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Conservation is the concern for the preservation, restoration, or improvement of the natural environment, such as the conservation of natural resources, prevention of pollution, and certain land use actions. One mantra of conservationists is Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.

The planned management of the environment and natural resources is a relatively modern concept intended to help insure the availability and replenishment of living resources and, to a certain extent, nonrenewable resources such as mineral and fossil fuels. Various modern efforts to conserve resources in the U.S. include the establishment of national parks intended to preserve land for wildlife.

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Conservation is the concern for the preservation, restoration, or improvement of the natural environment, such as the conservation of natural resources, prevention of pollution, and certain land use actions. One mantra of conservationists is Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.

The planned management of the environment and natural resources is a relatively modern concept intended to help insure the availability and replenishment of living resources and, to a certain extent, nonrenewable resources such as mineral and fossil fuels. Various modern efforts to conserve resources in the U.S. include the establishment of national parks intended to preserve land for wildlife.

In a world of ever increasing population, conservation efforts are challenged by the difficulty in striking a balance between the current use of natural resources and ensuring that resources are available to future generations.
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    Feb 1, 2012 | Los Angeles Times
  1. Florida's Burmese pythons: Will they make a meal out of (gulp) us?

    Opinion L.A.
    A snake that's willing to make a meal out of an alligator probably wouldn't be shy about latching onto Junior, now would it?...
  2. Dec 15, 2011 | Los Angeles Times
  3. Jerry Brown: GOP in 'denial' on climate change

    PolitiCal
    Gov. Jerry Brown took on Republicans and the Cato Institute and joked about Jesuits in a speech to his climate change conference in San Francisco Thursday. Speaking to about 250 scientists, activists, policy officials and Richard Branson, Brown blasted...
  4. Feb 3, 2012 | Los Angeles Times
  5. Lance Armstrong 'gratified' doping investigation has ended

    L.A. NOW
    Federal prosecutors in Los Angeles announced Friday that they had closed a criminal investigation relating to cyclist Lance Armstrong, nearly two years after a grand jury began probing allegations of doping by the seven-time Tour de France winner and...
  6. Dec 28, 2011 | Los Angeles Times
  7. Wendy's reenters Japan with $16 foie-gras-and-truffle burger

    Money & Company
    Wendy's is making a high-end reentry into Japan with a $16 burger festooned with foie gras and truffles....
  8. Dec 28, 2011 | Los Angeles Times
  9. Kim Jong Un to face stiff challenges as North Korea's new leader

    World Now
    North Korea's new leader, Kim Jon Un, faces a steep political learning curve now that his father, Kim Jong Il, is officially gone, memorialized in a state funeral....
  10. Feb 3, 2012 | Los Angeles Times
  11. Former Rosemead mayor agrees to plead guilty to bribery

    L.A. NOW
    A former Rosemead city official now running for a state Assembly seat has agreed to plead guilty to a federal charge of soliciting and accepting more than $10,000 in bribes from a developer. John Tran, a current El Monte Union......
  12. Feb 3, 2012 | Los Angeles Times
  13. Kiplinger drops Claremont McKenna College amid test scores scandal

    L.A. NOW
    Claremont McKenna College took another blow Friday as a result of the scandal involving its admissions office exaggerating its freshman classes’ SAT scores. The finance magazine Kiplinger announced that it has dropped the Southern California...
  14. Feb 3, 2012 | Los Angeles Times
  15. Diocese of Orange officially takes over Crystal Cathedral

    L.A. NOW
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange is officially the new landlord of the Crystal Cathedral, diocesan officials announced Friday. "I'm very thankful, very grateful and very excited," said Bishop Tod Brown in an interview with The Times after escrow...
  16. Feb 3, 2012 | Los Angeles Times
  17. Occupy L.A.: Protesters oppose plan for City Hall murals

    L.A. NOW
    Occupy L.A. protesters want their murals back. During their 58-day encampment on City Hall's south lawn, the protesters painted colorful pictures and slogans on several tall plywood walls that city workers had put up to protect two monuments on the park...
  18. Dec 23, 2011 | Los Angeles Times
  19. The Dry Garden: Custom gutters and the art of catching rain

    L.A. at Home
    Modern gutters: Any attempt to catch and use rainfall as garden irrigation starts on the roof, and that means good gutters. Gardening columnist Emily Green sets out to retrofit a 1950 house with a 2011 gutter -- streamlined, with an artful edge....
  20. Feb 3, 2012 | Los Angeles Times
  21. Dodgers want Bryan Stow claim thrown out of bankruptcy court

    L.A. NOW
    The post has been corrected. See note at bottom for details. The Los Angeles Dodgers asked a federal bankruptcy judge Friday to reject claims for damages filed by the San Francisco Giants fan who was beaten in a Dodger Stadium......
  22. Jan 1, 2012 | Los Angeles Times
  23. Reading L.A.: The once and future Plaza, nature in the city

    Culture Monster
    Of the final three books we'll consider in Reading L.A., two offer reflections on the complicated relationship between nature and urbanism in Southern California. The third is a detailed and thoughtful look at the Plaza, the public square where Los......
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