand the use of the airspace over it for what the Navy themselves claim could be around the clock training sorties.
A must read for any of us concerned about protecting the silence that we cherish in our environment out here on the Peninsula.
http://www.outsideonline.com/2000721/americas-quietest-square-inch-and-preserving-natural-sounds
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