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I remember hearing a lot about water conservation when I was growing up, but then somewhere along the line this ‘fad’ seemed to fade away. Perhaps it was the cool thing to do for a while, but once it ran it’s course, people decided they just didn’t have the time to worry about it any longer. This is not something that should be seen as the in thing to do, though that certainly does not hurt. Rather, it should be seen as something we must do as just one small thing to help heal the earth of the damage we have inflicted.

One of the biggest points made about water conservations was that it takes energy to clean and purify water for human consumption and use in the home. This means that anyone who is using water without a thought about water conservation is contributing to that energy use. If a person would pay attention to what they use in the home and what they use it for, they can cut back on the energy used to clean their water. If others do the same, a difference can be seen rather easily.

One of the biggest problems with water is the toilet. It’s not something that most want to talk about, but there is a way to make a huge impact on water conservation by getting a new one or buy modifying the one you have. Toilets use water to flush and if the tank on the back is large, a lot of water is used with each flush. There are toilets you can buy with smaller tanks to help with water conservation or there are modifications that can be made to existing units. Placing a brink or a half a gallon of water in a plastic milk container will cut down on how much water fills the tank and that saves money and water with each flush.

Another way to help with water conservation is to make sure there are no water leaks anywhere in the home or elsewhere on your property. This will save wasted water and money. You can buy dishwashers that use less water or you can do them by hand if you can do so without wasting water. When it comes to watering yards and gardens, only do so when necessary. Instead of filling up the blow-up pool every few days, find ways to extend the time between by finding safe ways to treat the water. These are small things, but they add up quickly.

My daughter has been a fan of National Geographic magazine for a long time. She loves anything having to do with the outdoors and also loves looking at pictures of other cultures. The photography in National Geographic magazine is breathtaking and I can’t deny that she gets a lot out of it. Her reading is still not very good. If she doesn’t have me to read it along with her and explain the articles to her, she gets very frustrated. Although I don’t want to discourage her from reading the magazine she loves, I also want to complement it with something more at her reading level. That is why I got her Your Big Backyard Magazine.

The your Big Backyard Magazine is put out by the National Wildlife Federation for kids. I expected it to be kind of heavy handed and propagandistic, but it is actually pretty down to earth read. Kids all love nature, the outdoors, and animals. There are lots of nature magazines for kids, but what is cool about Your Big Backyard Magazine is that it has an emphasis on what you can do around your own home. Not everyone gets to live on the edge of a big wilderness. Your Big Backyard Magazine is a great read for people who live in the suburbs or the city, people without access to wild spaces. It tells you how to look around your own backyard to find different plants and animals, and even how to create habitats for wild creatures.

Your Big Backyard Magazine is still not her favorite – not by a long shot. The pictures are cute and there are drawings submitted by kids, but none of them compare with the spectacular photography in National Geographic Explorer. Still, there are some great things about this magazine that National Geographic does not offer. For one thing, it has the project that I was talking about. No matter where you live, nature is all around you. It just takes a little bit of training to be able to look and see what is there. I have always believed that it is crucial to instill a love of nature from a young age in children. That way, as they grow up, they will realize that it is their responsibility to take care of the earth that they live on. Is there a better lesson on that?