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Overview

The Natural Sounds Program Office, located in Fort Collins, Colorado, is a detached unit of the National Park Service’s (NPS) Washington Office Division of Natural Resources. The program currently resides within the Air Resources Division of the National Park Service.

The NPS Natural Sounds Program Office was established in 2000 to help parks manage sounds in a way that balances the various expectations of park visitors with the protection of park resources. The Natural Sound Program addresses sound related matters raised by Congress, NPS Management Policies, and NPS Directors Orders. The general mission of the Sound Program is to provide assistance, coordination, guidance and a consistent approach to addressing sound related activities with respect to park resources and visitor use. An important element of this mission is working with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to implement the National Parks Air Tour Management Act (NPATMA) wherein Congress mandated that FAA and NPS jointly develop Air Tour Management Plans (ATMP’s) for more than 130 parks where commercial air tours operate. The program also provides technical assistance to parks in the form of acoustic monitoring, data collection and analysis, and developing acoustic baseline information for planning and reporting purposes.

Natural Sounds Program Center
1201 Oakridge Drive, Suite 100
Fort Collins, CO 80525-5596
Fax: 970-267-2109

Staff Directory

Christine Shaver
Division Chief
Ph. 303-969-2074

Karen Kovacs Treviño
Program Director
Natural Sounds Program Center
Ph. 970-225-3563

Charlotte Formichella *Acoustic Technician* Ph. 970-267-2152 Areas of Responsibility Acoustic data collection and monitoring Acoustic data analysis Acoustic data management	Kurt Fristrup, Ph.D. Scientist Ph. 970-267-2102 Areas of Responsibility Acoustic inventorying and monitoring Instrument development Statistics and data analysis Wildlife acoustics The contribution of sounds to the quality of visitor experience Develop national policy regarding noise abatement Education and outreach
Damon Joyce *Acoustic Technician* Ph. 970-267-2116 Areas of Responsibility Acoustic data collection and monitoring Acoustic data analysis Acoustic data management	Emma Lynch *Acoustic Technician* Ph. 970-267-2104 Areas of Responsibility Acoustic data collection and monitoring Acoustic data analysis Acoustic data management
Lelaina Marin *Planner* Ph. 970-225-3552 Areas of Responsibility Air Tour Management Planning NEPA Compliance and Planning Education and Outreach (Website Design)	Vicki McCusker *Planner* Ph. 970-267-2117 Areas of Responsibility Air Tour Management Planning Haleakala National Park Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Great Smoky Mountains National Park NEPA Compliance and Planning Military Liason
Ericka Pilcher *Acoustic Technician* Ph. 970-267-2148 Areas of Responsibility Acoustic data collection and monitoring Acoustic data analysis Acoustic data management Education and outreach	Dave Stack Acoustic Technician Ph. 970-267-2107 Areas of Responsibility Acoustic data collection and monitoring Acoustic data analysis Acoustic data management
Randy Stanley *Acoustic Specialist* Ph. 970-267-2194 Areas of Responsibility Acoustic Inventorying and Monitoring Acoustic Science Perceptual acoustics Acoustic standards Develop national policy regarding noise abatement Education and outreach	Frank Turina *Planner* Ph. 970-225-3530 Areas of Responsibility Air Tour Management Planning Acadia National Park Glacier National Park Mount Rushmore National Memorial Badlands National Park Lake Mead National Recreational Area NEPA Compliance and Planning Education and Outreach

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