Preserving One Square Inch of Silence

Sound-tracker Gordon Hempton fights to protect a single square inch of silence in Washington's Hoh rainforest from encroaching noise pollution.

A meditative reminder of how rare and precious true natural silence has become.

Gordon Hempton is on a personal quest to preserve silence in nature. The “sound-tracker” circles the globe recording vanishing sounds, including the most elusive one of all: silence. Twelve years ago, Hempton resolved to

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