A Quest to Protect the World's Last Silent Places | Outside Online

“In 2005, Gordon Hempton placed a small stone on a log in the Hoh Rainforest of Washington’s Olympic National Park, one of the quietest places in the world. He dubbed his miniature cairn One Square Inch of Silence. If he could keep the rock free of human noise pollution, Hempton reasoned, many surrounding square miles would be free of it, too.”

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To learn more about Gordon Hempton and his work go to www.soundtracker.com