Land&People, Fall 2002

The Changing Sierra
By Kenneth Brower
Population growth and a changing economy bring new challenges to the Range of Light.

Playgrounds by Design
By Martha Sutro
Newark students expand their horizons as part of a TPL design team.

Land as Healer
By Richard Mahler
Preserving sacred soil and tradition in Chimayo.

Retracing the Trail of Tears
By Harry Austin
A proposed new national park would commemorate Native Americans’ exile and survival.

The Geography of Health
By Francesca Lyman
Research shows that contact with nature can make us well.

The Politics of Happiness
By Susan Ives
A conversation with Enrique Penalosa.

Piute Creek
A Poem by Gary Snyder