Caption describing photograph: "1922 burn Giscome, stand of immature birch 35', 20 yrs, Dom stem 8" D.B.H. Understory Rubus, Rosa, Cornus moss, Aralia Snowverry, Columbine - scat Corylus. Stand originally Douglas fir, Spruce and Balsam. Well drained lacustrine deposits. Potential grazing." Harry Coates stands in the photograph for scale.
Caption describing photograph: "Fine stand of immature birch on imperfectly drained clay of lacustrine origin. Scattered Spruce, Douglas fir and balsam, understory mountain ash, thimbleberry, RO Dogwood, corylus, rosa, Mtn maple and willow. Ht 45', 10" DBH age 25 years. (Dom 200 stems/ac) South of Ranger Station, Aleza Lake." Harry Coates stands in the photograph for scale.
Caption describing photograph: "Excellent stand of Lodgepole Pine on coarse gravelly sily (old beach). Height 90' 7-11" DBH. Age 65 years. 6 miles SW of Prince George, Highway 16 West."
Caption describing photograph: "Good stand of Lodgepole Pine pulp wood, on Pine View Series, with scattered understory of Black Spruce. Pine 5-9" DBH. 65' high, 80 years. Black Spruce, 4.6" DBH. 35' high. Moderately drained silty clay. Cale Creek, Highway 97."
Caption describing photograph: "As GBW Film 4 Frame 11 (2007.1.30.2.048)." Harry Coates stands in the photograph for scale.
File contains original ledgers with measurements of permanent sample plots.
File contains two handwritten cross section ledgers, handwritten notes of location and boundaries, and original ledgers with measurements of permanent sample plots.
File contains minutes of Aleza Steering Committee meetings, and correspondence regarding various administrative concerns, including budget proposals.
File contains minutes from Aleza Lake Steering Committee meetings, proposals to assume management of the Aleza Lake Research Forest, research project outlines and timelines, budget summaries, photocopies of management and working plans for 1992 to 2002, and related correspondence between the Steering Committee.
File contains handwritten messages, photocopied invitations to a field tour, and related correspondence.
Item is a photograph of a copy print, resulting in a low quality photographic reproduction. Reproduced as a print, slide, and a negative. Location of original photograph is unknown.
File contains handwritten tables and graphs of measurements of plots, photocopied reports, 9 black and white photos, and handwritten notes.
Item is a photograph of a copy print, resulting in a low quality photographic reproduction. Reproduced as a print, slide, and a negative. Location of original photograph is unknown.
"Another expression of the high morale which prevailed was a joint project which we pursued after hours, on our own time. Out of one huge spruce log we made a set of furniture using an axe and a crosscut saw. We made chairs, a table and a sofa." -- quote from Cedric W. Walker (1907-2003) in "An Early History of the Research Branch, British Columbia Ministry of Forests and Range" (p. 48)
Caption describing photograph: "Ground vegetation of swamp, ledum, carex and betula. Main Access Road, F.E.S. Aleza Lake."
Item is a copyprint reproduced from the British Columbia Forest Service photographic records held at BC Archives.
Item is a copyprint reproduced from the British Columbia Forest Service photographic records held at BC Archives.
Item is a photograph of a copy print, resulting in a low quality photographic reproduction. Reproduced as a print, slide, and a negative. Location of original photograph is unknown.
Item is a photograph of a copy print, resulting in a low quality photographic reproduction. Reproduced as a print, slide, and a negative. Location of original photograph is unknown.
Item is "The Aleza Lake Experiment Station (1920's and 1930's)" by Ralph Schmidt and the British Columbia Forest Service.
File contains a 1931 original copy of "The Aleza Lake Forest Experiment Station: A Brief Statement of its Purpose and Development". Includes photographs.
Item is a document written by Dave Coopersmith entitled "The Aleza Lake Research Forest Reexamination of Past Experimental Studies".
Item is a photocopied version of G.H. Barnes' "The Development of Unevenaged Stands of Engelmann Spruce, and Probable Development of Residual Stands after Logging" reprinted from The Forestry Chronicle, 1937, Vol. 13, No. 3.
Item is an original issue of British Columbia Forest Service Research Notes on "The Durability of Scarified Seedbeds for Spruce Regeneration" by Arlidge.
Item is a photocopied version of Percy Barr's "The Effect of Soil Moisture on the Establishment of Spruce Reproduction in British Columbia" from the Yale University School of Forestry Bulletin No. 26.
Item is a photocopied version of G. Griffith's "The Natural Regeneration of Spruce in Central British Columbia" reprinted from The Forestry Chronicle, 1931, Vol. 7, No. 4.
Item is an original "The North Ridge Eco-Trail Guide: Aleza Lake Research Forest" booklet.
Item is "The North Ridge Eco-Trail Guide: Aleza Lake Research Forest".
Item is a report entitled "The Result of Stand Treatment in the White Spruce-Alpine Fir Type of the Northern Interior of British Columbia" by D.R. Glew.
Item is an original issue of Forest Management Notes on "The Results of Stand Treatment in the White Spruce Alpine Fir Type of the Northern Interior of British Columbia" by D.R. Glew.
Item is an issue of "Forest Management Notes" on "The Results of Stand Treatment in the White Spruce Alpine Fir Type of the Northern Interior of British Columbia" by D.R. Glew.
File contains a 1921 original copy of "The Talking Trees and Canadian Forest Trees" by James Lawler and the Department of the Interior Forestry Branch.
File contains photocopies of timber sale contracts and general correspondence regarding timber sales between the Department of Lands and Forests and surrounding mills of the Aleza Lake Experiment Station.
File contains timber sale contracts and logging inspection reports for Eagle Lake Sawmill from the Department of Lands and Forests.
File contains timber sale contracts from the Department of Lands and Forests to the Fichtner Lumber Company Limited.
File contains timber sale contracts, logging inspection reports, and related correspondence between the Department of Lands and Forests and the Fichtner Lumber Company Limited.
File contains timber sale contracts and logging inspection reports between the Department of Lands and Forests and the Fichtner Lumber Company.
File contains timber sale contracts and general correspondence between the Department of Lands and Forests and the Fichtner Lumber Company Limited.
File contains timber sale contracts, logging inspection reports, and related correspondence between the Department of Lands and Forests and the Fichtner Lumber Company Limited.
File contains logging inspection reports, timber sale contracts, and general correspondence between the Department of Lands and Forests and the Fichtner Lumber Company Limited.
File contains timber sale contracts and logging inspection reports between the Department of Lands and Forests and the Fichtner Lumber Company Limited.
File contains general correspondence and timber sale contracts between the Department of Lands and Forests and the Fichtner Lumber Company Limited.
File contains timber sale contracts, logging inspection reports, and related correspondence between the Department of Lands and Forests and the Fichtner Lumber Company Limited.
File contains timber sale contracts and general correspondence between the Department of Lands and Forests and the Fichtner Lumber Company.
File contains timber sale contracts and related correspondence between the Department of Lands and Forests and the Fichtner Lumber Company Limited.
File contains timber sale contracts and logging inspection reports between the Department of Lands and Forests and the Fichtner Lumber Company Limited.
File contains timber sale contracts, logging inspection reports, and related maps between the Department of Lands and Forests and the Fichtner Lumber Company Limited.
File contains timber sale contracts, logging inspection reports, and related correspondence between the Department of Lands and Forests and the Fichtner Lumber Company Limited.
File contains general correspondence, timber sale contracts, and logging inspection reports between the Department of Lands and Forests and the Fichtner Lumber Company Limited Limited.
File contains logging inspection reports and timber sale contracts from the Department of Lands and Forests to Newlands Lumber Company Limited.