Full text articles, plus maps and pictures and TV and radio transcripts
Magazines, journals, newspapers, reference books, ebooks available in the library or at home with your KPL library card or with your Michigan Driver's License or ID by going to Mel.org
Includes Computer Database; Custom Newspapers; General Reference Center Gold; Grand Rapids Press; Expanded Academic ASAP; General Business File ASAP; Legal Trac; InfoTrac Onefile; Health Reference Center Academic ASAP
Michigan eLibrary collection of ebooks.
Quick facts on a variety of subjects, including quotations, English and bilingual dictionaries, art and architecture, encyclopedias, timelines and subjects such as food and drink, computers, sciences, economics, history, law, mythology, performing arts, politics and social science, math and religion.
Community Resources
Phone 269-343-5061
Meetings; field trips.
Phone 269-492-6468
Growing Matters Garden: a youth educational program; Future Chefs: a cooking class and job skills program for teens; Southwest Michigan Harvest Fest Planning Committee: an annual celebration of local foods and sustainable living; Kalamazoo Community Kitchen Project: soon-to-be commercially licensed kitchen facility for rent by food entrepreneurs; Community Education: occasional lectures or films aimed to educate about issues related to food, the environment, health, and social justice; Kalamazoo Area Food System Inventory: an assessment project of Southwest Michigan's multi-faceted food system; Farms-2-K-College: supports increasing the amount of local food available in K-College's cafeteria.
Phone 269-324-0512
Initiates and administers community improvement projects; special expertise in Kalamazoo River and watershed improvement projects.
Phone 269-327-1258 Ext. 4
Information and technical assistance in windbreak installation, conservation tillage, cover crops, soils information; conservation program for area fifth grade students; educational materials for schools and organizations; spring and fall tree seedling sale; latest editions of the Kalamazoo County Platbook and Land Atlas; Groundwater Stewardship Program; surface water quality education; nutrient management.
Phone 269-352-8771
Phone 269-375-1708
Area youth gardening; maintenance of Crane Park Arbor Day projects; Kalamazoo in Bloom and Greens sale; tomato taste off in fall; flower show every other year; directory of members; library of garden information; flower arranging classes; garden shop for members.
Phone 269-381-1574
1,100 acre nature preserve with diverse habitats and Interpretive Center; 11 nature trails; environmental information and consulting; barnyard animals; DeLano Homestead; summer day- and overnight- camps for youth; scholarship program; offsite environmental education programs for schools, community groups, and at-risk youth; 9-month licensed pre-school program; adult, family and teacher programs and classes; education specialist services; administers Michigan State Park Adventure Program.
Phone 269-671-2510
Self-guided trail; guided group tours by reservation; summer day camps; programs: Educational Center and bookstore.
Phone 269-685-6851
Parks and Recreation Division; Forest Management Division; Wildlife Division; Fisheries Division; Law Enforcement Division; hunting and fishing license sales; State of Michigan information and literature; recreational and hunting safety classes; Report All Poaching hotline; recreational opportunities; on-line license sales and State Park reservations.
Phone 269-471-3240
Sponsors field trips, Memorial Day Weekend Spring Foray, and a lecture series; subscription to "Michigan Botanist."
Phone 517-655-5655
Field trips; over 160 nature sanctuaries and plant preserves open to the public; meetings; guidebook; brochures; books; slide and video programs; displays available; newsletter; invasive species control.
Phone 517-371-1041
Advocates for wise and scientific management of Michigan's natural resources through public policy and litigation; educates and informs the public via Michigan Out of Doors Magazine and television; provides environmental education via Michigan Out-of-Doors Camp for kids, Wildlife Encounters Programs, and Tracks Magazine for kids.
Phone 269-344-4279
Promote environmental legislation; sponsor outings and projects.
Phone 269-324-1600
Acquires natural areas, historic sites, and open spaces through gifts, purchases, or conservation easements; encourages wise land practices; enables persons/organizations to protect land significant for wildlife and people; provides opportunities and sites for education, research, nature study, and outdoor recreation.
Phone 616-451-3051
Public advocacy and education on environmental and sustainability issues; team monitoring program; ground water education; West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum (www.wmsbf.org) Sustainable Food and Agriculture Systems, Rain-gardens of West Michigan.
Phone 269-381-4946
Ecosystem restoration; assistance with community and school projects involving natural resources; "plant rescues" of valuable species which would otherwise be destroyed by development; education and promotion of natural landscaping.
Phone 269-373-0988
Lists of endangered species and information about the role and mission of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in protection of these animals.
Environmental information, including air releases, drinking water, toxic releases, hazardous wastes, water discharge permits, and Superfund sites.
Providing access to thousands of online environmental resources. Features news updates, educational resources, articles, and employment postings.
Information on climate change, global warming and the Climate Action Report from the EPA.
Great Lakes Information/Hydraulics and Hydrology/Great Lakes Water Levels/Water Level Forecasts. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
One of the longest high-quality hydrometeorological data sets in North America (reference gage records beginning about 1860, sporadic records back to the early 1800's.)
Information about hunting, fishing, boating, camping, wildlife, and habitat.
Features information about the Great Lakes and Big Rivers area, including wildlife and habitat reports.
EPA – Site description and cleanup progress.
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality page for this Superfund Site
Introductory guide to some of the map and reference resources available via the web. Presents links to map subjects such as state, city, world, interactive, and many more.
Includes a list of who to contact.
EPA - Background/Site Updates/Legal Agreements and Public Meetings.