Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a brown background. At the top is "Using The Land" in white, outlined in red. Below the title is white text with a quote by John Muir and an explanation. At the top left is a color photo of trees with white text at the bottom right about forests. At the top right is a color aerial photo of agricultural land, with related white text at the bottom left of the image. At the bottom center is a color hpoto of garbage, with white text below on America's trash problem. At the bottom right is a color illustration of hazardous materials, with related text above in white. At the bottom left is a color illustration of recucling bins with white text on reducing disposables above. At the left center is a color illustration of two children planting a tree with text about renewable resources in white to the bottom right. Poster verso has black text printed on white paper and is designed as a teaching aid, divided into six sections (three columns/two rows) with the headings "The 3 R's", "Teacher's Guide", "Take-Home Poster", "Hazardous Waste" (continuing onto the next section) and "Trees to the Rescue".