Visitors to the Tech Trails can experience a cornucopia of amplified forest sounds inside Michigan Tech’s newly completed nature megaphone. The 10-foot-long conical wooden structure offers a place of quiet contemplation that enhances the sounds of the natural world.
The megaphone, located at the intersection of the Tecumseh and Sure Would trails near the Tech Trails main trailhead, illustrates the kind of cross-campus collaboration typical of Tech. It was created by Lisa Gordillo (VPA/CFRES) and her students along with a whole host of campus and community partners.
“A nature megaphone is an interactive sculpture for the forest,” said Gordillo. “It’s an intersection of so many things: art, acoustic ecology, entertainment design, well-being, community and sustainability. It allows people to experience nature in a different way than they might expect.”
Read about the megaphone and the massive interdisciplinary collaboration that brought it to life on Michigan Tech’s Unscripted Research Blog.
