National Park Nature Walks

In Episode 1, take a guided hike throughout the west side of Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado, U.S.A. You'll experience the sounds of the dawn chorus along Onahu Creek, walk under a canopy of evergreens on the Green Mountain Trail, stand in the middle of the expansive and scenic Big Meadows, and take refuge from a late morning thunderstorm at the base of Nakai Peak.

National Park Nature Walks takes listeners to national parks and protected areas across the United States via an immersive audio tour of their most beautiful and diverse locations. Along the way, you'll get guided insight about the sounds you hear, who is making them, and what they might mean. National Park Nature Walks works to create more meaningful outdoor experiences in our parks and help raise the next generation of conservation stewards.

National Park Nature Walks Episode 1 -- West Side of Rocky Mountain National Park

In Episode 2, enjoy a dawn chorus from up inside a Giant Sequoia in Sequoia National Park, California, U.S.A. We'll first listen to the dawn at the base of a centuries old Sequoia, then we'll travel back in time to listen to the same dawn, but this time, from the top of the massive tree!

National Park Nature Walks takes listeners to national parks and protected areas across the United States via an immersive audio tour of their most beautiful and diverse locations. Along the way, you'll get guided insight about the sounds you hear, who is making them, and what they might mean. National Park Nature Walks works to create more meaningful outdoor experiences in our parks and help raise the next generation of conservation stewards.

National Park Nature Walks Episode 2 -- Up in the Sequoias

In Episode 3, we step back in time and explore the Washington Coastal region, where Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery ended their 4,000 mile journey from St. Louis to the Pacific. Here we'll listen to some of the same sounds that the Corps would have heard as they crossed through old growth forest, fresh and saltwater marshes, coastal dunes, and finally ending their journey at the ocean.

National Park Nature Walks takes listeners to national parks and protected areas across the United States via an immersive audio tour of their most beautiful and diverse locations. Along the way, you'll get guided insight about the sounds you hear, who is making them, and what they might mean. National Park Nature Walks works to create more meaningful outdoor experiences in our parks and help raise the next generation of conservation stewards.

National Park Nature Walks Episode 3 -- Along the Coast with Lewis and Clark

In Episode 4, we travel to northern Louisiana to listen to a southern bottomland forest in the Mississippi River Valley. It's peak migration, so the air is dripping with bird song waiting to be heard. Although it might be overwhelming at times, this experience should make you look at swamps in a whole new light! 

National Park Nature Walks takes listeners to national parks and protected areas across the United States via an immersive audio tour of their most beautiful and diverse locations. Along the way, you'll get guided insight about the sounds you hear, who is making them, and what they might mean. National Park Nature Walks works to create more meaningful outdoor experiences in our parks and help raise the next generation of conservation stewards.

National Park Nature Walks Episode 4 -- Down in the Swamps

In Episode 5, we travel to northern Minnesota to a backcountry lake in Voyageurs National Park. We start the morning with a cup of coffee, listening to some of the most unique sounds anywhere in the country. Passing through a grove of creaky trees, we make our way to a decades old beaver dam to settle into the rhythm of the morning.

National Park Nature Walks takes listeners to national parks and protected areas across the United States via an immersive audio tour of their most beautiful and diverse locations. Along the way, you'll get guided insight about the sounds you hear, who is making them, and what they might mean. National Park Nature Walks works to create more meaningful outdoor experiences in our parks and help raise the next generation of conservation stewards.

National Park Nature Walks Episode 5 -- Voyageurs Backcountry

Travel over 2,000 miles during spring bird migration 2019 with project lead Dr. Jacob Job and audio producer Jacqueline Van Meter to examine the mutual challenges that migratory birds and humans face due to human activity on the planet. 'Voices of a Flyway' stimulates active, mindful listening to nature, reintroduces us to the species and places of our past, deepens our connection to the natural world, and heals our collective mindset about our place within it. 

Project lead Dr. Job is a conservationist, science communicator, natural sounds recordist, National Geographic Explorer, and bird watcher. He travels the country and world, documenting the sounds of nature in our nation's most treasured lands, building connections between people and these places, and working to advocate for their protection.

National Park Nature Walks Episode 4 -- Down in the Swamps

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