Why QPI Album Matters
Quiet is disappearing worldwide — faster than ever.
But thanks to supporters like you, Quiet Parks International is protecting the places where natural silence still survives.
This limited-edition album captures moments most people will never experience firsthand: untouched, unbroken, and breathtakingly quieting.
Your donation helps protect these places — the album is simply our way of saying thank you.
QPI Volume 1
2025
What You’ll Hear
Glacier National Park, USA by Nick McMahan
Dawn stillness over a glassy lake.
Adirondack Frozen Stream, USA by Emily Hesler
Water moving beneath frozen winter streams.
American Prairie Reserve, USA by Matthew Mikkelsen
One of Earth’s quietest grasslands waking at sunrise.
Niobrara River Night, USA by Nick McMahan
Birds, insects, and water along the world’s first U.S. Quiet Trail.
Spain Dusk Crickets by Emily Hesler
Crickets echoing across an ancient corridor of silence.
Ecuadorian Amazon Dawn by Matthew Mikkelsen
Dawn in the world’s first Wilderness Quiet Park.
Boundary Waters Loons by Matthew Mikkelsen
Loons calling across northern lakes at nightfall.
Akan-Mashū Deer Rutting, Japan by Matthew Mikkelsen
Eerie, beautiful deer calls recorded on a 2025 assessment trip.
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As a thank-you for supporting our mission, we’re sharing this album with everyone who makes a donation.