1.) Host Peter Berle talks with Dr. Janet Phoenix of the National Safety Council about the dangers of lead paint. 2.) In the segment "Portrait of a Place", author Brian Alexander talks about the backyard of his childhood home in Ohio. 3.) Thomas Lalley reports on attempts to move away from using traditional fibers in the making of paper and clothing and talks with Brian West of the Earth Island Institute about their project Raising Paper that promotes using alternatives like straw, flax, and hemp. 4.) In the segment "Ear to the Ground", Linda Anderson talks with Susan Morse about her organization, Keeping Track, which helps to protect lands that are important to wildlife. 5.) In the segment "Earth Calendar", Berle reports on the Columbian sharp tailed grouse of Montana.