Crabtree Ecotones Soundwalk

Crabtree Nature Center and Forest Preserve District of Cook County 3 Stover Road, Barrington, Illinois

Join artist, educator, and Midwest Society for Acoustic Ecology President Eric Leonardson on a unique soundwalk to engage listening and sound-making. Ecotones are transitional areas between different ecosystems, or plant communities, where species from both communities can coexist and interact. They often exhibit increased biodiversity due 

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Rachel Epp Buller – Walking to Listen: Climate Moves

What are the sounds of Newton? How do sounds change as one season gives way to another? What sounds represent life here in 2025, and how might Newton sound different in 2050? Let's go for a walk, listen to what is happening now, and imagine 

Teens, Let’s go for a Soundwalk with Dr. Rachel Epp Buller 

What are the sounds of Newton? How did Newton sound different 100 years ago, and how might this place sound different in the future? In this activity, we’ll go on a short walk to listen together, gather some sound recordings, and then work on designing 

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