One way of thinking about wilderness is to remember what’s not there. Wilderness is never crowded, or full of artificial noise or electric light. Noise and light would cover up the good qualities in nature - the delicate sounds and the bright stars and aurora of a winter night. On the next Outdoor Explorer, we’re looking at the problem of keeping the wilderness quiet and dark, which unfortunately takes some effort for us, in our bright noisy world.
HOST: Charles Wohlforth
GUESTS:
- Brian Okonek - from Alaska Quiet Rights
- Travis Rector - UAA astronomer
LINKS:
- Alaska Quiet Rights Coalition
- Coloring the Universe: An Insider's Look at Making Spectacular Images of Space
BROADCAST: Thursday, April 20, 2017. 2:00 pm – 3:00 p.m. AKT
REPEAT BROADCAST: Thursday, April 27, 2017. 8:00 – 9:00 p.m. AKT
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