Sound By Nature

Sound By Nature

Author: Sound By Nature Language: English Episodes: 219
Sometimes the most profound moments come from simply listening to the world outside our windows. Sound By Nature is an invitation to pause and immerse yourself in the authentic acoustics of the natural world, curated into thoughtful audio experiences. Each episode is a dedicated soundscape, free from narration or music, capturing everything from the gentle patter of rain in an old-growth forest to the distant crash of ocean waves at dusk. It’s a resource for recentering, whether you need a backdrop for deep work, a tool for meditation, or a gentle path into restful sleep. This podcast draws from the fields of acoustic ecology and environmental science, presenting these recordings not just as ambient noise, but as a connection to the intricate and often overlooked sound environments that surround us. Tune in, put on your headphones, and let the raw, unedited symphony of the planet provide a much-needed respite from the clutter of daily life.
Episodes
Episode 57: Crackling Campfire [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:01:01
This was recorded on a clear and cold December morning near Porcupine Butte in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. The fire was made from the wood of the Lodgepole Pine which crackled and pop…
Episode 56: Natural Shelter from the Storm [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:30:00
This was recorded just inside the entrance of a lava tube during a storm on the north flank of the Medicine Lake Volcano in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. The gusty wind blew swiftly acr…
Episode 55: Snow Falling From Towering Sugar Pines [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 45:02
This was recorded in a dense forest the morning after the first measurable snowfall of the year beneath massive, towering Sugar Pine trees and other native conifers in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County,…
Episode 54: Deep Forest Breeze [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:09:43
This was recorded on a breezy autumn day in a densely forested gully near the Pacific Crest Trail in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Shasta County, California. Wind blows steadily in the treetops with occasional gust…
Episode 52: Squaw Valley Creek Trail- Autumn Morning Walk [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 58:38
This was recorded while walking down the Squaw Valley Creek Trail in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Shasta County, California. The trail meanders along Squaw Valley Creek as it descends, over numerous rapids and a c…
Episode 51: Mount Shasta- Wind at Treeline [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 59:56
This episode was recorded at treeline beneath a stunted cluster of krummholz Whitebark Pine atop the ridge on the north side of upper Ash Creek Canyon on the east side of Mount Shasta in the Mount Shasta Wilderness, Shas…
Episode 50: Autumn Evening at the Upper McCloud River [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:29:56
This was recorded at the Upper McCloud River on the McCloud River Trail, Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. It was a warm evening for the time of year, and though the sky was otherwise clear, th…
Episode 49: Butcherknife Creek [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:29:55
This was recorded on a sunny afternoon at Butcherknife Creek near the Pacific Crest Trail in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Shasta County, California. Sound By Nature is produced by me with production help from my dog a…
Episode 48: Wind in the Pines [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:16:12
This was recorded just east of the Trinity Divide in a small stand of Lodgepole Pine in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. This podcast is entirely produced by me with production help from m…