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ADV - Cold-Weather Soundscapes From Arctic Coasts to Alpine Valleys

Cold-Weather Soundscapes From Arctic Coasts to Alpine Valleys website

3 Mill and Main Place, Suite 110
Maynard,, MA 01754-2657

Researchers are using bioacoustics to study how animals in cold-weather environments hear and process sound, why they vocalize, and whether acoustic tools can help mitigate conflicts. Meanwhile, artists are documenting the impact of climate change, recording the sound of melting glacial ice to curate immersive exhibits.

How are their efforts drawing attention to fragile ecosystems? Find out at our FREE webinar on February 8th! 9 am Central Standard time. This is an international Webinar being offered by Wildlife Acoustics, Inc. Webinar is FREE but pre-registration is required.

FEATURING Gray Wolves The Cry Wolf Project: Bioacoustics & Carnivores in Yellowstone National Park Come learn about the use of bioacoustics to study wolf vocalizations in the remote and often wintery locations of Yellowstone National Park. We’ll cover the use of wildlife recorders for studying the function of wolf vocalizations, generating population estimates, and mediating wildlife-livestock conflicts. We’ll also demonstrate how Kaleidoscope Pro classifiers were used to find wolf vocalizations in large recording datasets. Most importantly, we’ll have fun listening to never-before-heard wild wolf vocalizations (recorded non-invasively) in 2023.

Adamello Glacier, Italian Alps Un Suono in Estinzione (A Sound in Extinction) Hear the results of an experimental research project aimed at monitoring the implications of climate change on Alpine glaciers through the analysis of sound expressed in educational, artistic, and scientific activities. Un Suono in Estinzione (translation: A Sound in Extinction) began in 2020 with researcher and sound artist Sergio Maggioni, around whom a team of professionals from different fields was created in a short time. Learn about the results of this fascinating bioacoustics project and its inspiration.

Atlantic Puffins, Common Murres, & Marbled Murrelets Acoustic Sensory Ecology of Diving Alcid Seabirds & Potential Noise Impacts Alcid seabirds like the Atlantic puffin are important components of holarctic coastal ecosystems and may derive important acoustic cues from the surrounding natural soundscape. As people increasingly utilize Arctic coastal areas, it is essential to characterize these soundscapes as a baseline for understanding seabird acoustic biology and thus quantifying the effects of human activity on their acoustic ecology over time. Learn how passive acoustic monitoring was used to document and describe the aerial soundscape dynamics of puffins and other Alcids seabirds and explore how these soundscapes may be related to their acoustic sensory biology.

---- PRESENTERS Jeff Reed, PhD CEO | Grizzly Systems Montana, United States Jeff Reed, Wolf Researcher

Jeff Reed was born and raised in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem in southwest Montana, United States, and owns Reedfly Farm in Paradise Valley, Montana. After obtaining a PhD in computational linguistics and history, Jeff spent 30 years in the technology industry, working on linguistics and artificial intelligence solutions, and now builds visual and audio tech solutions for wildlife managers. He is an executive committee member of the Upper Yellowstone Watershed Group and Wild Livelihoods, promoting the coexistence of people and wildlife (though he considers people wildlife, too!).

Sergio Maggioni (NEUNAU) Lead Artist | Un Suono in Estinzione Adamello-Presanella Alps | Lombardy, Italy Sergio Maggioni (aka NEUNAU), Researcher and Artist

Sergio Maggioni is the mastermind behind NEUNAU, an artistic sound research project born in Val Camonica, Italy, in 2015. The artist’s namesake is engraved on a rock in Loa, a place of worship from the Iron Age. NEUNAU’s investigations begin with the details a sound source expresses, first capturing and then exploring the sound to compose audio tracks, documentary films, specific performances, and installations that tell the story of the sound’s origins. In 2020, Sergio became the lead artist of Un Suono in Estinzione (translation: A Sound in Extinction), an experimental research project that monitors the implications of climate change on Alpine glaciers through sound analysis in collaboration with universities, institutions, and partners.

Adam Smith, PhD Postdoctoral Investigator | Dept of Biology Marine Bioacoustics University of Southern Denmark | Syddanmark, Denmark Adam Smith, Alcid Researcher Adam Smith, PhD, grew up in a small town in South Dakota, United States, but became fascinated with the ocean and marine biology through National Geographic magazine articles and Discovery Channel documentaries. As an undergrad, he volunteered to help with research projects on acoustic communication in frogs. This experience hooked him on studying bioacoustics, a field that naturally combines his two great interests: music and nature. In 2011, Adam received his PhD in Zoology from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, where he studied hearing and echolocation in marine mammals. He then spent the following year on a Fulbright Fellowship studying the acoustic sensory ecology of Atlantic puffins in Iceland. Adam is currently a postdoctoral investigator at the University of Southern Denmark, where he continues to research seabird acoustics and studies the auditory dynamics of biosonar in toothed whales.

Course Dates:

Meeting from 9:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M. on:

Thursday, February 8, 2024

Instructor Information

Amy Rager

Amy holds a BA in Elementary Education from the College of St. Scholastica and a MEd in Environmental Leadership and Learning from the University of MN. With over 30 years of experience in cooperative extension, Amy's career has been dedicated to intertwining her work with a passion for the environment. Since its inception in 2005, she has been an integral part of the Minnesota Master Naturalist program. Hailing from the Duluth area, Amy is a true native Minnesotan who has always cherished the outdoors, finding joy in sharing her love and knowledge with others.

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