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2003.4.1.44 · File · Apr. 1996
Part of Kemano Completion Project Dispute Collection

File consists of a copy of the "Conceptual Alternatives for a Release Facility at Kenney Dam: An Interim Report of the Kenney Dam Release Facility Working Group", related figures and notes by Alderdice, and a letter to David Lane of the T. Buck Suzuki Foundation regarding the Interim Report.

2007.11.1.04 · File · Jun. 1997
Part of McGregor Model Forest Association fonds

File consists of a large compendium containing reports, scholarly articles, papers, standards, and principals for Canadian Model Forests. The manual is divided into eight subheadings: Selected Readings on Sustainable Forest Management, Selected Papers from 1996 UBC-UPM Conference on Certification, Selected Papers on Certification, Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), International Standards Association (ISO), Canadian Standards Association (CSA), Guiding Principles for Voluntary Certification Systems for Sustainable Forest Management, and WRI: Sustainable Forest Management Systems and Forest Management Certification.

2007.11.1.03 · File · Jun. 1997
Part of McGregor Model Forest Association fonds

File consists of a large compendium containing reports, scholarly articles, papers, guidelines and principles for Canadian Model Forests. The manual is divided into ten subheadings: Initiatives on Assessing Sustainability/C&I Updates, International Seminar on Criteria & Indicators: Background Document, International Seminar on Criteria & Indicators: Final Document, International Seminar on Criteria & Indicators: Summaries, Needs and Future Action, Countdown: Issues 1-7, WRI: New Initiatives on International Forest Policy, International Working Group on Forests: Selected Papers, Selected Initiatives and Case Studies, Selected Papers from 1993 Model Forest Workshop on Sustainable Development, and Selected Papers on Sustainable Forest Management.

2007.11.1.02 · File · Jun. 1996
Part of McGregor Model Forest Association fonds

File consists of a large compendium containing reports, scholarly articles, papers, guidelines and principles for Canadian Model Forests. The compendium has a brief letter to the reader by Bruce MacArthur (Chair, Model Forest Network) and Keith McClain (Secretariat) describing the scope and purpose the three volume compendiums. The manual is divided into ten subheadings: Preface, Excerpts from the United Nations Conference of Environment and Development, Canada's Commitment to Sustainable Forest Management, Europe's Commitment to Sustainable Forest Management, Sustain ability of the Amazon Forest, ITTO Guidelines for Sustainable Forest Management, US Approach to Sustainable Forest Management, Developing Approaches to Sustainability: Examples, Harmonization of Criteria & Indicators, and CIFOR and Testing Criteria & Indicators.

2003.4.4.1.61 · File · 1993
Part of Kemano Completion Project Dispute Collection

File consists of a published copy of a Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences report by R.A. Bams entitled "Coho Salmon Smolt Production from Kelvin Creek (Cowichan River Watershed) B.C., During Four Years of Colonization with Hatchery and Salvaged Wild Fry"

2023.2.1.01 · File · 1981-2001
Part of Dr. Paul Sanborn fonds

Research on the ecological functions of coarse woody debris (CWD) in forests, and techniques for inventorying CWD, were major topics for forest ecologists and soil scientists during Paul Sanborn's years with BC Forest Service research program (1991-2002).

File of documents consists mostly of unpublished internal and consultant reports, workshop summaries & handouts, and government publications (BC, Canada, USA). Methods-related documents may have been drafts which were superseded later by published manuals. In some cases, the document has a memo or email attached which provides some additional context.

Includes the following items:

BIOFOR Resource Consultants. (n.d.) Methodology for developing coarse woody debris photo guides. [consultant report to Ministry of Forests, Research Branch]

Brown, J.K., T.E. See. 1981. Downed dead woody fuel and biomass in the northern Rocky Mountains. General Technical Report INT-117. USDA Forest Service.

Clark, D.F., P.J. Burton, J.A. Antos. 1995. A comparative study employing different methods for inventory of coarse woody debris. Symbios Research and Restoration, Smithers, BC. September 30, 1995.

Ellis, R. 1996. Summary of the coarse woody debris workshop, Cowichan Lake Research Station, April 11-12, 1996. [Incl. handouts by A. Mackinnon, S.W. Taylor & J.V. Parminter]

Ember Research Services Ltd. 1997. CWD/Fuel calculator user’s guide. October 1997.

Hermanek, H. 2001. The distribution and description of CWD in the SBSmk1 and IDFdm2 zones of British Columbia. Work term report, Biology Co-op Program, University of Victoria.

Lajzerowicz, C. 2000. Coarse woody debris: what are we leaving in British Columbia. Examining TRENDS. ET2000-02. Northern Interior Vegetation Management Association.

Lajzerowicz, C. 2000. Coarse woody debris: what are the changes following harvesting in Alberta. Examining TRENDS. ET2000-03. Northern Interior Vegetation Management Association.

Lloyd, R. 2001. A comparison of coarse woody debris in harvested and unharvested sites in the SBSmc2: First-year report, March 2001. Prepared for: Houston Forest Products.

Mackinnon, A. 1996. What kind of CWD measurements are MOF research ecologists using? [handout at CWD Workshop, April 11-12, 1996]

Mackinnon, A., J. Parminter. 1996. Natural landscape patterns and processes. Notes from a meeting at Cowichan Lake Research Station, April 10, 1996.

Marshall, P.L. 1999. Using line intersect sampling to determine the volume of odd-shaped pieces of coarse woody debris: an explanation of the Vegetation Resources Inventory formula. Contract report to: Ministry of Forest, Vancouver Region. February 1999.

Marshall, P.L., G. Davis, V.M. LeMay. 2000. Using line intersect sampling for coarse woody debris. Forest Research Technical Report, TR-003. Vancouver Forest Region.

Ministry of Forests, Resources Inventory Branch 1999. Pilot study for dead tree information on growth and yield permanent sample plots.

Parminter, J. 1994. Correction factors and the measurement of coarse woody debris. Research Branch, Ministry of Forests. March 11, 1994.

Parminter, J. 2001. Natural disturbance research and project summaries. Cowichan Lake Research Station meeting, April 10, 1996.

Parminter, J. 2001. Procedures for measuring CWD volume in spot accumulations, landing piles and strip accumulations.

Parminter, J. 2001. CWD extensive pilot program – sampling of CWD in cutblocks.

Robson Valley Enhanced Forest Management Pilot Project. 2001. Field data collection protocol manual: coarse woody debris survey 2001. [attached covering email from B. Rogers]

Rogers, B. 2001. Robson Valley Enhanced Forest Management Pilot Project, Coarse Woody Debris Assessment Phase I: Working Plan 2001. Prepared for: Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks. March 3, 2001.

Snag Protocol Team. 2000. Northern region snag management protocol: January 2000. USDA Forest Service, Northern Region.

Taylor, S.W., J.V. Parminter. 1996. Effects of broadcast burning on coarse woody debris in British Columbia. [handout at CWD Workshop, April 11-12, 1996]

Graham, R.T. et al. 1994. Managing coarse woody debris in forests of the Rocky Mountains. Research Paper INT-RP-477. Intermountain Research Station, USDA Forest Service. Available online at: https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/24829 (accessed March 2023)

Harmon, M.E., J. Sexton. 1996. Guidelines for measurements of woody debris in forest ecosystems. Publ. No. 20. U.S. LTER Network Office. Available online at: https://andrewsforest.oregonstate.edu/pubs/webdocs/reports/detritus/publications/Guidelines%20for%20Measurements%20of%20Woody%20Detritus%20in%20Forest%20Ecosystems.pdf (accessed March 2023)

Rogers, B. 2002. Robson Valley Enhanced Forest Management Pilot Project, Coarse Woody Debris Assessment Phase III: Final Report. Prepared for: Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks. Available online at: https://www.env.gov.bc.ca/omineca/documents/cwd_2002_reportf.pdf (accessed March 2023)

Stevenson, Susan K. (March 1999). Biodiversity assessments at silvicultural systems sites, summer 1998. Prepared for: Prince George Forest Region, BC Ministry of Forests, Prince George BC. 16 p. + 16 p. graphs

Taylor, S.W. 1997. A field estimation procedure for downed coarse woody debris. Technology Transfer Notes. No. 2, August, 1997. Available online at: https://publications.gc.ca/site/eng/409169/publication.html (accessed March 2023)

Clones etc. 1999
2016.5.1.74 · File · 1997-2002
Part of Harry Coates fonds

File consists of documentation for various field sites. File also includes Harry Coates employment contracts (restricted). File also includes a Forest Cover Map Series 93H.093 1998-JUN-02 010, produced by the inventory branch of the Ministry of Forests, Province of British Columbia; Timber supply area: Prince George.

2006.18.6.01 · File · [196-?]
Part of Aleza Lake Research Forest Society fonds

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.

2003.4.1.34 · File · 1991-1993
Part of Kemano Completion Project Dispute Collection

File consists of correspondence and reports from John Hummel and Dana Wagg, Cheslatta Band researchers. Also includes clippings; anti-Kemano propaganda material; copies of Alcan correspondence; "The Story of the Surrender of the Cheslatta Reserves on April 21, 1952"; "Chronology of the Cheslatta Lake Flooding and Subsequent Surrender, Moving and Relocation of the Cheslatta Indian Band as Gleaned from Original Letters, Documents, Interviews, and other Printed and Written Material" compiled by Mike Robertson in 1991; "Kemano 2 Update" report by Dana Wagg; and "Kemanogate: Secret DFO probe quashed, Tapes destroyed" by Dana Wagg.

2003.4.3.035 · File · 1987-1994
Part of Kemano Completion Project Dispute Collection

File consists predominantly of faxed correspondence and documents from the Cheslatta Carrier Nation and the Carrier Sekani Tribal Council. These documents include copies of newspaper clippings, news releases, publicity material regarding Cheslatta Band's position on the Kemano Completion Project, briefing notes, documents written by Dana Wagg, correspondence from Alcan to the Band, and copies of released Department of Fisheries and Oceans memoranda. Also includes "The Story of the Surrender of the Cheslatta Reserves on April 21, 1952" by Mike Robertson; a copy of a "Proposal for an Agreement between the Government Commission of the Gitksan Wet'suwet'en People and the Vera Corporation regarding the Nanika River Project" of November 13, 1991; and a 1984 paper by Megan Swail entitled "The Kemano Completion Project: Selected Legal Issues".

CFS Prescribed Fire Research
2016.5.1.69 · File · 1988
Part of Harry Coates fonds

File consists of "Summary of CFS Prescribed Fire Research on Backlog NSR Land in Northern Interior B.C. Supported by the 1985-90 FRDA Agreement" prepared for the Research Silviculture's Field Tour July 25-28, 1988.

CFS Canadian Forest Service
2016.5.1.34 · File · 1980-[200-?]
Part of Harry Coates fonds

File consists mostly of lists of Canadian Forestry Service experiment sites and plots with some related maps and notes.

"CF June 13, 1973"
2007.45.1.03 · File · June 13, 1973
Part of Horst Sander fonds

File consists of memorandum to Deputy Minister from I.T. Cameron, Chief Forester, June 13, 1973.

Certificates and Photographs
2016.5.1.98 · File · [1962-1992]
Part of Harry Coates fonds

File consists of a licence and framed certificates and photographs for Harry Coates. File includes:

  • Scaling Licence (1962)
  • two certificates celebrating Harry Coates' 25 years of service with the Forest Service (1982)
  • photograph of Harry Coates, [Ted or Jed?] Baker, and John Revel at Aleza Lake Research Forest Re-opening July 9, 1992.
  • Photograph of Harry Coates and John Revel, identifying plaque reads "Buckhorn Lake E.P. 660".
Central Interior forestry
2012.13.2.11.12 · File · 1999-2011
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to British Columbia's central interior forestry industry. Includes material regarding beehive burners; economic viability of timber in Prince George, Quesnel, Burns Lake, and Houston; the Canfor pulp mill in Prince George; and Carrier Lumber Ltd. mill in Prince George. File primarily consists of clipped articles from the Prince George Citizen newspaper, including "Forest Expo 2004" special edition of the Prince George Citizen newspaper (1 June 2004).

Central BC resource surveys
2012.13.2.02.26 · File · 2002-2005
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to historical and contemporary natural resource surveys in British Columbia. Includes material on oil discovery, farming conditions, timber stands, the Alaskan Highway, and railway development. File predominantly consists of search results from the University of Northern British Columbia library, College of New Caledonia library, and Prince George Public Library regarding British Columbia's natural resource surveying.

2000.1.2.6 · File · 1972
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

A set of 13 maps showing approximate waste extraction areas for different benches during certain months of 1972. Extraction dates are included accompanied by estimated total tonnages for each planned extraction area. All plans are hand drawn using colored pencils, lead and black ink. Approximate calculations of extraction tonnages are included within certain months. Numerical bench markers are included. Total tonnages from the previous year and previous surveys are included within certain plans.

Cassiar Aerial Photographs
2000.1.1.3.13 · File · 1950 - 1992
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photographs depict aerial views of the Cassiar townsite, plantsite, tailings pile, mine road, bench and pit mine, mine buildings (tramline loading station, crusher, shop, and garage), and surrounding mountain range. Here "aerial" refers to photos depicting a large area and taken from the air or from a high point of elevation.