Arctic Collection

In early June of 2006, three teams of recording engineers traveled to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska to systematically capture the sounds of this remote and wild region. From the period of June 2-11, recordings were made at three locations representing different biomes: Timber Lake (boreal/taiga/tundra), Sunset Pass (foothills/tundra) and Beaufort Lagoon (coastal plain located within refuge area 1002). These recordings can be heard here as part of the Arctic Soundscape Project. Search recordings from the collection or listen to selected highlights on this page. Special thanks to Dr. Bernie Krause, Martyn Stewart and Dr. Kevin Colver for the use of their Arctic recordings.

View images of the Refuge below.