Re: Dawn Chorus - Gordon Hempton

["John Hartog" hartogj]

> A major problem is that there are some entire habitat types that seem =

> prone to human noise intrusion.  Sure, I can get you to a quiet aspen =

> grove or sage desert, but what about all the other habitat types?  A
> quiet wetland is very challenging to find in the west because people
> go where the water is.

Much of the sage desert habitat and soundscapes are also under
pressure of development. I heard on the radio just now, the bidding
begins today for 5000 acres of BLM land in Oregon for natural gas leases.

The blurb:
http://news.opb.org/article/3022-blm-offering-5000-acres-oil-and-gas-leases=
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John Hartog