Acoustic monitoring · land · decisions
Know where key species are calling — and how to manage for them
Continuous listening that turns a property’s soundscape into practical answers: where birds are, what’s changing, and what to do next.
Ruffed Grouse · © Frédérick Lelièvre / Macaulay Library ML485244381
Track record · past impact through education & outreach
~18,977
acres improved
~1,707
people influenced
~179,987
acres planned differently
31
speaker series sessions
Current focus
Acoustic monitoring that answers species questions
Continuous listening that digitizes the sound of a property — then translates calling into actionable insights: where activity concentrates, what’s changing, and what to do next for bobwhite, turkey, grouse, and the wider bird community.
Track record · still offered · acoustics leads
Habitat teaching that turns insight into action
When I was doing education and habitat teaching, a primary need kept coming up: knowing where birds still existed so efforts could focus there. Acoustics was the answer.
I still offer educational programming for habitat work — but acoustic monitoring is the primary focus of the work right now.
~18,977
acres improved
~1,707
people influenced
31
speaker series sessions
From participants
What people say
“Luke has been crucial to helping me with both of my farms — to build better habitat. The programs are full of details and to the point… They work!”
“The wildlife management sessions… about quail management are wonderfully helpful. I came away with a bunch of new ideas about how to better bring back quail to our farm on the Eastern Shore.”
“Luke has done a phenomenal job of bringing land managers of all stripes together to share words of wisdom. I am very grateful for the prescribed fire, grassland bird habitat, and other great knowledge sharing.”
Credibility
Built on Extension excellence
- Ph.D. · UC Berkeley
- Extension Specialist · UC Berkeley + UMD (through 2026)
- Tenure → entrepreneurship · Land & Wildlife
- ~3 years proving acoustics on a ~1,000-acre farm partnership
Read my story · more quotes on About · peer-reviewed & Extension writing on Publications.
Contact
Let’s talk acoustics & land
Curious whether acoustic monitoring fits your property — or how listening can inform habitat decisions.
luke@landwildlife.com