The Point Reyes National Seashore has below-average sound pollution in comparison to other lands managed by the National Park Service, according to a recent study based on data collected primarily by the park’s Natural Sounds and Night Skies Division. Yet the level of anthropogenic noise found in the seashore, which ranked in the 75 percentile, is still proven to have an impact on wildlife and the visitor experience.
The study, which analyzed thousands of audio…