Noise management in US parks dates back to a 1949 Truman executive order.

Evidence

The impact of noise on park visitors is an important issue to be addressed for every policy in natural areas. … Reconnaissance of the sonic quality of natural areas has introduced, for a long time, rules in the management of natural parks and protected areas, such as the Executive Order 10092 “establishing an Airspace Reservation Over Certain Areas of the Superior National Forest in Minnesota, US” signed by President Truman on December 17, 1949. — Almo Farina, Soundscape Ecology, 2291

Categorization

• XREF: Complements the contemporary National Park air-tour management stalemate highlighted in One Square Inch of Silence.