People have long observed animals for signs of threatening hazards or evidence of impending environmental threats. These species, called sentinel species, are of great importance not only in “perceiving and bringing” the first signs and symptoms of the “climate crisis”, but also in “anticipating” it as sentinels. ‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬Sentinel Species Walking Encounter reverses the sentinel roles of humans and birds. Humans will enact the role of sentinels for the endangered bird species living in the area. Choosing Prespa as a location for the proposed Performance/Installation is no coincidence as Prespa is an environmentally protected area.

Tenterfield, located 20km south of the New South Wales border, is a town at a cultural and geographic crossroads framed by national parks and granite outcrops. The Tenterfield Soundtrail is a geo-locative audio walk featuring local stories and history, culminating in a community-led event on September 11 starting from the Visitors Information Centre.

The Bald Rock Soundtrail, the northernmost of four National Park Soundtrails in New England, NSW, was created as part of post-2019/20 bushfire recovery and offers a 2.5-hour walk featuring GPS-triggered audio narratives about the site’s cultural, ecological, and geological significance. It highlights the heritage of the Western Bundjalung and Githabul peoples, local wildlife, and historical figures, with immersive sound layers available onsite via the Soundtrails app.