1.) Host Peter Berle discusses a recent proposal to tax outdoor goods like binoculars and tents. 2.) In the segment Locking Horns David Jenkins of the American Canoe Association and Doug Enkley of the National Wildlife Federation discuss whether the outdoor goods tax should be initiated. 3.) Berle talks with educator and explorer Wil Steger about his trips to the Arctic region. 4.) Berle talks with the chief of the U.S. Forest Service Jack Ward Thomas, who recently announced his retirement. 5.) Thomas Lalley reports from the Land Trust Alliance Conference and talks with Jeff Roberts of the Landtrust. 6.) In the Earth Calendar segment Berle talks with Cindy Thayer, owner of Dorthia Farm, an organic farm in Maine.
1.) Host Peter Berle talks with Jack Ward Thomas, chief of the U.S. Forest Service, about forest fires. 2.) Thomas Lalley reports on the eco-tourism trend and talks with Katrina Brandon about the dangers involved in such an unregulated industry. 3.) Berle talks with Dr. Megan Beesley, professor of anthropology, about the negative effects eco-tourism is having on Botswana. 4.) Berle talks with Al Norman, a citizen activist, trying to fight big box developers from building around small towns. 5.) In the segment Earth Calendar Berel talks with B.J. Copeland of the North Carolina Sea Grant program about hurricane season.