What Does Conservation Mean To Me

What Does Conservation Mean to Me? Gaylord Nelson, the founder of Earth Day and a prior senator of the United States, once said, “The most important environmental issue is one that is rarely mentioned, and that is the lack of conservation ethnic in our culture.” Nelson, like me, appreciates the outdoors and wants to keep it beautiful. Although, to do that, we need to conserve the three main subjects, energy, water, wildlife, and trees just a bit more. Our lives revolve around the environment. Walk through the forest as I explain what conservation means to me. We do not always recognize how the smallest things can make a big impact on our environment. I love to watch movies and eat popcorn with my family and friends. During just one bowl of popcorn and one movie, I am using so much energy. The television, the microwave, and the lights to access the popcorn are up and running. I care about the environment, therefore, to conserve this energy I only turn on the television after I make the popcorn. As an outdoorsman, I can conserve more energy by making sure the dishwasher is full before I run it, only use home appliances when needed, turn the fans off after use, decrease the amount of times I run the washer and dryer each …show more content…
I enjoy fresh water to drink, shower in, and wash my hands too. However, if we do not act now on conserving this water future generations will no longer have fresh water like we do. As a fanatic about the environment, I conserve the water by taking quick showers, turning off the water while brushing my teeth, turning off the water while washing my hands, and being sure that the faucet or shower knob is completely shut off. During one month, Americans use 3.9 trillion gallons of water. On average, one person uses 176 gallons a day. We could cut this large amount by taking that extra ten seconds to turn off the faucet when we brush our teeth and by cutting our showers from ten minutes to five