Item consists of transcript of interview with writer, film maker, and guide outfitter Andy Russell conducted by Bob Harkins at Prince George Radio Station, CJCI regarding Russell's experiences with guiding in Northern Rockies. Russell also discusses his new work The Life of a River and discusses the environmental impact of hydro-electric development on rivers
Harkins, BobFile contains a possible photocopied excerpt (pages 14-47) from "A Field Guide for the Identification and Interpretation of Ecosystems of the SBSj1 in the Prince George Forest Region", which was a 1987 unpublished BC Ministry of Forests report by C. DeLong, S. Jenvey and A. McLeod.
Harry Weaver Memories consists of a copy of the typed manuscript of Harry Weaver's autobiography, as well as various other related trapping information.
Item consists of transcript of documentary consisting of forum with prominent members of the forest industry discussing the history of forestry in North Central British Columbia c.1960s-c.1980s. Participants include Bill Young, Keith Yorston, Ken Bernsohn, Hector Richmond, Russ Cousins, Harry Gairns, Don Gould, Orville Gorley, Frank Oberle, Includes 'logger's commandments' song.
Harkins, BobItem is McNaughton Lake, B.C. Map 83D and Part of 83C Second Status Edition (1975) from "Classification and Interpretation of some Ecosystems of the Rocky Mountain Trench, Prince George Forest Region, British Columbia: First Approximation" (1984).
File consists of 1 audiocassette of public presentation hosted by Bob Harkins discussing the history of sawmilling in Prince George Region. Introduces several people involved in sawmilling industry and also discusses history of the Northern Interior Lumbermen's Association. Also shows a historical film about sawmilling and provides commentary.
Harkins, BobMap reproduction depicts major areas of the Aleza Lake Experiment Forest.
Forest cover map showing a crossing area of the McGregor River is annotated with a road and ferry crossing.
Item consists of transcript of interview with Alex and Chris Muldowan discussing family history and Muldowan's involvement in forestry in North Central BC.
Harkins, BobFile consists of 1 audiocassette of interviews by Bob Harkins with John Backhouse, city librarian discussion of referendum on construction of new library. Also contains interview with Don Thatcher, conservation officer.
Image depicts an area undergoing logging somewhere in Prince George, B.C.
File consists of 1 audiocassette of people interviewed by Bob Harkins. Side A consists of interviews with Bill Jones of the Fort George Railway Society, Walter Gill formerly of the BC Provincial Police, and Bob Sebastian, of the Carrier First Nation. Side B consists of interviews with Ella Fry, a trapper from Valemount and Prince George boxer Harold Mann.
Large-format map depicts Northwood Pulp & Timber operating areas in 1975.
File is a Resource Folio of maps and accompanying information created by Northwood Pulp & Timber regarding Timber Sale Harvesting Licence A01847, Willow River Block, Willow River P.S.Y.U. Includes maps that depict ungulates, waterfowl, recreation areas, special influence areas, and timber types. Most of the sheets have a duplicate, some with very slight variations. The following maps are supposed to be included in the but were missing upon arrival at the Archives: fish & topography, cutting permits & roads, and soils.
Map reproduction of the Sinclair Spruce Lumber Co. Ltd. T.S.H.L. A01848 C.P. 310 cutting area, likely in the Aleza Lake Research Forest.
Map reproduction of the Aleza Lake Research Forest depicts timber sale areas, forest cover, and other details.
Photographs are panoramas taken from the Churchill BC Forest Service Lookout, located at latitude 54°04' and longitude 122°16'. The photographs were bound together and include a transparent grid that was intended to be used for locating forest fires.
Large-format map depicts the Monkman Public Sustained Yield Unit (PSYU) and Tree Farm Licence 30 east of Prince George.
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.
Large-format map depicts the Monkman Public Sustained Yield Unit (PSYU) east of Prince George.
File consists of:
- Photocopied version of John Revel's problem analysis entitled "Reforestation in the Vancouver Forest District (Plantation Assessment)" for E.P. 585 with the Research Division of the BC Forest Service.
Slide depicts a black bear eating garbage by wooden outbuildings, possibly at the Aleza Lake Experiment Station.
Slide depicts a detonation in an area of cleared ground in a forested area, likely the Aleza Lake Experiment Station. Work may have been undertaken for roadbuilding activities at the Experiment Station.
Slide depicts a cleared area at the Aleza Lake Experiment Station with plant regeneration.
Slide depicts a heavily forested area with fallen logs, likely at the Aleza Lake Experiment Station.
Slide depicts the original wooden BC Forest Service sign for the Aleza Lake Forest Experiment Station.
Slide depicts a burning building at the Aleza Lake Experiment Station on the date it was shut down by the BC Forest Service.
Slide depicts a view of what is possibly the Upper Fraser River.
Slide depicts the Ranger Station at the Aleza Lake Experiment Station.
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.
Slide depicts a man operating heavy equipment in a forest, likely at the Aleza Lake Experiment Station.
Slide depicts a sawmill in operation, likely located in the Upper Fraser area, with a pile of burning wood products and a beehive burner.
Slide depicts a bulldozer clearing ground, likely at the Aleza Lake Experiment Station.
Slide depicts a cleared area in a forest, likely at the Aleza Lake Experiment Station.
Slide depicts cleared ground and felled trees in a forested area, likely at the Aleza Lake Experiment Station.
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 photocopied material regarding the Aleza Lake Experimental Station from BC Archives.
File consists of one VHS tape showing the building of the Northwood Pulp Mill in Prince George. Video has no sound.
File contains a photocopied version of "Tree Farm Licence No. 29 - Eagle Lake Sawmills Ltd. Cutting Permit Application No. 7". Although this item is not related to the Aleza Lake Research Forest, it is relevant to forest history in the Prince George area and therefore retained by the Society.
This short colour film depicts logging and sawmill operations at Ferguson Lake in March 1959. Scenes include tree felling, log hauling equipment, the Ferguson Lake lumber yard, use of Ferguson Lake to float logs, and the inside operations of the Ferguson Lake sawmill. Film also includes a brief clip of family film footage of the McKay family home and garden on Melville Street in Prince George with scenes showing a Newfoundland dog named Barney with Donald McKay and Joan McKay.
A VHS tape containing "The Mark of Progress" film created by the British Columbia Forest Service and first played for a live audience in 1959 in Prince George, BC.
File contains an original "Do's and Don't's When Marking Stands For Cutting" booklet illustrated by J. Pickford.
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 contains an original BC Forest Service report for E.P. 443 by S. Benteli entitled "Marking of Douglas Fir: A Preliminary Investigation of the Problems, Restricted to Interior Dry Types and the Cariboo".
File contains an original report entitled "An Appraisal of Logging Practices in the Naver Forest" by D. Burbidge of the BC Forest Service.
File consists of photocopied material regarding the Aleza Lake Experimental Station from BC Archives.
File contains an original EP 433 report entitled "A Preliminary Working Plan for the Aleza Lake Experimental Forest" by L. DeGrace of the BC Forest Service.
File contains an original copy of a BC Forest Service publication entitled "The Development of the Spruce-Balsam Type in the Aleza Lake Experimental Forest" by A.R. Fraser and J.L. Alexander.