Enjoy the seasonal soundscapes of Olympic National Park and know that you are helping to preserve this natural treasure.

One Square Inch celebrates its first anniversary on Earth Day 2006 with the release of the One Square Inch Anniversary Album. We hear the sounds of the seasons at Olympic Park through stunning recordings made by Gordon Hempton during his 25 years of award winning work. All profits help preserve the natural soundscape at Olympic Park for everyone to enjoy.

“I’ve compiled some of my best recordings from Olympic Park to give you a sense of this incredible natural treasure. You’ll hear the joyful sounds of songbirds, a passing rainstorm, bugling elk, sweeping surf and more of nature’s symphony. Enjoy the wonder, and know that your contributions are helping to preserve this special place.”
--Gordon Hempton, Emmy Award winning recordist

Track 1: Songs of Spring (15:00)
Songbirds and frogs, singing and drumming, bring a gentle music to forests and lakes.

Track 2: Ocean Dreams (15:06)
Gentle ocean waves sweep the pebbled shore at the edge of the driftwood forest.

Track 3: Autumn Echoes (15:02)
Snow melts into music atop mountain peaks and the Roosevelt elk bugle through the temperate rainforest.

Track 4: Forest Rain (15:00)
Quiet birdsong and gentle rain create a soothing balance of aural solitude.

All tracks are pure nature sounds without music.

GIVE AN INCH AND SAVE 1,000 SQUARE MILES

One Square Inch of Silence is the quietest place in the United States. It is located in the Hoh Rain Forest at Olympic National Park, along a gentle path lined by ancient trees and ferns. The exact location is marked by a small red-colored stone place on top of a moss-covered log at 47º 51.959N, 123º52.221W, 678 feet above sea level.

One Square Inch of Silence was designated on Earth Day 2005 to protect and manage the natural soundscape in Olympic Park’s backcountry wilderness. The logic is simple; if a loud noise, such as the passing of an aircraft, can impact many square miles, then a natural place, if maintained in a 100% noise-free condition, will also impact many square miles around it. It is predicted that protecting a single square inch of land from noise pollution will benefit large areas of the park.

Buy the album to help complete the mission. All proceeds benefit www.onesquareinch.org and fund important activities like:

•Monitor one square inch site at Olympic Park for noise intrusions.
•Petition the FAA to remove Olympic Park from the “preferred” flight path list for all airlines.
•Complete the first sound survey of any national park to create a list of protected acoustic features.
•Produce an education program about Olympic Park’s unique natural soundscapes.

Olympic National Park is a natural treasure with diverse soundscapes and unique acoustic features. It contains the largest and best example of virgin temperate rain forest in the western hemisphere, 57 miles of spectacular coastline and numerous offshore islands, alpine parklands and glacier-capped peaks. The park contains one of the most pristine ecosystems in the United States with over 1200 higher plants, over 300 species of birds and over 70 species of mammals and the largest herd of truly wild Roosevelt elk. At least eight species of plants and 18 species of animals are found only on the Olympic Peninsula and nowhere else in the world. Twelve major rivers and 200 smaller streams provide a rich habitat for fish and other aquatic creatures. Salmon still migrate seasonally to spawn the clean, clear water of many Olympic rivers and streams. Ninety-five percent of Olympic National Park is designated wilderness accessed by over 600 miles of backcountry trails. Olympic Park is a designated Biosphere Reserve and World Heritage Park.