tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18313995760267612162024-03-13T08:10:37.351-07:00environmental soundscameron webb and matt rösnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06533891390840302157noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831399576026761216.post-48888844084742588042013-07-17T13:40:00.003-07:002013-07-18T05:15:42.619-07:00World Listening Day 2013: New York City<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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For <a href="http://www.worldlisteningproject.org/world-list%E2%80%A6-day-2013/" target="_blank">World Listening Day 2013</a>,
I thought I'd post something a little different from my usual
environmental recordings. This piece was recorded from the window of the
<a href="http://www.acehotel.com/newyork" target="_blank">ACE Hotel</a>, 20W 29th Street, New York City, just before 1am Sunday 24
February 2013. One first pass, it may seem like a typical city
soundscape. Traffic. Distant voices. Hum. However, to my ears it was
distinctly different to what I was familiar with. I live in a busy city,
Sydney, in Australia. I'm used to these sounds. But as I sat there
listening to these sounds, the subtle differences in the sounds, the
sources of which were all too familiar, from what my ears were
accustomed to sounded somehow new. Unique. I guess this taps into the
ideas behind World Listening Day, it isn't just the sounds, its what you
hear.<br />
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<br />cameron webb and matt rösnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06533891390840302157noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831399576026761216.post-18696955982835916312013-06-24T05:06:00.000-07:002013-06-24T05:06:51.801-07:00Blast Furnace Park, Lithgow<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="label" id="ContentPlaceHolder1_LabelTourism">Blast Furnace Park is located in Lithgow, NSW (about 2h drive from Sydney). The old blast furnace was constrcuted in the late 1880s and marked the beginning of the iron and steel industry
in Australia. The furnace operated until 1928. The remains of the furnace foundations and associated structures remain and parklands, including a small wetland, have been preserved. You can read more about the history of the iron and steel industry in Lithgow <a href="http://www.lithgow-tourism.com/blasthist.htm" target="_blank">here</a>.</span><br />
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<span class="label" id="ContentPlaceHolder1_LabelTourism">This recording was made in late 2012. </span><br />
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cameron webb and matt rösnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06533891390840302157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831399576026761216.post-89929092950611039912013-05-30T16:57:00.001-07:002013-05-30T16:57:24.139-07:00Wood, Winter, Hollow<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The cold had a certain warmth to it. Worlds, life, among the layers of
ice. Complex sounds, alive, found in the darkest rocks, wet with
winter’s water. These hollows, rough with age, nature’s hideouts, were
the source of inspiration and sounds for the first full-length
collaborative effort from Seaworthy (Cameron Webb) and Taylor Deupree.<br />
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Webb was plucked from a bushfire and flood-ridden east coast of an
Australian summer and deposited via a 20h flight into a New York covered
in snow. From wetlands abuzz with wildlife in the Australia to winter’s
wooded trails through Pound Ridge, the sonic environments couldn’t have
been more different.<br />
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Working together in person has been an important point in Deupree’s
collaboratinos lately. Much preferring the human interaction and local
landscapes over the soulless exchange of sound files over the internet.
With this point taken care of the pair struck out in a New York February
to a 4,000 acre nature preserve near Deupree’s studio called Ward Pound
Ridge, a park rich in history that supports a diverse range of plant
and animal life. While the cold of winter kept most of the animals quiet
the landscape nonetheless teemed with sounds. The local environment was
hit badly by Hurricane Sandy a few months prior and the remnants of
broken trees and debris littered much of the woodland area. Deupree and
Webb spent three days on the trails recording sounds and images which
created direction and purpose for their album which was composed in the
evenings in the 12k studio.<br />
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The resulting <i>Wood, Winter, Hollow</i> traces a rustic path of the
days in the woods with an equally natural soundset fronted by Webb on a
nylon string guitar. Bells, sticks, melodica and the occasional analog
synthesizer form the sonic backdrop echoing the quiet, but lively sounds
of the winter forest. Endemic field recordings, including hydrophones
placed in near-frozen streams, became an integral part of the work
creating a subtle narrative that places the album in its specific place
in time.<br />
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The subtle crackle of a slow flowing creek working its way through a
cover of ice and frozen leaves. The faint whistle of the pale leaves of
the beech tree that defy mother nature by clinging to their tree’s
spindling branches against the push of winter winds. The cacophony of
whispered raindrops running off infrastructure and hundred year old
stone structures. These are the sounds that inspire and infuse Wood,
Winter, Hollow. The rawness of winter in a world clinging to fragments
of warmth.<br />
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For sound samples and ordering details, please visit the 12k <a href="http://www.12k.com/index.php/site/releases/wood_winter_hollow/" target="_blank">website</a>. CD/Download available from <span>June 11 2013.</span><br />
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cameron webb and matt rösnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06533891390840302157noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831399576026761216.post-83659135793706529592013-05-30T16:53:00.001-07:002013-05-30T16:53:39.390-07:00Has it been almost a year?Hard to believe it has been a year since the last post here on Environmental Sounds! Things are changing though so you can look forward to some new sounds and photos returning shortly.<br />
<br />cameron webb and matt rösnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06533891390840302157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831399576026761216.post-16650512507834752282012-07-18T02:45:00.000-07:002012-07-18T02:45:26.464-07:00World Listening Day 2012: East Coast Low<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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To celebrate <a href="http://www.worldlisteningproject.org/?p=1551" target="_blank">World Listening Day 2012</a>, I'm sharing this piece compiled from recordings made in early June when Sydney was soaked by an immense low pressure system that battered the coast with <a href="http://blogs.abc.net.au/weatherman/2012/06/national-east-coast-low-to-blast-the-south-east-for-another-48-hours.html" target="_blank">wind, rain and massive surf</a>.<br />
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On a recent trip to Port Macquarie on the mid-north coast of NSW, I took the opportunity to record the sounds of late night surf at Flynn's Beach.<br />
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On this piece, I've combined three different recordings, each taken from a slightly different position on the beach. One well behind the beach, one on a set of stairs leading down to the beach and one on teh sand just beyond the wash zone. I almost lost the recorder on one occasion when a freak wave washed much further up the beach than expected.<br />
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Port Macquarie is an interesting stretch of coastline with some distinctive beach structures and surrounding vegetation. Despite being heavily developed, there are some areas of native vegetation that has been protected. In particular, one of the last <span lang="EN">stands of subtropical rainforest on teh NSW coast. If you're in the area, drop by the <a href="http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/NationalParks/parkVisitorCentre.aspx?id=N1155#SeaAcresRainforestCentre" target="_blank">Sea Acres Rainforest Cafe</a>. </span><br />
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<br />cameron webb and matt rösnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06533891390840302157noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831399576026761216.post-25232574570862192532012-04-28T03:26:00.002-07:002012-04-28T03:26:51.033-07:00Myalup Dunes after sunset<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The recording below was made in the dunes near my house just after sunset. Sitting in the dunes is an interesting listening experience as the sound of the ocean reverberates around the surfaces of the steep sand faces and down into the valleys between them. Depending on the time of day, the sea breeze can also produce an interesting resonance. There was no wind when this recording was taken so it just the crickets and waves off in the distance.</div>
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In recent years, Webb has recorded to acclaim for the esteemed 12K label, releasing the 1897 album in 2009 followed by a collaboration with Matt Rosner, Two Lakes. <br><br>His compositions reflect his deep connection to environment and nature; each piece often feels like a journey through beautiful, untethered terrain. For Bellows and Breath, Webb has explored a different terrain of his own, paring back his trademark guitar to build a work based largely around harmonium, melodica and found sounds. By way of its title, Bellows and Breath is a new side to Webb’s sonic meditations on movement, air and its interaction with the environment.<br><br>The pure rhythmic hiss and crackle of the harmonium’s bellows proved the inspiration for the way Webb played the harmonium itself, becoming an unforced undertow to a set of bowing chords that invoke an open spirit in their composition and measure. Spare and fluid acoustic guitar intermittently reflects off these surfaces, also layered by combinations of melodica, incidental rushes of wind through grass and distant sounds of birds, insects and more. This may be Webb once again in sentiment with nature, however Bellows and Breath represents a bold new step in his special and personal trajectory.<br><br>Released on CD in April 2012. Limited to 300 copies.<br><br> <a href="http://www.preservation.com.au/product/seaworthy-bellows-and-breath">Order now!</a>cameron webb and matt rösnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06533891390840302157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831399576026761216.post-68541056326615241312012-02-11T14:55:00.000-08:002012-02-11T15:24:13.785-08:00Kooragang Island Frogs<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxukQOeSCW4YbDnneSJtw2e9WLRzOa1S9Uk-u2w4GwkvKyL0Ry8LCv0B6S_FZjCBVT-kRvLWVwVTkzgIvd63nPkiG2PSIWkY8Vbt_0vPmv7nS8mvLsYRoH_6D2jojimaznddIm8jsdG-s/s1600/kooragangisland_frogs.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxukQOeSCW4YbDnneSJtw2e9WLRzOa1S9Uk-u2w4GwkvKyL0Ry8LCv0B6S_FZjCBVT-kRvLWVwVTkzgIvd63nPkiG2PSIWkY8Vbt_0vPmv7nS8mvLsYRoH_6D2jojimaznddIm8jsdG-s/s400/kooragangisland_frogs.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708020855046279330" /></a><br>This recording was made at night alongside a freshwater pond on Kooragang Island near Newcastle, NSW. Kooragang Island is a unique location because it was once an extensive estuarine wetland dominated by mangroves and saltmarsh. However, much of the land was reclaimed for agriculture and a network of roads and pathways were constructed across the site. As a result, a series of swales were created that, despite being amongst estuarine environments, retain mostly freshwater habitats. These habitats are highly dependent on seasonal rainfall but they provide locally important breeding habitats for threatened species such as teh Green and Golden Bell Frog. In this recording, you can hear two dominant species, Litoria peronii and Litoria fallax. These two "tree frog" species are relatively common in the local area.<br><br><iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="http://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F33157157&show_artwork=true"></iframe><br>cameron webb and matt rösnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06533891390840302157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831399576026761216.post-62937972913004516232011-12-19T01:37:00.001-08:002011-12-19T01:56:25.079-08:00Abandoned Drains<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRfveSAuJOYccH1zBWtGWZ67Yi3M7tDCXTeoEkF0UMkjdTjDPMZ9LARMgHnNz9CcovnKFqFOYqF-23OuRMd5Q46-SMF9hfjWX-wFhYt1KGZZRFVRjbmZHUfPCown68y675G3vW36CvAYA/s1600/Hexhampipe_3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRfveSAuJOYccH1zBWtGWZ67Yi3M7tDCXTeoEkF0UMkjdTjDPMZ9LARMgHnNz9CcovnKFqFOYqF-23OuRMd5Q46-SMF9hfjWX-wFhYt1KGZZRFVRjbmZHUfPCown68y675G3vW36CvAYA/s400/Hexhampipe_3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687775289695173522" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqbQHGzeyXWAs49tCVS0fByrNxtxh1XZKYitkW-iFndsOnYm5HdIndB3trjERDTBDaG5y4OvxuxkgCAp1QB7L4CrJOHT56snIQCNHWyxLpuL0x9TnMT9IE1UYpuPkZ9p5oE48UJpAj448/s1600/Hexhampipe_2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqbQHGzeyXWAs49tCVS0fByrNxtxh1XZKYitkW-iFndsOnYm5HdIndB3trjERDTBDaG5y4OvxuxkgCAp1QB7L4CrJOHT56snIQCNHWyxLpuL0x9TnMT9IE1UYpuPkZ9p5oE48UJpAj448/s400/Hexhampipe_2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687775284966583490" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizdfx1Pd4EXuAKjcZjA0UHHFvnfNi-Nkk9AFwb_ZI0eGvxovDnCu0oXjFvGPp8_pPYlKlgWZQDm8gZbtH-322QD2noFPsZajM78le5HYJAKj1mZOKeI3pgkBU7Ox2L-UkjNe35nnqWti0/s1600/Hexhampipe_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizdfx1Pd4EXuAKjcZjA0UHHFvnfNi-Nkk9AFwb_ZI0eGvxovDnCu0oXjFvGPp8_pPYlKlgWZQDm8gZbtH-322QD2noFPsZajM78le5HYJAKj1mZOKeI3pgkBU7Ox2L-UkjNe35nnqWti0/s400/Hexhampipe_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687775281114265602" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe2RByerZmQwL-hffbiuFMB2a052JD41Bah5M8CtVJ5STmaoIfNygawAEbUh9c3xbMt__HI21ClCmjf3slEFVqMAoeWsOF_D7m9V47SaHpl3BSoQlckB9MtVYP_XAWMX2rM6FOs8aFzmY/s1600/Hexhampipe_4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe2RByerZmQwL-hffbiuFMB2a052JD41Bah5M8CtVJ5STmaoIfNygawAEbUh9c3xbMt__HI21ClCmjf3slEFVqMAoeWsOF_D7m9V47SaHpl3BSoQlckB9MtVYP_XAWMX2rM6FOs8aFzmY/s400/Hexhampipe_4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687775291450090946" /></a><br /><br>Over the past decade, Hexham Swamp on the NSW coast new Newcastle has been the subject of one of the largest wetland rehabilitation projects in the southern hemisphere. Part of the project has been the reintroduction of tidal flows to the wetland and as part of that process, an old pipelines that once acted as drains have been decomissioned. The old pipes had been discarded onsite and these recordings were made on an extremely windy day from a shaltered space inside the pipes.<br><br><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="https://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F30982180"></param> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="https://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F30982180" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object> <span><a href="http://soundcloud.com/seaworthy/abandoned-drains">Abandoned Drains</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/seaworthy">seaworthy</a></span><br>cameron webb and matt rösnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06533891390840302157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831399576026761216.post-12966688716264375102011-12-04T14:46:00.000-08:002011-12-04T14:54:13.308-08:00Two Lakes & 12k December Sale<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.12k.com/images/12k/releases/12k1062.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 355px;" src="http://www.12k.com/images/12k/releases/12k1062.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Seaworthy and Matt Rosner's 2010 collaboration "Two Lakes" met with great critical aclaim on its release and we're happy to let you all known that during the month of December, you can pick it up for a bargain price during 12k's annual December sale. Alongside our CD, you can also grab a few other great releases from 12k includingreleases from Ken Kirschner, Fourcolor, Stephan Mathieu (highly recommended!), Moss and Murralin Lane. Full details of the sale , as well as sound samples, are available on the <a href="http://www.12k.com/index.php/site/news/12k_december_sale/">12k website</a>.cameron webb and matt rösnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06533891390840302157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831399576026761216.post-65978279007727514452011-11-24T12:37:00.000-08:002011-11-25T22:10:33.103-08:00Blue Mountains Botanic Garden<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIla-MyCzTKKwyJFGYWcfODqfVoz2DAvYPi5GKDYTBnhRarRaOY6BjhlqXGnw385cXb1I_nPIYp8-oc6e3E2ZE63jco-6IR4UhX2qtzW_sZUXtUiZynRt45HJmxISuyTsxGEFWT0vBJ3k/s1600/BMBG.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIla-MyCzTKKwyJFGYWcfODqfVoz2DAvYPi5GKDYTBnhRarRaOY6BjhlqXGnw385cXb1I_nPIYp8-oc6e3E2ZE63jco-6IR4UhX2qtzW_sZUXtUiZynRt45HJmxISuyTsxGEFWT0vBJ3k/s400/BMBG.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678742006864326674" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Approximately 90min drive from Sydney's CBD, The Blue Mountain Botanic Gardens are located at Mt Tomah. This beautiful region of the Blue Mountains is the perfect location for the Botanic Gardens. Just one part of the gardens is known as "The Jungle". For some history on this area of the gardens:<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">"The Jungle was originally purchased in 1929 by a group of Sydney businessmen to save the magnificent sassafras and coachwood trees from the timber mill while providing Sydney with a national park to its west. It was opened by the then Governor Admiral Sir Dudley DeChair on 23 March 1929 and the original walk was dedicated to the memory of Sir James Fairfax KBE. However, the Jungle never achieved its destiny as a national park as the Great Depression, coupled with pressure for building funds for the Sydney Harbour Bridge, led in 1934 to the land being resumed by the previous owners, the Charley family.<br />In 2008, 33 hectares of the original Jungle was purchased by the Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust, with the financial support of John and Elizabeth Fairfax and the NSW Government's Environmental Trust. Now part of the Blue Mountains Botanic Garden, Mount Tomah, the Jungle is again in public hands giving Sydneysiders an opportunity to experience and understand Blue Mountains' rainforest.</span>"<br /><br />These recordings were made late in the afternoon on 21 November. While within the rainforest habitats you seem completely isolated, the invasive sound of traffic continues to invade these recordings. However, the diversity of bird calls here more than makes up for it. It would be nice to visit first thing in the morning to make some more recordings.<br /><br />For more information on the Blue Mountains Botanic Gardens visit their <a href="http://www.mounttomahbotanicgarden.com.au/">website</a>.<br /><br /><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="https://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F28888413"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" src="https://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F28888413" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="81" width="100%"></embed> </object> <span><a href="http://soundcloud.com/seaworthy/blue-mountains-botanic-garden">Blue Mountains Botanic Garden</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/seaworthy">seaworthy</a></span>cameron webb and matt rösnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06533891390840302157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831399576026761216.post-39260713075969577682011-10-01T20:02:00.000-07:002011-10-01T20:08:34.175-07:00Singing Floodlights<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIPMy26cT-KE_31RRzl8JQ0M5JqivvQ3VJ2BJlH_5fPZ5e6soFTMyXjGczn-D9k1n92KUg-K4dIp4vUKC436VeabaZlcKg-Ir41CkohvFxex2YdyFLJ8d3L0d4YQyKGWBrNuEUPmrD8CI/s1600/CP4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIPMy26cT-KE_31RRzl8JQ0M5JqivvQ3VJ2BJlH_5fPZ5e6soFTMyXjGczn-D9k1n92KUg-K4dIp4vUKC436VeabaZlcKg-Ir41CkohvFxex2YdyFLJ8d3L0d4YQyKGWBrNuEUPmrD8CI/s400/CP4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658725266855891906" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE2itNWwZOJ1PPm4_ZrUZnab0dsKNSUvQNl3SsZZlTb1BNDKzJsbMjRii5zhYy587gwMa7D9m_CeMy6U5_YD8gaI0KVAZr0tcP8H8mH9e_VgmL2vaBAJKVBnD5k5jvg7G3ba-4S4GT7Mg/s1600/CP3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE2itNWwZOJ1PPm4_ZrUZnab0dsKNSUvQNl3SsZZlTb1BNDKzJsbMjRii5zhYy587gwMa7D9m_CeMy6U5_YD8gaI0KVAZr0tcP8H8mH9e_VgmL2vaBAJKVBnD5k5jvg7G3ba-4S4GT7Mg/s400/CP3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658725264088538946" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOuhBWkg8KSZahkXC4VzsERdsNdvo0fM4EUH-u_oB0sEz1jNWREsOKGTQWDE1kduOgTqKuvURPILfnulPtlgxVYVnChbQ_7Rjw5yf8mXGVYr4YUUC7fobjW0c4FYUmpdfD3Jcq0pR1H50/s1600/CP2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOuhBWkg8KSZahkXC4VzsERdsNdvo0fM4EUH-u_oB0sEz1jNWREsOKGTQWDE1kduOgTqKuvURPILfnulPtlgxVYVnChbQ_7Rjw5yf8mXGVYr4YUUC7fobjW0c4FYUmpdfD3Jcq0pR1H50/s400/CP2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658725265055696562" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix67JFcPCgAbyp7M8R6OqAK9JXoPNYOEdDOiJe_63gyhmJhfoQdb2eMhkwFvIuK_CfsX5RDVlL_1EzNpxA4FXXzBM9CDB0UKk6NjeafQlkI6l3bd5X4_DAbEN_suZu3BS4VfnJYYkaWvE/s1600/CP1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix67JFcPCgAbyp7M8R6OqAK9JXoPNYOEdDOiJe_63gyhmJhfoQdb2eMhkwFvIuK_CfsX5RDVlL_1EzNpxA4FXXzBM9CDB0UKk6NjeafQlkI6l3bd5X4_DAbEN_suZu3BS4VfnJYYkaWvE/s400/CP1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658725261263618610" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSzxoMGZHWn3P86YZiGahE-ql0-CoSeSYXbIdLuRzfMmXBll8Te9PoxE8c4S1DON1hca_lLZADjTM-zg_hnnVhkmb3pvvExZooBg7WxzsLtuTYSqXOkedipU0T9eKwIP-S18P0S1cFRVU/s1600/CP5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSzxoMGZHWn3P86YZiGahE-ql0-CoSeSYXbIdLuRzfMmXBll8Te9PoxE8c4S1DON1hca_lLZADjTM-zg_hnnVhkmb3pvvExZooBg7WxzsLtuTYSqXOkedipU0T9eKwIP-S18P0S1cFRVU/s400/CP5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658725270476993314" border="0" /></a>This recording was made with contact mics on floodlight towers at Campbell Park, Russell Lea, NSW, Australia. The towers are relatively narrow and at over 30m high with their large banks of floodlights tend to sway a little once the wind picks up. These recordings were made during a period of particularly strong winds, a common occurance in Sydney during September/October each year. The sounds in these recordings are primarily made from the movement of internal wires/cables as the huge structures sway in the wind. During these recordings, the movement in the lights above was quite dramatic.<br><br><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F24556084"></param> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F24556084" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object> <span><a href="http://soundcloud.com/seaworthy/singing-floodlights">Singing Floodlights</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/seaworthy">seaworthy</a></span><br><br>cameron webb and matt rösnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06533891390840302157noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831399576026761216.post-89390532585153182502011-08-12T21:19:00.000-07:002011-08-12T21:35:33.700-07:00Sugarloaf Rock<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAMH778g1Z2Sk6n6F3VdZuBkG0NYAaSHouYq2jF-JKUcH1tfvVNRguhvr4mr6Jb7fTUXd49sEh4-sINFNBLm7F6nLB3b5fwyTPYsaDuenA1oPMYcqRKer1I1KcLv8LHge86crN2JTpWv0/s1600/sugarloaf+picture.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 259px; height: 194px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAMH778g1Z2Sk6n6F3VdZuBkG0NYAaSHouYq2jF-JKUcH1tfvVNRguhvr4mr6Jb7fTUXd49sEh4-sINFNBLm7F6nLB3b5fwyTPYsaDuenA1oPMYcqRKer1I1KcLv8LHge86crN2JTpWv0/s400/sugarloaf+picture.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640191438107122114" border="0" /></a>
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<br />Sugarloaf Rock is situated in the Leeuwin Naturaliste National Park near Margaret River in Western Australia. Since I was a teenager I have enjoyed surfing and hiking near the rock. It is a very rugged part of Western Australia's coastline, the tides and swell can be very unpredicatable. In the past fishermen and surfers have been lost to the Indian Ocean in this area.
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<br />This recording was taken on Easter Sunday. With a strong onshore wind and large swell, I sheltered behind rocks and shrubs close to the shoreline. In the recording you can hear the wind and the swell but also the rocks moving. After listening back to the recording was perplexed by the rock sounds and later realised that they probably originated from my feet as I braced against the wind on the uneven shoreline.
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<br /><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F21018251"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F21018251" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="81" width="100%"></embed> </object> <span><a href="http://soundcloud.com/matt-rosner/sugar-loaf-blogmix">Sugar loaf blogmix</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/matt-rosner">Matt Rösner</a></span>
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<br />cameron webb and matt rösnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06533891390840302157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831399576026761216.post-51235509149060805612011-08-12T21:09:00.000-07:002011-08-12T21:19:01.827-07:00Early Winter Stream<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVIZ2ldfeazh-xnRlJHev_BphTKZdzVd0km0d70P6N9VHVIir6kUy4RdOAasNrdWoxhpoyzqD-YAZM6FfgFB4ubxy66tX-pjspUIsbL2DNw-kW9yMeV4HN8DUkr7rWzfHj_ZzDafw6nGE/s1600/stream_450x600.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVIZ2ldfeazh-xnRlJHev_BphTKZdzVd0km0d70P6N9VHVIir6kUy4RdOAasNrdWoxhpoyzqD-YAZM6FfgFB4ubxy66tX-pjspUIsbL2DNw-kW9yMeV4HN8DUkr7rWzfHj_ZzDafw6nGE/s400/stream_450x600.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640188303935013810" border="0" /></a>
<br />This recording was taken in May just after the first winter rains started. Its of a small stream that runs from the top of the Darling Scarp onto the coastal plain near my house in Western Australia.
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<br />Water was trickling over the parched rocks and in and around the dried out reeds after a summer and autumn without rain.
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<br />- Matt
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<br /><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F21017508"></param> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F21017508" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object> <span><a href="http://soundcloud.com/matt-rosner/farm-stream-blogmix">Farm stream blogmix</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/matt-rosner">Matt Rösner</a></span>
<br />cameron webb and matt rösnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06533891390840302157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831399576026761216.post-46895368644252043662011-08-05T15:44:00.001-07:002011-08-05T15:51:20.367-07:00Woodland behind the dunes<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBqtOu6Oqvp_7tp2WjV_6V59sJfwsxGUWmiy43wmHvRbDA1QCYqNktkzzQCN58BdsaTHGcECcKZpBAcRgBxdAuzfGd_Vab7x_rgtTTa3kZLHpwMCZV5NujBkDn272_p-n6aJ_qzptPYBU/s1600/Byrondunes_2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBqtOu6Oqvp_7tp2WjV_6V59sJfwsxGUWmiy43wmHvRbDA1QCYqNktkzzQCN58BdsaTHGcECcKZpBAcRgBxdAuzfGd_Vab7x_rgtTTa3kZLHpwMCZV5NujBkDn272_p-n6aJ_qzptPYBU/s400/Byrondunes_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637506762242859794" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhky19RuuSaDDJCCZR0Ev9Fa43p1QsVbCGcSy-Tc9ifXIeDwK3FQ0B3xJ-1y7bz9570hcNeTzMOBNfUfJjKPN2YUX5Wv6dikCn8jjGFdhP2vnKoZM_iLFGuvx7OwVu7M8793umpkBbdZ_E/s1600/Byrondunes_3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhky19RuuSaDDJCCZR0Ev9Fa43p1QsVbCGcSy-Tc9ifXIeDwK3FQ0B3xJ-1y7bz9570hcNeTzMOBNfUfJjKPN2YUX5Wv6dikCn8jjGFdhP2vnKoZM_iLFGuvx7OwVu7M8793umpkBbdZ_E/s400/Byrondunes_3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637506758833568706" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiRaL3dbG1nQnQPgDPXRxASqDJdL_M0U0xy_Yp1am2He62001RZCvUwsNG4EnvIm5jRnx8nCEIdX2MLPvbKd9wHLDVG4m1AjNQ_ec-6c7pU44KeVMZSt0nScnxeLn69l8JWbSC0KJKYTI/s1600/Byrondunes_4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiRaL3dbG1nQnQPgDPXRxASqDJdL_M0U0xy_Yp1am2He62001RZCvUwsNG4EnvIm5jRnx8nCEIdX2MLPvbKd9wHLDVG4m1AjNQ_ec-6c7pU44KeVMZSt0nScnxeLn69l8JWbSC0KJKYTI/s400/Byrondunes_4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637506753595974546" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7pS9IqlO5BkfwV4sG-bResgpzdU32s5lXfLDHr5mkO7BcBfK8xfHS5g4rZM6QjiB1oInBInt7aY8ZMaP1kajxDMDCMi6Hwy1Sq5T9gR8aTh8o96rbg_BJZS7revrYHQrftG6PCsfh7Xc/s1600/Byrondunes_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7pS9IqlO5BkfwV4sG-bResgpzdU32s5lXfLDHr5mkO7BcBfK8xfHS5g4rZM6QjiB1oInBInt7aY8ZMaP1kajxDMDCMi6Hwy1Sq5T9gR8aTh8o96rbg_BJZS7revrYHQrftG6PCsfh7Xc/s400/Byrondunes_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637506763641593746" border="0" /></a><br />Recorded early one morning in April 2011. The location was a small woodland directly behind coastal sandunes near Byron Bay on the NSW farhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif north coast. The location is on the edge of the Brunswick Heads Nature Reserve, an area that forms a vital stepping stone for migrating birds. Species from north and south-east Australia overlap in the area, providing unusually diverse plant and animal communities. These types of habitats are some of my favourite to record in, there are usually lots of birds about and the dynamics of the soundscape change from day to day with the amount of swell and wave action on the beach. Sometimes the rumble of the waves is a little too much though.<br />Learn more about Brunswick Heads Nature Reserve <a href="http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/nationalparks/parkHome.aspx?id=N0523">here</a>.<br /><br /><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F20526296"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F20526296" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="81" width="100%"></embed> </object> <span><a href="http://soundcloud.com/seaworthy/behind-the-sand-dunes">Behind the sand dunes</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/seaworthy">seaworthy</a></span>cameron webb and matt rösnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06533891390840302157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831399576026761216.post-13507965556102887592011-06-11T00:48:00.001-07:002011-06-11T00:52:30.053-07:00Broken Estuary<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5r4FgLL4esoCV2ShtZ4LGWfNrjqNUmMDjHWivM-QTkp8VQrH2pYIkQWXMuSMKTrKO_PvnIsxfDOoc_hbmFqIoywVkxiWKysuxeEhPBiMI0c_4woH1Zk2Ev5RomHtDMU1HGUweKYYBiO4/s1600/brokenestuary4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 294px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5r4FgLL4esoCV2ShtZ4LGWfNrjqNUmMDjHWivM-QTkp8VQrH2pYIkQWXMuSMKTrKO_PvnIsxfDOoc_hbmFqIoywVkxiWKysuxeEhPBiMI0c_4woH1Zk2Ev5RomHtDMU1HGUweKYYBiO4/s400/brokenestuary4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616866166443514210" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOIliQsf0hKSQkL1rK4sWYUG9fJG13BJ7ihoK4T0p6s6QmgvS6CrAZDuZs5bYslQQQN4whnsKbL942a6P764mnd_eJLplCQF_FHwWc56kUocZv6yHgN-R14G-VoHGlYUBGXnfrHKISWPQ/s1600/brokenestuary3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOIliQsf0hKSQkL1rK4sWYUG9fJG13BJ7ihoK4T0p6s6QmgvS6CrAZDuZs5bYslQQQN4whnsKbL942a6P764mnd_eJLplCQF_FHwWc56kUocZv6yHgN-R14G-VoHGlYUBGXnfrHKISWPQ/s400/brokenestuary3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616866165005101794" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqK_Zj-VvfG427aZCjtUpVD0h1NnLETHX0WBuhLZ00paxcb9bKdwLdGzvp8XoxjVqHqgwVrlA3Xy2sN6YY3BQwnj599ufloYJogewmmvJh_0LAjsuEHfJq1VQcEoxwiWHMSYMovvh9WiI/s1600/brokenestuary2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqK_Zj-VvfG427aZCjtUpVD0h1NnLETHX0WBuhLZ00paxcb9bKdwLdGzvp8XoxjVqHqgwVrlA3Xy2sN6YY3BQwnj599ufloYJogewmmvJh_0LAjsuEHfJq1VQcEoxwiWHMSYMovvh9WiI/s400/brokenestuary2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616866160723890658" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTUM139nFx9RP3u_Ytv-mnSXy3Nil3UzhylM-msfLEIkEFA787-felCOOdniVSjJ112hsXBE1vcKKbCTJcsDb3sMrQ5c2mUxL9zSyaDYL6cmF-c0yir8mVV0Ci3GXMkB5fLwZ7-sNjAJA/s1600/brokenestuary1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTUM139nFx9RP3u_Ytv-mnSXy3Nil3UzhylM-msfLEIkEFA787-felCOOdniVSjJ112hsXBE1vcKKbCTJcsDb3sMrQ5c2mUxL9zSyaDYL6cmF-c0yir8mVV0Ci3GXMkB5fLwZ7-sNjAJA/s400/brokenestuary1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616866154906520370" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMbE7IHbPYX0DvguQbAYb4AKcm7fXjh5G3yTvW4Si4iy5lJ1gQuKYT8ezjgMGJh4R3jLtGwN9cB2KBqQFPjOzTQb9K9UQFnr_k3-vWBZ6EQoeTB2A_fwUS4Agl3n1FUyRw14mE_F9WZH0/s1600/brokenestuary5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMbE7IHbPYX0DvguQbAYb4AKcm7fXjh5G3yTvW4Si4iy5lJ1gQuKYT8ezjgMGJh4R3jLtGwN9cB2KBqQFPjOzTQb9K9UQFnr_k3-vWBZ6EQoeTB2A_fwUS4Agl3n1FUyRw14mE_F9WZH0/s400/brokenestuary5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616866171740621442" /></a><br>In Aprill 2011, I was working on the far north coast of NSW. After considerable rainfall, many of the local estuaries that had been cut off from the ocean by an accumulation of sand now spilled across the beach as tannin stained water flowed to the sea. The overflows cut into the beach, creating new creeklike connections. The sounds here are of the fast flowing water across the beach and between debris, chunks of sand falling from the creek's edges into the water and distinct thunder as a new storm front approaches.<br><br><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F16930957"></param> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F16930957" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object> <span><a href="http://soundcloud.com/seaworthy/broken-estuary">Broken Estuary</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/seaworthy">seaworthy</a></span><br>cameron webb and matt rösnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06533891390840302157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831399576026761216.post-46764334830750054242011-06-06T16:55:00.000-07:002011-06-06T16:58:48.150-07:00Site Listening<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwb1A29zhA9RvYMeX8g8gwYiOSZQ49h-1qhabxIvshvhlIkj-XQbASMIMNWG7dAPeUzERzbwtX83_KBg2x_IjIbhg1PlGDIs7C6c4SWqoEMskIEMzALYleOxY4MUyevfN3I3S-UnFoAPw/s1600/sitelistening.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 334px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwb1A29zhA9RvYMeX8g8gwYiOSZQ49h-1qhabxIvshvhlIkj-XQbASMIMNWG7dAPeUzERzbwtX83_KBg2x_IjIbhg1PlGDIs7C6c4SWqoEMskIEMzALYleOxY4MUyevfN3I3S-UnFoAPw/s400/sitelistening.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615259987434655490" /></a><br>Make sure you pay a visit to the wonderful <a http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifhref="http://sitelistening.com/">Site Listening</a> website for a collection of sounds and locations in QLD compiled by Lawrence English (Room40, 12k, Touch).<br><br>cameron webb and matt rösnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06533891390840302157noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831399576026761216.post-36985874041026143472011-05-26T18:39:00.000-07:002011-05-31T22:56:52.197-07:00Seaworthy Show Sat 4 June Sydney<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilHrh39Bs3UCrVdaI7WFW9fd_aPjrVRXqbXR0LY-eBRcZhQgcxedhwNjZEUMK0udjF2kaWF124ZtOMx5aMzT2DK2vrh8TraR-yze1tt1C8IFdHm6q9F1O741Sa8EcGGu2CXP0wEvhfu-g/s1600/JUNE4aaaa.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 295px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilHrh39Bs3UCrVdaI7WFW9fd_aPjrVRXqbXR0LY-eBRcZhQgcxedhwNjZEUMK0udjF2kaWF124ZtOMx5aMzT2DK2vrh8TraR-yze1tt1C8IFdHm6q9F1O741Sa8EcGGu2CXP0wEvhfu-g/s400/JUNE4aaaa.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613126285980480290" /></a>cameron webb and matt rösnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06533891390840302157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831399576026761216.post-24578407869129310592011-04-25T19:05:00.000-07:002011-04-25T19:17:05.323-07:00Minyon Falls, Nightcap National Park<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhktHJyqB8HnULFCtBMvsi06ISPtW3NXBHfF7o7Y_MnFUnXoPD2QkldAL4XpmIgndnhUfS-0qrIux9Xgj3YA55BomkTq9sBKWbcLeLtPdOAgr5MdFqzW1jdnvXGdDadBZLpqn5FRxEyPXs/s1600/minyonF.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwu6zQK5__tzB_eKxhlzuCt5Ojqu2JobMtHGpC2rwPSPmBWQcYEva4hSpiCm_IYIbGeO_txFdLJd5kBD85jp6Mug_05suTeCVu8OwaXRMpIhiD9WMpZp4sssAg2dQFWLvAswKkZkiUfU8/s400/minyonA.jpg" alt="" http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifid="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599707820629750578" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEHbGNQzpE3NnyE7xiNWGAltvdBwhbIdKMRE2S-7YNui75ErRDJoh4CnYzZA80BCs1cJbyRQYertT7NvLnEyeRanJJVBOiHZ6nJPJfbB7FZjz8bDPgKqn6GmJ83ztwMAc7KN6RFY_zRV8/s1600/minyonE.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEHbGNQzpE3NnyE7xiNWGAltvdBwhbIdKMRE2S-7YNui75ErRDJoh4CnYzZA80BCs1cJbyRQYertT7NvLnEyeRanJJVBOiHZ6nJPJfbB7FZjz8bDPgKqn6GmJ83ztwMAc7KN6RFY_zRV8/s400/minyonE.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599707842203280466" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/NationalParks/parkHome.aspx?id=N0062">Nightcap National Park</a> contains extensive areas of lush Gondwana Rainforests and was preserved by a determined group of conservationists in the 1980s. These photos and recordings were made during a brief visit in April 2011 to Minyon Falls. The sound composition here contains a series of recordings made surrounding the creekline leading to the falls themslves. Surrounded by dense forest, there are bird calls (as well as an occasional frog croak) but dominating the recordings are the sounds of the falls themselves that create a background drone running through most of the piece.<br /><br /><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F14197365"></param> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F14197365" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object> <span><a href="http://soundcloud.com/seaworthy/minyon-falls-nightcap-national">Minyon Falls, Nightcap National Park</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/seaworthy">seaworthy</a></span> <br><br>cameron webb and matt rösnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06533891390840302157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831399576026761216.post-74007110215321993642011-03-22T01:38:00.001-07:002011-03-22T01:47:26.810-07:00Drought<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLSdELzGwOW9mBJk5MU4ZB2dGAcP-Qwo3IQnbnpcCejwEoD0S94LSmwlfMSoeXuLj8jK0H_CDmzpV4wjshyphenhyphen2gZ6F_F7PbKmI5uwAuxxIOuSvHYdV-Mg3Oc8OzcIguRmOCWiSYozLDSKqw/s1600/iphone+004.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLSdELzGwOW9mBJk5MU4ZB2dGAcP-Qwo3IQnbnpcCejwEoD0S94LSmwlfMSoeXuLj8jK0H_CDmzpV4wjshyphenhyphen2gZ6F_F7PbKmI5uwAuxxIOuSvHYdV-Mg3Oc8OzcIguRmOCWiSYozLDSKqw/s320/iphone+004.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586821486408473186" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXuPbpTkqkoOuKorHdPj8oOcXv4eDq3idZ1892hQ_PgtmmRLiNn-fU4xW-Zmyd7oEqdsDGcABWeIC4KAVBVJRI0fhGSOlyyaSmyMyavyMIEdHIPfaDf2xkTKx7n2BETGL-bqUpRF-j3AM/s1600/iphone+001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXuPbpTkqkoOuKorHdPj8oOcXv4eDq3idZ1892hQ_PgtmmRLiNn-fU4xW-Zmyd7oEqdsDGcABWeIC4KAVBVJRI0fhGSOlyyaSmyMyavyMIEdHIPfaDf2xkTKx7n2BETGL-bqUpRF-j3AM/s320/iphone+001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586822039652191090" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKIo9YIxIYnhHODXE5jK7yBbvlaYQM_JWKytDkdPMG-DTvu0I9KVxHns94Y7I6knIzwRs0XvqKjtHR-G7sgo0T_CyL_pUZnP5154mVSmnEy-G6whoHhXIj1FTKTzGn6V-GCqo2lJ-yh4c/s1600/iphone+003.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKIo9YIxIYnhHODXE5jK7yBbvlaYQM_JWKytDkdPMG-DTvu0I9KVxHns94Y7I6knIzwRs0XvqKjtHR-G7sgo0T_CyL_pUZnP5154mVSmnEy-G6whoHhXIj1FTKTzGn6V-GCqo2lJ-yh4c/s320/iphone+003.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586821737736229138" /></a><br /><br /><br />Lake Preston – Yalgorup National Park <br /><br />Yalgorup National Park, located 100m from my front door, protects a chain of 10 lakes of high conservation importance. The park offers refuge to plant numbers of plants and animal species. Its particularly notable for its tuart woodlands, salt marsh communities, ancient thrombolites and international migratory waterbird species. <br /><br />South Western Australia has undergone one of its hottest summers on record. Before the hot summer months we experienced one of the driest winters on record, with rainfall at approximately 50% below average levels. <br /><br />As a result the Lake Preston and the surrounding Yalgorup Park are extremely dry. The lake is a barren almost moonscape like environment. I took a walk out on the lake a few days ago to take photos and some field recordings. It struck me on the walk home that 15 years ago this lake was used for waterskiing and sailing but in recent years the lake is dry in summer, devoid of water and filled with the a salty brine smell and the debris of bones, feathers and resilient salt marsh plant species. The sounds in the centre of the lake were limited to my footsteps, the wind and the distant hum of traffic from the nearby highway. <br /><br />- Matt <br /><br /><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F12350961"></param> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F12350961" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object> <span><a href="http://soundcloud.com/matt-rosner/lake-preston-blogmix">Lake preston blogmix</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/matt-rosner">Matt Rösner</a></span>cameron webb and matt rösnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06533891390840302157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831399576026761216.post-80817366932782571682011-02-27T22:32:00.000-08:002011-02-27T22:33:52.993-08:00Gutters filled with sand<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR2efwpLfk7Bz1sgvo2qYYW68Tr6Wv9RDUkW3w4JQQ8xceOTVtwhfQbvT_u1Ogsu-pFoUB6_ABimoM8knINjbRMvNr0LTDNJoQVzloZeFVvqY4tMzwCesZY0oFWjzjVT9MGp6I-PZvCgA/s1600/hydrorocks.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR2efwpLfk7Bz1sgvo2qYYW68Tr6Wv9RDUkW3w4JQQ8xceOTVtwhfQbvT_u1Ogsu-pFoUB6_ABimoM8knINjbRMvNr0LTDNJoQVzloZeFVvqY4tMzwCesZY0oFWjzjVT9MGp6I-PZvCgA/s400/hydrorocks.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578624839101808674" /></a><br /><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F11224461"></param> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F11224461" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object> <span><a href="http://soundcloud.com/seaworthy/hydrophone-in-gutters-and-sand">Hydrophone in gutters and sand</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/seaworthy">seaworthy</a></span>cameron webb and matt rösnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06533891390840302157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831399576026761216.post-21120138212658788992011-02-01T16:34:00.000-08:002011-02-01T16:45:30.564-08:00World Wetlands Day 2011Wednesday 2 February 2011 is World Wetlands Day.<br /><br />The international theme for World Wetlands Day 2011 is "wetlands and forests - forests for water and wetlands" in celebration of the United Nations International Year of Forests. In Australia, probably the best known forested wetlands are the mangrove forests that line the majority of our coastal rivers and estuaries. These wetlands are important as they deliver significant ecosystem services by providing habitat for a range of wildlife. In recent years, however, mangroves have been acknowledged as not being completely beneficial to estuarine wetlands given their propensity to invade coastal saltmarsh habitats and clog smaller tributaries, leading to impoundment of tidal waters and increased suitability of habitats for pest mosquitoes. Generally though, mangroves still represent an important ecological resource in many areas of Australia as well as internationally.<br /><br />In celebration of World Wetlands Day (as well as teh 40th anniversary of the Ramsar Convention), I have put together this 15 minute piece comprised of recordings made over the last 6 months or so from the wetlands of Sydney Olympic Park. This track contains recordings made using hydrophones, stereo microphones and shot gun microphones in and around the estuarine and freshwater wetlands of Sydney Olympic Park. This large area of wetlands is located close to the geographic heart of Sydney, the largest city in Australia. The sounds of the city, planes and traffic leaking into the natural sound scape. For more information on Sydney Olympic Park, please visit their <a href="http://www.sydneyolympicpark.com.au/">website</a>.<br><br>For more information on World Wetlands Day, you can visit the <a href="http://www.environment.gov.au/water/topics/wetlands/world-wetlands-day/index.html">Australian Government Environment website</a> or to find out mroe details about international events, as well as the history of the RAMSAR Convention, you can visit the <a href="http://www.ramsar.org/cda/en/ramsar-home/main/ramsar/1_4000_0__">RAMAR site</a><br /><br /><br /><br><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F9945881"></param> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F9945881" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object> <span><a href="http://soundcloud.com/seaworthy/worldwetlandsdayfinal">Above and below the wetland forest (World Wetlands Day 2011)</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/seaworthy">seaworthy</a></span><br><br>cameron webb and matt rösnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06533891390840302157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831399576026761216.post-8810082818410236562011-01-06T16:31:00.000-08:002011-01-06T17:23:37.023-08:00Do birds & frogs sing differently in the city?Wildlife can use sound to communicate in many different ways but, more often than not, they may distinctive sounds to help find a mate. One of the things I've notice while recording in urban wetlands is the large amount of noise pollution caused by traffic, industry and other human activity. I know there is a dramatic reduction in frog calling activity during evenings when the wind is strong. One field trip on the south coast we recorded about 8 species of frog calling on the first night but one the second night the wind was much stronger and we only recorded 2 frog species. How are these animals responding to "human-made" noise?<br><br />There has been some media interesting in a recent <a href="http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2010/s3107067.htm">Melbourne University study</a> that has indicated that urban noise is changing the calls of some bird species. The soon to be published study titled "Geographically pervasive effects of urban noise on frequency and syllable rate of songs and calls in silvereyes (Zosterops lateralis)" by Potvin, Parris & Mulder reports on the adaptation of birds to urban environments by calling at higher frequencies. You can read the abstract <a href="http://birding-aus.org/?p=6693">here</a>.<br><br>It also reminded me of this paper reporting a change in the frequency of frog calls in habitats close to traffic from 2009. That paper reporting on changes in frog calls, "Frogs Call at a Higher Pitch in Traffic Noise" by Parris, Velik-Lord & North is available <a href="http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/issues/view.php?sf=41">here</a> Turns out it is one of the same researchers, <a href="http://www.botany.unimelb.edu.au/envisci/about/staff/kirsten.html">K Parris</a>, involved in both projects!<br><br>I guess what the work of these researchers is showing is that our natural environment can be influenced as much, perhaps, by noise pollution as other forms of pollution. While bird calls may be shifting as a result of learnt behaviours, the change in frogs call may be reflecting an evolutionary shift in animals adapted to urban environments. I'll be keen to follow the continuing work of Parris and her collegues.<br><br>Cam<br>cameron webb and matt rösnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06533891390840302157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831399576026761216.post-56279140792612277132011-01-06T16:00:00.000-08:002011-01-06T16:14:49.822-08:00Meroo National Park Management Plan<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC4CNQFdthZJiPWUkGuveSUQhI_3d3U3XIa0d4_ANXHmHM9VhHe5E3hkARD-d2y8QqgmICqt3pp355OpIrPHl3CfWJ8VNg2eMUX0rS30Ot8FokX3wFHvcHKoRziGx7Xfqmmq0xzIEQgFg/s1600/merooblend.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC4CNQFdthZJiPWUkGuveSUQhI_3d3U3XIa0d4_ANXHmHM9VhHe5E3hkARD-d2y8QqgmICqt3pp355OpIrPHl3CfWJ8VNg2eMUX0rS30Ot8FokX3wFHvcHKoRziGx7Xfqmmq0xzIEQgFg/s400/merooblend.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559228772638739442" /></a>
<br />In December 2010, The Department of Environment, Climate Change & Water released the Meroo National Park Plan of Management. Below is the press release announcing the adoption of the plan:<br>
<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">The recent adoption of the Plan of Management for Meroo National Park ensures the protection of the park's significant cultural and natural environment values while providing for unique visitor experiences.
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<br />The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) South Coast Regional Manager, Ms Diane Garrood said extensive community consultation was undertaken in preparing the plan of management for the park.
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<br />"A community working group was established to assist the NPWS to prepare a draft plan," Ms Garrood said.
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<br />"The draft plan was then publicly exhibited to obtain further community input and discussions have been held on specific issues such as vehicle access to Meroo Lake."
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<br />Meroo National Park, located 5 kilometres south of Ulladulla, includes almost 4,000 hectares of high conservation value coastal forests and lake ecosystems.
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<br />It also contains the former Barnunj State Conservation Area which has now been declared part of the park. The bed of Meroo Lake is to be added to the park early next year.
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<br />"The park is of national significance for its biological and landscape values. It is home to many threatened fauna including the nationally endangered Green and Golden Bell Frog," she said.
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<br />"The plan seeks to protect these important values while continuing to provide for public enjoyment through activities such as camping, bushwalking, kayaking and fishing.
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<br />"The combination of the relatively undisturbed coastline and coastal lakes in a forested setting provides visitors with wonderful, unique experiences."
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<br />A copy of the plan can be found on the DECCW website at http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/parkmanagement/MerooMgmtplanDraft.htm or printed copies obtained by contacting the NPWS South Coast Regional office at Nowra on ph: (02) 4423 2170.</span><br>
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<br />The plan highlights many of the difficulties in managing coastal environments in NSW where a balance must be met between environmental conservation and recreational activities. For more information, as well as links to download the management plan, please visit the <a href="http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/media <br><br>/DecMedia10121301.htm">DECC website</a>
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