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Series consists of materials reflecting Harry Coates life-long dedication and activism for sustainable forest management. Series also reflects Harry Coates' interest in forest history; series includes old forest industry records collected by Harry Coates including a timber sales ledger and timber license.

File consists of a draft of "My History" from "Our Forests can be Sustainable through Research and Silviculture" with handwritten notes on the back of the pages; a page entitled "The foundations of forestry"; and "The Way It Was: the History of Aleza Lake" by Ethelwynn MacArthur.

File consists of drafts of sections for one or more publications on the history of forestry in BC.

File consists of research materials related to the history of forestry on BC and the Aleza Lake Research Forest.

File consists of information on the research done at Aleza Lake Research Forest and the history of that research.

File consists of news articles, correspondence, and biographical information largely concerning Harry Coates and his work for sustainable forest management.

File consists of papers, drafts, articles, and memos consisting of Harry Coates' reflections and opinions on the history and changes in the forest industry.

File consists of a photocopy of the article "Local history regained at Aleza research forest".

File consists of an index of timber sales within a ledger. Most entries contain the following information: Timber Sale No.; Applicant; Area or Vicinity; Contract Awarded to; Date of Contract; Date of Expiry; Extension Noted." Stamped annotation on the verso of the ledge front cover: "Library of Donald T. Grant District Forester".

File consists of a timber license originally issued in Victoria 19 October 1911 by the Government of the Province of British Columbia, department of Lands, through the Land Act and Amendments to Frederick Ormes, Administrator of the Estate of Susan (?) Ormes. Additional attached licenses subsequently issued in 1919, 1951 and 1953.

File consists of indenture made between H. Cathcart, Deputy Minister of Lands for the Province of British Columbia, and Eagle Lake Sawmill, Ltd. of Giscome , B.C. Includes stumpage prices; conditions of logging; associated costs; and a map of Peace River District outlining the area to be logged.

File consists of indenture made between H. Cathcart, Deputy Minister of Lands for the Province of British Columbia, and J.P. Olinger of Rolla, B.C. Includes stumpage prices; conditions of logging; associated costs; and a map of Peace River District outlining the area to be logged.

File consists of five posters Harry Coates created to convey his ideas about sustainable forest management. Posters contain photographs and text.

File consists of fliers for Northern Silviculture Committee Winter Workshops in 2016 and 2017.

File consists of possible speaking notes and related materials by Harry Coates on the need for sustainable forests.

File consists of notes, charts, and photographs showing forest management. May have been for a presentation by Harry Coates.

Series consists of published materials collected by Harry Coates for his research and work in forestry. Materials consist of journal articles, government publications, and guidebooks. Series also includes ephemera consisting of recreational guides for parks, trails, and forests.

File consists of recreational guides from various places in British Columbia, especially Northern British Columbia. Guides include:

• The North Ridge Ecr-Trail Guide: Aleza Lake Research Forest
• Cluculz Lake Silviculture Demonstration Area: Trail Guide
• Willow River Interpretive Trail
• Crooked River Forest Self-Guided Circle Tour
• Forests for the World Interpretive Trail Guide
• Cottonwood Island Nature Park: Habitat Enhancement.

File consists of handbooks and guidebooks on forest species identification and forest inspection as well as Forest Officer Field Guides in British Columbia. These include:

• Field Guide to Causes of Seedling Damage & Mortality in First Year Plantations
• Harvesting Edible Wild Mushrooms in British Columbia
• Drag Scarification in British Columbia (1979)
• Mechanical Site Preparation Reminders
• Planting Quality Inspection (1986)
• Enhancing Forest Growth Fertilizing our Forests
• Metric Practice Guide: For Forestry Research
• Site Preparation Strategies to Manage Soil Disturbance: Interior Sites (1990)
• Aircraft Use Forest Officer Field Reference (1989)
• Scarification
• Dissemination and Application of Research Information in the Field (1972).

File consists of many printed articles from the Journal of Applied Ecology, the Journal of Mammology, Can. J. For. Res. [Canadian Journal of Forest Research?], J. Wildl. Manage. [Journal of Wildlife Management], Province of British Columbia Ministry of Forests Research Notes, and typed reports. All of these reports were authored or co-authored by Thomas P. Sullivan, often along with Druscilla S. Sullivan or Richard A. Moses.

File consists of forest research materials in various stages of publication, which informed Harry Coates' professional practice. File includes:

• "Forestry Canada in the Pacific & Yukon Region" contact list pamphlet
• "Summary of Forestry Canada Forest File Research in the Prince George Forest Region 1966-94" prepared by Stephen W. Tylor and Bruce D. Lawson, Revised February 1995
• "Silviculture Opportunities in the Vanderhoof Area" tour
• "Hardwood Stand Rehabilitation: Stand and Site Treatment Evaluations at Stewart Lake"
• "Contortatallens Rotstabilitet Proveniensens inflytande" by Owe Martinsson och Jan-Erik Lundh 1981 *
  "Soil Disturbance Workshop"
• "Bednesti Site: Testing the Biological Effectiveness of Mechanical Site Preparation Equipment" MSP Contractors Tour May. 5, 1992
• Hand-drawn map to Shelley attached to "Silviculture Site Preparation Equipment Study" by J Maxwell, revised 1989
• "A Joint Swedish Canadian Forest Industry University Project: A species-genotype-environment-interaction study"
• "Silviculture Policy and Treatment Guidelines for the Prince George Forest Region"
• R.H. Tables 0-Over 6,000 Feet Elevation
• "The Armason Method: Comparing Techniques Required in a Study of Root Development" by Elaine Goodvin, CNC Forest Resource Student, December 4, 1991
• Faxed forestry project descriptions (1993)
• "Some 'Physioclimatic' Background Information"
• "Lodgepole pine toppling, and a review of some factors which may be related to toppling" by G. Dykstra.

File consists of published research including: "Rotation-length effects of site preparation"; "Nature of Growth Responses in Long-term Field Experiments with Special Reference to Pinus Radiata" (1989); "Bednesti Site: Testing the Biological Effectiveness of Mechanical Site Preparation Equipment (1992).

File consists of Forestry Report 145 "Summer Planting of White Spruce and Lodgepole Pine Seedlings" October 1990 by J. Revel, D.P. Lavender, and L. Charleson, jointly published by Forestry Canada and the British Columbia Ministry of Forests. Signed inscription to Harry Coates on title page.

File consists of issues of the "LTSPS: Research Note" Prince George, Prince Rupert and Cariboo Forest Regions LTSPS-03 and LTSPS-04 (March, 2000) and "Forest: Research Note" Prince George Forest Region: Forest Resources and Practices Team PG-22 and PG-23 (March, 2000).

File consists of publications mailed to Prince George Forest Region Publications Mailing List Members. File includes several issues of the "Forest: Research Note" and photocopied articles along with a letter to the Mailing List Members.

File consists of the manual "Describing Ecosystems in the Field" from the Province of British Columbia Ministry of Environment and Ministry of Forests.

File consists of "Managing Your Woodland: A Non-Forester's Guide to Small-Scale Forestry in British Columbia" (1988).

File consists of a package of research articles authored by Dave Coates, sent by the author to Harry Coates with a note.

File consists of issues from the "Forest: Research Note" Prince George Forest Region, Forest Resources and Practices Team March 1997 Notes #PG-12 and PG-12-1, January 1998 Note #PG-12-2 and PG-12-3.

File consists of a special edition of The Citizen on the Great Fire of 1961 in the Buckhorn Lake area which lasted from August 3 to August 29, 1961.

File consists of a draft of "Guidelines for Vegetation Management SX Trials (Draft)" by Jacob O. Boateng (1984).

File consists of pamphlets and brochures including:

• "The Ancient Forest: A Walk through British Columbia's Hidden Treasure"
• Northern Silviculture Committee "Research Using the Past to Step into the Future"
• "Jumpingpound Demonstration Forest: A Self-Guided 10 kilometer Discovery Trip"
• "Willow River Demonstration Forest"
• "Roads, Rivers and Trails of the Lower Blackwater River"
• Roads, Rivers and Trails of the Bella Coola Valley"
• "Teapot Mountain Hiking Trail"
• "Bobtail Bluff Hiking Trail"
• "Fort George Canyon: Hiking Trail"
• Northwood informational booklet.

File consists of two videos:

• A VHS video tape containing "Mark of Progress" promotional and possible training video for the BC forest industry in and around Prince George
• A VHS tape "Reforestation in British Columbia: A Growing Success" published by the Province of British Columbia Ministry of Forests.

Series consists of forestry photographs. Series includes photographs taken at experimental plots.

File consists of 6 photographs depicting Spruce Plantation Spacing Trials in Anzac taken ca. 1980s.

File consists of 29 photographs of silviculture activities and equipment. Photographs include:

• 4 photos from Buckhorn EP [549.3] * 2 photos of a "bracke mounder" attachment
• 21 photos of mounding and herbicide trial(s)
• a large photo of a seedling
• a large photo of Harry Coates measuring a small tree.

File consists of photocopied plot layouts from an unknown original source and 39 photographs taken during experiments.

File consists of 19 photographs depicting Harry Coates, experiments, landscapes, and air photos, including:

• Photo pf Harry Coates ca. 1958 at Aleza lake Experiment Station
• Photo of Lloyd Brothers at Cluculz Lake, Gordon Talbot
• 3 photos: including a photo of pine trees, a photo of Harry Coates with a damaged tree, and a photo of a damaged pine
• 1 photo of a young man in safety gear sitting in the back of a parked pickup struck, holding circular saw and smiling at the camera
• 3 photos of cleared forest in the winter
• 2 photos from EP 442 Wansa Lake, P. 60, 61 and 70
• 3 photos of Fire Study June 1984
• 1 photo of EP 657.03 Squirral Damage, June 1984
• 1 photo EP 868.07 McBride May 1984
• 3 photos of Bobtail Demo 660 in 1992, EP 657.03.

File consists of three copies of two photos of Harry Coates printed next to each other with the words "Genetic Variability of a White Spruce Seedlot".

File consists of 10 air photos: BC85019 No. 111, 112, 140, 199 (CFS McGregor written on reverse), 200; BC77004 No. 199 (comment on reverse re location of tie point, 200; and 3 higher altitude air photos with no obvious label. Note that BC77004 No. 199 and 200 have MOF stamps on the reverse.

File consists of 35 photographs of trees, cleared forest land, experimental plots sites, plantations, equipment, and one photograph of Harry Coates.

• 8 photos in folder "FES [Forest Experiment Station] [Stem?] Mapping"; photos include pictures of the Aleza Lake Research Forest Sign, trees, 3 photos from CP 410 Oct. 1992, and photo of Aleza Lake E loop [trail?] 1992
• Black and white photo of a young Harry Coates
• 5 photos in folder "SHEEP July 1990" include 2 photos of cleared land (back of each photo reads "Sheep penny?") and 3 photos of a an unknown piece of forestry equipment
• 8 photos in folder "Fire" of various locations of fire damaged forests in 1992
• 13 photos in "More Planting" envelope; photos include 1 from Red Rock plantation in 1971; 2 from Cedar Plot in Valemont in Fall 1992; 2 from Cedar Goat R[oad] Fall 1992; 2 from [Compan Plantation?], Spittal Creek Fall 1992; Douglas Fir, Valemount - Cedar [Creal?]; Spaced Aspen Spittal Creek Fall 1992; 2 Cedar Plot, Spittal Creek, Fall 1992; Whit Pine Spittal Creek Fall 1992; Buckhorn B. Spruce 1978.

Item is a photograph of Harry Coates surrounded by seedlings and sapling trees.

File consists of two sets of photographs. The first set consists of 19 photographs of a cleared site with evidence of former fire damage and new growth. The second set consists of 40 photographs from EP 668 from 1972 of seedling or [wildling] heights, this set of photographs are documented with notes.

File consists of 47 photographs of cleared forest with some regrowth. File includes images from Prince George West - Bill's Creek 104:814: 85/87 Unit 'A'; Red Rock seed orchard July 22, 1986 Permit no. 400-360: 86/87; Mackenzie Forsar Project 86-9-9 adjacent to velpar treatment; 147-005 84/86 TFL 30 CP 5 #26; 147-008 85/87 TFL 30 CP.5 Unit 1; Northwood TFL 30 CP 12E Unit 15, Pesticide use permit #147-012:85/87.

File consists of 47 photographs of Dawson Creek forestry activities.

File consists of photographs of trees and forests, some photographs include Harry Coates.

File consists of photographs of "partial willow kill - good Aspen + Fireweed control 147-009 85/87" largely depicting deforested land and young trees. Some photographs are aerial photographs.

File consists of photographs of sapling measurements for experiment 646.1.

File consists of photographs of sapling measurements for experiment 697.