WDear Editor, I am writing to encourage yourself and your newspaper to expand your view on conservationism. It is well known that resources are becoming scarce; however, the way we live depends on the use of those resources. This is where a thin line is drawn. The goal of conservation is to preserve as much of a natural resource as possible. It is only necessary to take as much is needed while keeping in mind that the environment will be forced to change. The challenge is that with the need for these resources constantly rising, it is necessary to create a sort of substitute for what is required. A conservationist believes that it is important to protect and preserve an environment and its wildlife. However, a conservationist also can look at the reality of a situation and understand that by diminishing the use of land for its natural resources, society becomes crippled. By using the Four Steps of Risk Assessment, I will demonstrate why using nature’s resources in an environmentally friendly way will ultimately allow for the expansion of our culture. Step one of the Four Steps of Risk Assessment is Hazard Identification. This is determining whether a substance can cause adverse health reactions when exposed. Using natural resources creates little to no health effects. Step two is a Dose-response assessment. This evaluates the relationship between the amount of exposure and the severity of the health effects. Conserving natural resources in a low measure creates little to no effect, while high measures could completely destroy an ecosystem. Step three is an Exposure assessment. The length of time that an environment would be subject to conservation would more than likely be for months to years. It is difficult to develop a time frame when discussing natural resource conservation. The final step is Risk characterization. The aforementioned steps are all analyzed