A global network for understanding natural sounds 

What do you get when you put 10 ecologists and 10 musicians in one room? No, it is not another bad joke from your Uncle Jerry. In fact, you get a conglomeration of talents and ideas coming together for a single purpose — understanding and preserving our planet’s soundscapes. In July, I was lucky enough to be one of those ecologists attending the first-ever workshop of the Global Sustainable Soundscapes Network (GSSN) in Baraboo, Wisconsin. Now you are probably asking yourself, “What is a soundscape, what the heck is a Global Sustainable watchamacallit, and why Baraboo?”