Protecting National Park Soundscapes:
Best Available Technologies and Practices for
Reducing Park-Generated Noise
Dates: October 3–4, 2012
Location: National Park Service
1201 Oakridge Drive, Fort Collins, Colorado
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3
08:30 |
Welcome and Opening Remarks Karen Trevino and Bert Frost, NPS; Gregg Fleming, Volpe Center, DOT |
08:50 |
Workshops and the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) Proctor Reid, Program Office, National Academy of Engineering |
09:00 |
The TQA Report and Follow-on Projects with the NAE George Maling, Technology for a Quieter America committee chair |
09:15 |
Introductions, Logistics, Workshop Objectives, Agenda Frank Turina, NPS |
09:30 |
Noise Issues in National Parks: An Overview of Park-Generated Noise to Be Addressed in this Workshop |
10:20 |
Effects of Noise on Park Visitors and Wildlife Kurt Fristrup, NPS |
10:45 |
Break |
11:00 |
Acoustical Toolbox: Current NPS Guidance for Park Managers Randy Stanley, NPS |
11:15 |
Buy-Quiet Programs: Government and Private-Sector Initiatives Beth Cooper, NASA |
12:15 |
Lunch |
1:00 |
Buy-Quiet Programs: Progress and Problems; Questions and Discussion |
2:00 |
Breakout Sessions (See Topics and Guiding Questions) |
4:30 |
Wrap-up and Adjourn |
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4
08:30 |
Continue Breakout Sessions |
10:00 |
Breakout Session Leader Report and Discussion (30 minutes presentation and 30 minutes discussion each): Transportation Session Leads: Nick Miller + Kevin Percival |
11:00 |
Break |
11:15 |
Breakout Session Leader Report and Discussion (continued): Facilities/Maintenance |
12:15 |
Lunch |
1:15 |
Breakout Session Leader Report and Discussion (continued): Construction |
2:15 |
Break |
2:30 |
Future Plans |
• Product(s): Document(s) to provide parks, regions, and divisions with expert information on the best practices in protecting park soundscapes. What prepackaged equipment noise reduction options already exist and should be made known to NPS? How can NPS incorporate noise specifications to provide the best buy-quiet guidance to the parks and regions? What guidance can be provided to help parks estimate benefits of quieter products, quieter or changed operations, and noise-sensitive transportation planning and design? |
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• Follow-up Forums: Depending on the outcome of this workshop, follow-on workshops and/or webinars could be conducted. Topics that could be addressed include additional noise sources, specific noise sources, training needs for parks, communication with stakeholders. |
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3:30 |
Summarize and Review Conclusions/Results of Workshop |
4:00 |
Adjourn |