1.) Host Peter Berle reports on the Brazilian government's decision to let control of the Amazon River Basin Preserve be given to the indigenous people of the area. 2.) In the segment Locking Horns, Laurie Nelson of the National Parks Conservation Association and Minnesota Senator Bob Lesard argue whether or not local interests should have more authority over the Voyageurs National Park. 3.) Stephanie Goichman reports on Ecoteam, an organization that spreads information about environmental activism to communities around the country. Goichman talks with Michael Keller, head of Ecoteam. 4.) Berle talks with professor of landscape architecture Bob Gracy, about Americans' obsession with lawncare and the need for natural landscaping. 5.) In the segment Earth Calendar Thomas Lalley talks with biology professor Jan Randall about the Banner Tailed Kangaroo Rat.
1.) Thomas Lalley reports on the damage done to the ozone layer by certain gases, and talks with various scientists about the issue. 2.) Host Peter Berle talks with Dr. Peter Ehrlich of Stanford University the relationship between the environment and population. 3.) In the segment "Ear to the Ground", Linda Anderson talks with Brian Stazinsky, who started the "Destination Conservation" program to help school children become more aware of environmental issues. 4.) In the segment "Earth Calendar" Berle discusses how the flooding of the Amazon River has led to some serious environmental issues.