Conservation is the milestone to saving the fauna and flora from the peril of extinction. Now you might ask what exactly can we do? A lot! 
First and Foremost please keep in mind this very important idea: Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. We together can make improvements to our environment by making a series of lifestyle changes in our daily routines. Believe me there still is time to make a difference. Please feel free to add any further ideas, suggestions or comments to my Conservation List. Everyday Action Will Make a Difference!
So here's a list of things we can all do:
In Your Home
*1.) Recycle everything you can: newspapers, cans, glass, aluminum foil and pans, motor oil, scrap metal etc.
*2.) Save your kitchen scraps for the compost pile.
*3.) Try to use phosphate-free laundry and dish soaps.
*4.) Avoid the use of household pesticides. Fly swatters work very well.
*5.) Use cold water in the washer unless it's necessary to use warm or hot.
*6.) Use washable rags, not paper towels, for cleaning up spills and other household chores.
*7.) Use cloth diapers. The plastic in disposable diapers doesn't break down in landfills. Just how many diapers well: Your baby will spend about 25,000 hours in diapers and need about 6,000 diaper changes during the first years of life. ... 400 of the 10,000 tons of diapers are tossed into landfills EACH DAY.à(
http://www.ecobaby.com/cloth.htm)
*8.) Use cloth, not paper, napkins.
*9.) Don't put hazardous substances down your drain or in your trash (paint thinner, furniture polish, etc.). Dispose of them on designated hazardous waste collection days.
*10.) Don't use electrical appliances for things you can easily do by hand.
*11.) Re-use brown paper bags and grocery plastic bags (recyclable) to line your trashcan or wastebasket. I use them also to hold my recyclables.
*12.) Use re-usable containers to store foods: not plastic wraps and foil. A lot of those Chinese Restraints when delivering will serve your meal in such containers.
*13.) Write to companies that send unwanted junk mail: ask them to take you off their list.
*14.) If you need to Dry Clean please do save your coat hangers and return them to the cleaners.
*15.) Take unwanted, re-usable items to a charitable organization or thrift shop…you’ll never know when a disastrous event will affect thousands of innocent. These are some catastrophes which charities literly helped thousands of folks with donated charities…The Indian Ocean Tsunami Dec 26, 2004, Hurricane Andrew, August 24, 1992 or Mississippi River Basin Flooding of the summer of 1993. Some local charity organizations include Goodwill, St. Vincent de Paul, Salvation Army.
*16.) Don't leave water running needlessly.
*17.) Take showers rather than baths. You use 15-25 gallons of hot water for a bath, but less than 10 gallons during a 5-minute shower. Also try and install water saving showerhead.
*18.) Set your water heater at 130 degrees.
*19.) Have your water heater insulated free of charge by your utility company.
*20.) Turn the heat down and wear a sweater. I have a sister who’s constantly unhappy because I’m trying to conserve on our Heat and Electric Bills.
*21.) Turn the lights off when you're out of the room. Ditto with the TV.
*22.) Get a free energy audit from your utility company. Cut your energy bills and pollution output in half by combining equipment maintenance and upgrades with insulation, weatherization and thermostat settings. Electricity use for heating and cooling systems accounts for over a half billion tons of carbon dioxide emissions each year.
*23.) Burn only seasoned wood in your wood stove or fireplace. We own gas fireplace and thus will only light it for the few weeks around X-Mas time to conserve energy.
*24.) Start a compost pile. Don’t compost your leaves and yard debris or take them to a yard debris recycler. Burning them creates air pollution and putting them out with the trash is a waste of landfill space.
*25.) Plant shrubs and trees in your backyard that provide food and shelter for birds and other creatures. Within the city limits did you know that trees will reduce your ultilies bill as well as make all critters breath easier by siphoning 35 million tons of CO2 annually. WOW!
*26.) Feed the birds. They’ll defiantly become a joyous part of relieving stress.
*27.) Pull weeds instead of using herbicides. Learn about natural insect controls as alternatives to pesticides. ie: ladybugs and spiders will take care of Aphid and other pests. But if you absolutely need them pesticides, herbicides or fungicides, don't throw leftovers in trash, down your drain or into a storm sewer. Dispose of them on a hazardous waste collection day.
*28.) Do some research find out what plants aren't prone to insect and fungus problems for your yards.
*29.) Ignore caterpillars and most native leaf chewing insects. Let birds and insect predators take care of them.
*30.) Use beer traps for slugs instead of baiting with poisons. Hopefully you’ll have a toad take up residence then no Alcohol will be needed!
*31.) Use organic fertilizers: good ol' manure helps condition your soil and fertilizes at the same time.
*32.) Use mulch to conserve water in your garden. Shredded bark works perfect…and well help to minimize weeds.
*33.) Plant things that don't require so much water.
*34.) Take back to the nursery any extra plastic and rubber pots.
*35.) Large expanses of lawn are not good habitat for other creatures, plus they usually must be maintained with chemicals and extensive watering. Dig up some of your grass and plant native shrubs or trees instead. Plant short, dense shrubs close to your home's foundation to help insulate against cold.
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