File consists an oral history with Harry Coates recorded by Barbara Coupe. Includes a transcript and audio recording.
File consists an audio recording of an oral history with Harry Coates recorded by Barbara Coupe.
File consists an audio recording of an oral history with Harry Coates recorded by Barbara Coupe.
File consists a transcript of an oral history with Harry Coates recorded by Barbara Coupe.
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 two copies of the Forest History Association of British Columbia Newsletter, Issue No. 88, published July 2010. This issue contains a synopsis of the 2009 Forest History Conference that look place at UNBC Prince George.
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:
- "Devil's Club, Black Flies, and Snowshoes" by John Revel, 2007, 44 p. (3 copies)
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 an oral history with Harry Coates recorded by David Mills. Includes a transcript and audio recording.
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 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:
- David Mills, "Aleza Lake Research Forest Historical Internship Summary" (2 Jan. 2007), 26 p. - In print and original digital .doc file
- David Mills, "Aleza Lake Forest Experiment Station Socio-Economic Time Line 1905-1937" (2007), 68 p. - In print and original digital .doc file
- ALRFS employment paperwork for David Mills, the ALRFS Natural Resource History Intern
- Research notes, including a copy of a map of the town of Aleza Lake in the 1920s
File consists an audio recording of an oral history with Harry Coates recorded by David Mills.
File consists a transcript of an oral history with Harry Coates recorded by David Mills.
File contains a computer print-out of the Aleza Lake Research Forest Management Plan #2 for the years 2005 to 2010, which was prepared by Mike Jull and Melanie Karjala.
File consists of submissions to the Aleza Lake Research Forest logo contest.
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"
File consists of photographs of the Upper Fraser Canfor administration buildings, bunkhouse, and fire hall following the 2003 mill closure.
File consists of photographs of John Revel taken above the old Aleza Lake Forest Experiment Station site. John Revel was a retired pioneering BC Forest Service silviculture forester.
File consists of:
- Newspaper clipping from the February 14, 2007 issue of the Prince George Citizen with the obituary of Franklyn Allan Hellenius (Jan. 3, 1944 - February 7, 2007)
- "Memories of Frank Hellenius: Interviewed by John Revel, also present Peter Hellenius, at Prince George, BC, March 2004" (3 copies, one of which is annotated by Mike Jull)
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 contains the following Annual Reports of the Aleza Lake Research Forest Society:
- 2003
- 2005
- 2006
- 2008
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 booklet prepared for the May 9, 2002 UNBC/UBC Aleza Lake Research Forest Field Tour.
File consists of photographs taken by Paul Sanborn during the May 9, 2002 UNBC/UBC Aleza Lake Research Forest Field Tour for UNBC and UBC faculty members.
Item is a British Columbia Forest Cover Map, serial number 093J010. Includes full format forest cover labels.
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 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)
The Aleza Lake Research Forest Society (ALRFS) records encompass material that was created or collected by the Society over its existence (2001-present). Records created by the ALRFS consist of administrative and operational records, as well as publications from the Society. Collected records include historical records relating to the Aleza Lake Experiment Forest gifted to the Society or its members. These include maps, photographs, reference material, and documents. Members and associates of the ALRFS also documented the history of the forest through the creation of oral history recordings and written histories such as John Revel's "Devil's Club, Black Flies, and Snowshoes".
The fonds includes a significant amount of reproduced archival material about Aleza Lake from other institutions, such as BC Archives, the Canadian Forest Service, and the BC Forest Service. Many of these reproductions were created as part of the 2006 ALRFS Natural Resources History Internship in an effort to compile the history of the research forest.
Also included are cartographic and photographic materials that depict the Aleza Lake Research Forest and surrounding areas.
File consists of an Aleza Lake Research Forest pamphlet.
Item is a British Columbia Forest Cover Map, serial number 093I001. Includes full format forest cover labels.
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"
Annotation on slide: "[mostly illegible] Km 3 [?] pinker [?] cubic block"
File consists of an original Forest Research Note published by the BC Forest Service Prince George Forest Region. This March 1999 note (#PG-16) is an article by Paul Sanborn, Marty Kranabetter, and Chuck Bulmer on "Soil Rehabilitation in the Prince George Forest Region: A review of two decades of research".
File contains an original "Prince George Land and Resource Management Plan" published by the Government of British Columbia.
Map indicates locations of research trials and permanent plots in the Aleza Lake Research Forest. Map produced by Madrone Consultants.
Item is a British Columbia Forest Cover Map, serial number 093J010. Includes full format forest cover labels.
File contains photocopied excerpts from various maps of the Aleza Lake Research Forest area, some annotated.
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)
Map depicts structural stages in the Aleza Lake Research Forest. Shows areas of: pioneer growth, shrub/herb, pole saplings, young forests, mature forests, and old forests. Ecosystem classification and mapping by Oikos Ecological Services Ltd.
Map depicts ecosystems in the Aleza Lake Research Forest. Shows areas of: upland sites without wetland components, upland sites with wetland components, lowland wet forest sites, wetlands, and Bowron floodplain benches. Ecosystem classification and mapping by Oikos Ecological Services Ltd.
Map depicts terrain themes in the Aleza Lake Research Forest. Ecosystem classification and mapping by Oikos Ecological Services Ltd.
Map depicts terrain in the Aleza Lake Research Forest. Ecosystem classification and mapping by Oikos Ecological Services Ltd.
Annotation on slide: "Log skidding on main haul road, Fleet Creek Trial SS054, Jan. 1995"
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)