File consists of records created or collected by Kent Sedgwick relating to various community projects associated with river parks. Example projects included in the file are a proposed Carrier village at Hudson Bay Slough, a Cottonwood Island park, proposed commercial boat tours on the Nechako and Fraser River, and the Quesnel Paddlewheel Park. Includes a project proposal document by the Fort George Band entitled "Establishing a Permanent Carrier Village in Prince George" (1990); a 1991 meeting package of the Nechako and Fraser River Valleys Committee (regarding the Cottonwood Island property and development of the Heritage River Trails System); a 1991 memorandum entitled "Prince George River Runners - Proposed commercial boat tours on the Nechako and Fraser River"; a 1983 "Submission to Rivers Committee Public Hearings by Heritage Advisory Committee, City of Prince George" describing the various river-adjacent heritage sites in Prince George; and documentation from the Quesnel Paddlewheel Association.
File consists of original and photocopied newspaper clippings regarding Cottonwood Island and Island Cache, predominantly from the Prince George Citizen.
File consists of records created and collected by Kent Sedgwick regarding Cottonwood Island in connection with his employment with the City of Prince George Planning Department. Includes briefs, proposals, memoranda, correspondence, newspaper clippings, questionnaires, legal correspondence, meeting minutes, and photocopied excerpts from maps/plans. Also includes two polaroid photo prints depicting garbage in Cottonwood Island Park circa 1979. Highlights include:
- Prince George Kiwanis Club, "Brief to City Council, City of Prince George, re: Nechako Riverfront Park", 12 Mar. 1973.
- New Caledonia Institute of Environmental Studies, "Proposal for Cottonwood Island as a Park Reserve", Summer 1973.
- "Cottonwood Island Study", [before 1975] (photocopy).
- Mary Fallis, "Letter to the Editor of The Citizen", 5 Mar. 1976 (photocopy).
- City of Prince George Planning Department, "Ownership, Legal and Assessment Data - Private and School District Properties within the Proposed Replot Area [Island Cache]", 11 Oct. 1978.
- "Assessed Values for City and Crown Lands within the Proposed Replot Area North of First Ave" (handwritten table), 16 Oct. 1978.
File consists of records created and collected by Kent Sedgwick regarding the Heritage River Trails System and surrounding park areas in Prince George such as Cottonwood Island Park. Highlights include:
- Full page newspaper feature in The Citizen written by Kent Sedgwick that includes a detailed history of Cottonwood Island Park and the River Trails as well as a contest for naming the trail system (2 Nov. 1984)
- Graham Farstad, Director of Planning, City of Prince George, "Prince George's Heritage River Trail System" document, May 1986
- records relating to the dedication plaque for the opening of the trails
- "Heritage River Trails: A Guide to the Pathways along the Fraser and Nechako Rivers, Prince George, British Columbia" brochures created by Kent Sedgwick
- map on transparency depicting the Heritage River Trails System
File consists of maps and plans depicting the Cottonwood Island area in Prince George. Includes:
- "Plan of Subdivision pursuant to the replotting provisions of the Municipal Act of Parcel A of Plan 25046, of District Lots 343, 662, 1511, 4736, and 7813, Cariboo District" by McWilliam, Whyte, Goble & Associates B.C. Land Surveyors for the City of Prince George, 26 July 1979 (reproduction on 2 sheets)
- "Cottonwood Island" original draft map with annotations by Kent Sedgwick; the map may have been created by Sedgwick during his time as Senior City Planner with the City of Prince George [197-?]
- "Prince George B.C., Fraser Subdivision, Mile 146.05" plan for Canadian National Railways by Lockwood Survey Corporation Ltd., 1967. This very large technical drawing shows CN leases and private property buildings on Island Cache in detail.
- McWilliam-Whyte-Goble & Associates, B.C. Land Surveyors, "Plan Showing Sections in Proposed Lakeland Mill Site", July 1978 (original reproduction).
- Carroll, Hatch & Associates, "Lakeland Mills (1973) Ltd., Prince George, B.C., Stud Mill Studies, Site Plan", 31 July 1978 (original reproduction).
File consists of:
- Informational material about visiting BC Archives
- Computer print-outs of BC Archives searches and finding aids relating to Aleza Lake archival material
- Copy of the Access to Personal Information Agreement signed by David Mills to access records at BC Archives
- Correspondence to David Mills from BC Archives
- Copy of the "British Columbia Archives Research Orientation Guide"
File consists of photocopied material regarding the Aleza Lake Experimental Station from BC Archives.
File consists of photocopied material regarding the Aleza Lake Experimental Station from BC Archives.
File consists of photocopied material regarding the Aleza Lake Experimental Station from BC Archives.
File consists of photocopied material regarding the Aleza Lake Experimental Station from the Canadian Forest Service Archives in Victoria. Also includes handwritten notes.
File consists of:
- Correspondence regarding the transfer of the Ministry of Forests records related to the Aleza Lake Experimental Station
- Aleza Lake Research Forest research notes on historical records
- Ministry of Forests Records Classifications
- Inventory report of BC Forest Service records relating to Aleza Lake
- Database print-out from the BC Forest Service Prince George Forest Region Research Installation Archive
- Ministry of Forests website print-outs from 2007, including a page on "Research Branch History"
File consists an oral history with Harry Coates recorded by David Mills. Includes a transcript and audio recording.
File consists an oral history with Harry Coates recorded by Barbara Coupe. Includes a transcript and audio recording.
File consists of submissions to the Aleza Lake Research Forest logo contest.
File contains a computer print-out of the Aleza Lake Research Forest Management Plan #1 for the years 1992 to 2002, which was prepared by Mike Jull.
File consists of summary information for Aleza Lake Research Forest field tours.
File contains a trail guide co-published by the BC Forest Service and Northwood Pulp and Timber Ltd. entitled "The North Ridge Eco-Trail Guide: Aleza Lake Research Forest".
File contains a photocopy of the BC Forest Service publication entitled "The Aleza Lake Research Forest: 'A Rich Past and a Bright Future' Provincial Colleges Tour" from June 1991.
File contains photocopied excerpts from various maps of the Aleza Lake Research Forest area, some annotated.
Aerial photograph depicts a view overlooking the Georges farm. Note on back stated that this photograph was presented in a frame to the Georges in 2008.
File consists of records created and collected by Kent Sedgwick regarding the removal of Island Cache residents after the 1972 flood and suggestions for creation of park on Cottonwood Island. The majority of the file consists of reproduced City of Prince George records. Includes memoranda to and from the mayor, city manager, and aldermen; meeting minutes of the Flood Committee; city reports on Cottonwood Island and the flooding situation; a listing of Cottonwood Island properties offered for sale to the municipality; a report entitled "Cottonwood Island - A report on desirable land use" (Nov. 1970); a "Proposal for Cottonwood Island as a Park Reserve" (1973); a document from the Cottonwood Island Study Committee; correspondence from Mary Fallis; and a City of Prince George memorandum regarding a Public Hearing.
File consists of:
- "A Summary of Historical Orders-in-Council affecting the Aleza Lake Forest Reserve", Mike Jull, 18 Dec. 1996
- Photocopied memorandum from F.S. McKinnon regarding "Transfer of Aleza Lake to D.F. Prince George", 9 Sept. 1963
- Photocopied 1928 article by P.M. Barr from Forestry Chronicle 4(3) entitled "The Aleza Lake Experiment Station: Its Development and Purpose"
- "A Brief History of the Aleza Lake Experiment Station", [Tim Decie, 1981?]
- Contact information for living relatives of Percy Barr, as of 1990
- Photocopy of 1930 article by Percy Barr entitled "Spruce Reproduction in British Columbia"
- Photocopy of records from BC Archives from a visit by Harry Coates from the file GR 1348 "The Young Mens Forestry Training Program"
- Photocopy of excerpt regarding "Amanita Lake/Diameter Limit Logging"
- Various small-scale maps and charts regarding Aleza Lake
- "Aleza Lake Research Forest Information Session Notes with Mike Jull, Manager of ALRF"
File consists of:
- Poem written by John Revel in 1963 entitled "Cruisers (To George Silburn)"
- Eulogy for John Revel by Mike Jull, May 2015
- Obituary for John Revel in July-August 2015 issue of BC Forest Professional
- Photograph printed on foamcore of John Revel and two others checking cones from 1972 seed crop
File consists of:
- "Devil's Club, Black Flies, and Snowshoes" by John Revel, 2007, 44 p. (3 copies)
File consists of:
- Drafts of "Devil's Club, Black Flies, and Snowshoes" by John Revel from 2004
- Correspondence regarding publication of "Devil's Club, Black Flies, and Snowshoes" by John Revel
- Photocopied excerpts from Forest Service Annual Reports with highlighted portions relating to Aleza Lake Experiment Station
- Signed permissions for the photographs used in the book
File consists of:
- An original manuscript of John Revel's 1963 thesis for registration with the Association of BC Foresters entitled "The Effect of Browsing by Columbia Black-tailed Deer and Sooty Blue Grouse on the Establishment of Conifers on Vancouver Island, British Columbia"
- A 1996 informational pamphlet on the Coastal Black-tailed Deer Study (No. 3 of 5) on "How Black-tailed Deer React to Logging in their Winter Habitat"
File consists of:
- An original final draft of John Revel's problem analysis entitled "Silviculture in Spruce-Alpine Fir Types in the North Central Interior of British Columbia" for E.P. 639 with the Research Division of the BC Forest Service.
File consists of photocopied material regarding the Aleza Lake Experimental Station from BC Archives.
File consists of photocopied material regarding the Aleza Lake Experimental Station from BC Archives.
File consists of a computer print-out of Ralph Schmidt and John Parminter's technical report entitled "An Early History of the Research Branch, British Columbia Ministry of Forests and Range".
File consists an oral history with Michael Jull recorded by Barbara Coupe. Includes are transcripts and audio recordings.
File consists an oral history with John Revel recorded by Barbara Coupe. Includes are transcripts and audio recordings.
File consists of:
- Minutes of the First Meeting of the Aleza Lake Management Committee, 30 Nov. 1990
- "Comments on the Proposed Terms of Reference for the Aleza Lake Management Committee" collated by Michael Jull, April 1991
- Correspondence from Ken Collingwood to Phil Halkett regarding release of funding for the Aleza Lake Research Forest, 22 Nov. 1991
File consists of a document entitled "Proposed Future Management Structure for the Research Forest" accompanying a letter to Paul Sanborn inviting his participation in the Aleza Lake Research Forest Research Working Group.
File consists of:
- Draft "Joint Protocol for Co-ordination of Research and Operational Planning Activities at the Aleza Lake Research Forest" between the BC Ministry of Forests, Small Business Forest Enterprise Program, and Northwood Pulp and Timber Ltd. (7 Feb. 1996)
- Application for an Exemption to a Silvicultural Prescription and Logging Plan (19 Dec. 1996)
- Amendment to Special Use Permit #19070, Bowron Floodplain Addition, Aleza Lake Research Forest (1 Aug. 1995)
File consists of:
- BC Ministry of Forests news release regarding research forest agreements between UNBC and UBC (8 Mar. 1999)
- "A Synopsis of the UBC Research Forests" by Peter Sanders and Ken Day (24 Apr. 1998)
- UBC's Alex Fraser Research Forest list of active research projects (Apr. 1998)
- ALRF's "Proposed Future Management Structure for the Research Forest"
- "Proposal to Assume Management of the Aleza Lake Research Forest" prepared by Ken Day and submitted by UBC and UNBC (22 Dec. 1997)
- Copy of briefing note prepared for David Zirnhelt, Minister of Forests, regarding a research forest for UNBC (Nov. 1998)
File consists of correspondence and proposals relating to various Aleza Lake Research Forest projects.
File consists of two original copies of the Volume 17, No. 3 issue of UBC Forestry's Branch Lines newsletter from December 2006. This issue features various articles relating to the Aleza Lake Research Forest, including the front page article, "Percy Barr's Research Forest Legacy". Also includes correspondence relating to the newsletter issue.
File consists of an original and a copy of a BC Forest Service pamphlet entitled "Reforestation in the Central Interior: A glimpse of the past and a view to the future". This pamphlet includes discussion of the Aleza Lake Experiment Station and John Revel's work.
File consists of a three different lists of articles and reports that compile works regarding the Aleza Lake Research Forest.
Photographs within this file document natural and artificial features across the landscape of Northern British Columbia. This landscape also includes the physical, built, urban and industrial landscapes; topography; site plans; boundaries, districts, reserves, parks, sanctuaries, towns, villages and cities, etc.
File consists of:
- Correspondence from Everett Peterson to Paul Sanborn, dated 6 July 2001, which includes photocopied photographs taken at Aleza Lake in summer 1956
- Photocopied version of Everett Bruce Peterson's 1956 "Study of Coniferous Reproduction by Direct Seeding Methods on Various Forest Site Types at Aleza Lake, B.C.: An essay submitted during the Third Year of the Course in Forestry at the University of British Columbia" (original is held at NBCA 2007.1.25.3.12)
File consists of:
- A computer database print-out of photographs held at the Fraser-Fort George Museum that relate to sawmills (as of 1993)
- The Fraser-Fort George Museum's "Northwood Archives Donation Inventory"
File consists of photocopied material regarding the Aleza Lake Experimental Station from BC Archives.
File consists of photocopied material regarding the Aleza Lake Experimental Station from BC Archives.
File consists of photocopied material regarding the Aleza Lake Experimental Station from BC Archives.
File consists of a compilation of Experimental Projects in the Prince George Region. This compilation work was done by Stewart Taylor of the Ministry of Forests. Included are Experimental Projects regarding the Aleza Lake Research Forest that were selected from Taylor's larger project, which contained over 400 EP summaries for the Prince George Region.
File consists of minutes and agenda for the following meetings of the Aleza Lake Research Forest Steering Committee:
- 14 June 1994
- 16 Apr. 1996
- 3 Dec. 1996
Also includes the following accompanying documents: - ALRF Forest Renewal BC Research Extension Proposal Synopses for the Period 1997/98 to 2001/02
- ALRF Planning Project [outline of issues]
File consists of a booklet prepared for the September 29, 2004 20th Annual Symposium on Research Forest Management Aleza Lake Research Forest Field Tour.
File consists of the following issues of the Aleza Lake Research Forest Newsletter:
- Spring 2004
- Fall 2004
- Spring 2005
- Fall 2005
- Spring 2006
- Fall 2006
- Spring 2007
- Fall 2007
- Summer 2008
- Winter 2009
- "Highlights from 2013"