1) Steven Westcott discusses the Weyerhauser Timber Company's acquisition of Macmillan Bloedel with Bruce Amundson, spokesperson with Weyerhauser and Charlie Raines of the Cascade Checkerboard Project (Sierra Club). 2) Peter Berle presents a segment on the origins of life. He discusses dust from outer space with Wayne Roberge, researcher at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and with George Flynn, Astrobiophysicist from SUNY Plattsburgh. 3) Author W.D Wetherell reads from his book, One River More: A Celebration of Rivers and Fly Fishing. 4) Peter Berle talks about native and non-native plants blooming in the Canyon Grasslands of Idaho in his Earth Calendar segment. 5) Steven Westcott leads a debate on the environmental nuisances of jet skis with Paul Hanson of the Izaak Walton League. 6) Peter Berle talks about appropriation bills in his Green Tip segment. 7) Leah Fleming discusses the invasive Nutria with Mike Slattery of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources.