This guide will help you find resources on a variety of topics related to environmental wellness, including recycling programs, appreciating and conserving our natural resources, eating locally, and much more.
Research Databases
The following are part of the Upper Arlington Public Library’s premium resources. Unless you are in one of our library locations, you will need your library card number and PIN in order to access them.
Access Science
Provides scientific coverage and reference information for many fields, including botany, zoology, and environmental science.
Gale in Context: Science
Provides authoritative reference information on scientific fields such as biology, earth and environmental sciences, and more.
National Geographic Kids
Explores science, nature, culture, archaeology, and space through the publications of National Geographic Kids.
National Geographic Virtual Library
Features every issue of National Geographic Magazine from 1888 to present, including additional content from National Geographic such as maps, videos, images and books.
Search Starters
Find materials in the library’s catalog related to Environmental Wellness by clicking on the following subject headings.
Research Materials
These materials are available through the Upper Arlington Public Library. The following books and magazines can be found in the Research Department of the Tremont Road Branch, while e-books can be be accessed anywhere with an internet connection and your UA Library card number and PIN.
eBooks
Gale Reference eBooks on Environmental Wellness
Includes full online access to the following titles (click on the titles to access):
- Grzimek’s Animal Life Encyclopedia
- Climate Change: An Encyclopedia of Science, Society, and Solutions
- The World’s Oceans
Books
These materials are available for use in the Research Department of the Tremont Road Branch. Click on the links for more location information.
- Carbon Footprint Assessment for City of Upper Arlington, Ohio
- Encyclopedia of Environment and Society
- Environmental Issues in American History a Reference Guide with Primary Documents
- Northeast and Midwest United States an Environmental History
- The Ohio Nature Almanac an Encyclopedia of Indispensable Information about the Natural Buckeye Universe
- Wild Ohio the Best of Our Natural Heritage
Journals/Magazines
Some current issues of the following magazine and journal titles are available for checking out, while in some cases older issues may be accessed at the Research Department of the Tremont Road Branch. Follow the links to the catalog or see a librarian for more information. These are some of the titles UA Library subscribes to related to environmental wellness.
Websites
These recommended websites are chosen as reliable sources for information related to Environmental Wellness.
General Resources
- Audubon
- Ohio EPA
- US Environmental Protection Agency
- US Fish and Wildlife Service
- US National Park Service
- World Wildlife Fund
Local Resources
- Columbus Zoo & Aquarium
- Friends of Upper Arlington Parks
- Metro Parks
- SWACO
- UA Parks and Recreation
- UA Solid Waste Services