Land&People Spring 1999

Published: May 1st, 1999

The Old Neighborhood
A Conversation with Ray Suarez
by Tom Horton
NPR talk-show host Suarez considers what was lost in the great suburban migration–and how we might recover it

Sprawl or Species?
by Peter Steinhart
Fast-growing San Diego County leads the nation in imperiled species, but a controversial new plan hopes to reconcile development and habitat

River Land for River People
by Marla Williams
Development is on hold at Lyle Point, Washington, as Native people hold fast to ancient traditions and a river town weighs its future

Mountains Without Borders
by Richard M. Stapleton
The Northeast’s Taconics, long an undiscovered treasure, reap the benefits of preservation efforts

Open Space Investments Pay Big Returns
by Steve Lerner & William Poole
When communities invest in green spaces, they save a lot more than land

Where There’s Hope
by Janisse Ray
Taking a lost election to heart, a writer-activist seeks hope in the land itself