Item is a hand-drawn map of a plot in the Aleza Lake Research Forest. Individual trees are marked and numbered.
File contains official government reports on tree types, correspondence regarding research proposals, and working plans.
File consists of correspondence and proposals relating to various Aleza Lake Research Forest projects.
Item is a computer print-out of PSP data from Aleza Lake Research Forest.
Map indicates locations of research trials and permanent plots in the Aleza Lake Research Forest. Map produced by Madrone Consultants.
File contains road reconstruction project reports, photocopies of invoices and work orders, records of daily costs, photocopies of hired equipment daily time reports, related correspondence, and maps.
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.
Item is a forest cover map for Aleza Lake Research Forest (Special Use Permit 19070). Shows experimental plots and timber sale areas.
File consists of chainsaw-cut stump data in selected plots for June and July 1993 and May 1994.
File contains climate data of soil and air temperatures, correspondence relating to climate studies, original and photocopied receipts for items related to the study, and computer generated graphs.
File contains reports on soil rehabilitation project and related correspondence, photocopied tables of soil measurements, and photocopied pages of ledgers with diagrams and notes.
File contains reports on soil rehabilitation projects and related correspondence, photocopied tables of soil measurements, and reports on machinery costs when tilling.
File contains original tables for soil measurements, a related photocopied draft report, and related photocopied handwritten notes.
File contains photocopies of seedling measurement tables.
File contains proposal updates and project expenditure lists.
Item is a photograph of a copy print that has been reproduced as a slide, resulting in low photographic quality. Location of original photograph unknown.
Item is a photograph of a copy print that has been reproduced as a slide, resulting in low photographic quality. Location of original photograph unknown.
Item is a 3.5" floppy labelled "Aleza Lake Stem Map Data – AutoCAD Release 14 – Northline 1998". Floppy contains the following file: mofcopy.dwg.
File contains photocopies of survey notes from 1954.
Reproduced map on mylar depicts the Aleza Lake timber reserve near Aleza Lake, BC.
File contains 1996 charts of permanent sample plot remeasurements.
File contains 1991 regeneration data of permanent sample plots and a 1992 work term study report on the significance of the basal area on regeneration factors.
File consists of documents, radiograms, and correspondence regarding various administrative issues ranging from costs, living conditions, timber sales, research projects, and queries from the public. Much of this correspondence is between Tim Decie, Forester in Charge of Aleza Lake, and R.P Silsbury, Head of the Research Division between the years of 1953 and 1967. Also included are contracts and receipts from 1964, documents regarding the closure of the Aleza Lake Experiment Station, and meeting minutes.
File contains Aleza Lake Research Forest weather records from 1927 to 1934 and 1928 to 1933.
Item is a photograph of a copy print that has been reproduced as a slide, resulting in low photographic quality. Location of original photograph unknown.
"After we made the acquaintance of several girls living in Aleza Lake village, they would be invited to come to the camp on a Sunday to enjoy the music. Social events were infrequent, so they did not complain about having to travel three miles by rail and then walking another three-quarters of a mile on a foot trail that was sometimes quite muddy." -- quote from Cedric Walker in "An Early History of the Research Branch, British Columbia Ministry of Forests and Range" (p. 48)
File consists of documentation on a computer disk for the Aleza Lake Half-Sib Progeny Trial.
File consists of a paper titled "Algoma and Superior: Prospects for Political Separation in Northern Ontario and Northern Michigan" presented by Weller at the 1982 Western Social Science Association conference. This file was originally numbered to correspond with conference paper number 20 listed in Weller's CV.
Subseries consists of records relating to Algoma Steel Inc. that were created or accumulated by Adam Zimmerman during his tenure on the company's Board of Directors. Includes correspondence, a Director's manual, reports, Algoma annual reports, strategy and planning documents, and meeting materials.
Algoma Steel Inc.Photograph depicts snow covered trees and forest.
Photograph depicts snow covered trees and forest.
File consists of submissions to the Aleza Lake Research Forest logo contest.
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:
- 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 contains reports and essays on certain research projects ranging from the year 1924 to 1984. The topics of these research projects include cutting methods, guidelines for marking techniques, and scarification.
File contains articles and government publications on the results of research projects and policies regarding the Aleza Lake Experiment Station with years ranging from 1945 to 1992. Also included are a photocopied 1926 progress report, a 1967 management manual, and guides pertaining to trails and marking stands for cutting.
File contains a 1997 field tour guide of the Aleza Lake Research Forest, and 1997 and 1998 government publications on research projects conducted at the forest.
File contains photocopied excerpts from various maps of the Aleza Lake Research Forest area, some annotated.
File consists of clippings from various serial publications regarding the Aleza Lake Research Forest.
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 correspondence to and from the Aleza Lake Research Forest regarding various issues.
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 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 the following Annual Reports of the Aleza Lake Research Forest Society:
- 2003
- 2005
- 2006
- 2008
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
This PDF contains site location data, annotated soil profile photographs, and AMS radiocarbon dates for 2004 soil charcoal samples collected at Kluane Lake, Yukon Territory.
This PDF contains site location data, annotated soil profile photographs, and AMS radiocarbon dates for 2008 soil charcoal samples collected at Kluane Lake, Yukon Territory.
File consists of a photocopy of a chapter entitled "An Acceptable Level of Certainty: Taking Down the Nechako" from Mark Hume's book, "Run of the River".
Item is "An Analysis of the Difference in Gross Merchantable Cubic-foot Volumes of the Upper Fraser Uneven-aged Spruce-Balsam Type When Computed by 2-, 4-, 6-, and 8-inch D.B.H. Classes" from the BC Forest Service "Research Notes" series.