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Item is a photograph of Mr. Williston, Chief Forester John Stokes and Tom Wright of Canadian Forest Products examining an area near Prince George in order to determine the timber area required for a Pulp Harvesting License for a proposed pulp mill that would depend completely on waste wood.

Item is a photograph of Ray Williston and John Liersch in a small wood area southwest of Prince George.

Handwritten caption below this photo reads: "Bought in Picture Prince George". Photograph depicts a mother grizzly bear standing on her hind legs against tree, so that her facial profile is visible. Two cubs stand on hind legs facing and leaning against her.

Handwritten caption below this photo reads: "Bought in Picture Prince George". Photograph depicts a grizzly bear walking on all fours in forest area, slash debris in background.

File consists of:

• "A Summary of Historical Orders-in-Council affecting the Aleza Lake Forest Reserve", Mike Jull, 18 Dec. 1996
• Photocopied memorandum from F.S. McKinnon regarding "Transfer of Aleza Lake to D.F. Prince George", 9 Sept. 1963
• Photocopied 1928 article by P.M. Barr from Forestry Chronicle 4(3) entitled "The Aleza Lake Experiment Station: Its Development and Purpose"
• "A Brief History of the Aleza Lake Experiment Station", [Tim Decie, 1981?]
• Contact information for living relatives of Percy Barr, as of 1990
• Photocopy of 1930 article by Percy Barr entitled "Spruce Reproduction in British Columbia"
• Photocopy of records from BC Archives from a visit by Harry Coates from the file GR 1348 "The Young Mens Forestry Training Program"
• Photocopy of excerpt regarding "Amanita Lake/Diameter Limit Logging"
• Various small-scale maps and charts regarding Aleza Lake
• "Aleza Lake Research Forest Information Session Notes with Mike Jull, Manager of ALRF"

File consists of:

• "Devil's Club, Black Flies, and Snowshoes" by John Revel, 2007, 44 p. (3 copies)

File consists of:

• An original final draft of John Revel's problem analysis entitled "Silviculture in Spruce-Alpine Fir Types in the North Central Interior of British Columbia" for E.P. 639 with the Research Division of the BC Forest Service.

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 Barbara Coupe.

File consists an audio recording of an oral history with Harry Coates recorded by Barbara Coupe.

Large-format map depicts the Monkman Public Sustained Yield Unit (PSYU) and Tree Farm Licence 30 east of Prince George.

Large-format map depicts the Monkman Public Sustained Yield Unit (PSYU) east of Prince George.

Map reproduction of the Aleza Lake Research Forest depicts timber sale areas, forest cover, and other details.

Map reproduction of the Sinclair Spruce Lumber Co. Ltd. T.S.H.L. A01848 C.P. 310 cutting area, likely in the Aleza Lake Research Forest.

File is a Resource Folio of maps and accompanying information created by Northwood Pulp & Timber regarding Timber Sale Harvesting Licence A01847, Willow River Block, Willow River P.S.Y.U. Includes maps that depict ungulates, waterfowl, recreation areas, special influence areas, and timber types. Most of the sheets have a duplicate, some with very slight variations. The following maps are supposed to be included in the but were missing upon arrival at the Archives: fish & topography, cutting permits & roads, and soils.

Large-format map depicts Northwood Pulp & Timber operating areas in 1975.

Forest cover map showing a crossing area of the McGregor River is annotated with a road and ferry crossing.

Map reproduction depicts major areas of the Aleza Lake Experiment Forest.

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.

Slide depicts a man operating heavy equipment in a forest, likely at the Aleza Lake Experiment Station.

Slide depicts a heavily forested area with fallen logs, likely at the Aleza Lake Experiment Station.

Slide depicts a sawmill in operation, likely located in the Upper Fraser area, with a pile of burning wood products and a beehive burner.

Slide depicts a black bear eating garbage by wooden outbuildings, possibly at the Aleza Lake Experiment Station.

Slide depicts the original wooden BC Forest Service sign for the Aleza Lake Forest Experiment Station.

Slide depicts a detonation in an area of cleared ground in a forested area, likely the Aleza Lake Experiment Station. Work may have been undertaken for roadbuilding activities at the Experiment Station.

Slide depicts a cleared area in a forest, likely at the Aleza Lake Experiment Station.

Slide depicts a burning building at the Aleza Lake Experiment Station on the date it was shut down by the BC Forest Service.

Slide depicts a cleared area at the Aleza Lake Experiment Station with plant regeneration.

Slide depicts a view of what is possibly the Upper Fraser River.

Slide depicts the Ranger Station at the Aleza Lake Experiment Station.

Slide depicts cleared ground and felled trees in a forested area, likely at the Aleza Lake Experiment Station.

Slide depicts a bulldozer clearing ground, likely at the Aleza Lake Experiment Station.

Photograph depicts lane in front of tent buildings flooded with water, forest trees in background. Photograph taken from canoe, portion of canoe visible in foreground. It is believed that this photograph may depict the Island Cache in flood, at Prince George, BC.

Photograph depicts lane in front of tent buildings flooded with water. Tree in midground, forest trees in background. A man can be seen between first and second row of tent buildings. Photograph taken from canoe, portion of canoe visible in right foreground. It is believed that this photograph may depict the Island Cache in flood, at Prince George, BC.

Photograph depicts lane in front of tent buildings flooded with water, and a man standing near doorway to first building. It is believed that this photograph may depict the Island Cache in flood, at Prince George, BC.

Cane floats in flooded area of camp, tent buildings and forest trees in background. It is believed that this photograph may depict the Island Cache in flood, at Prince George, BC.

Photograph depicts man believed to be Bob Baxter on bulldozer by large framework structure in snow. House stands in background as well as a truck with "CITY OF PRINCE GEORGE" visible on its passenger door. Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph: "Civic centre 1948."

Photograph depicts landscape with cleared land in foreground, river in middle, building and trees in background.

Handwritten annotation on verso: "Central Fort George 1911".

Winter scene with buildings, street, and utility poles. Hill in background.

Handwritten annotation on verso: “South Ft. George 1912”.

Early spring landscape with roadbed and track in foreground, river in midground, and hill in background.

Handwritten annotation on recto: “PRINCE GEORGE 4-20-13”.

Railroad track, utility poles, field, small building and background hills are visible in image.

Unidentified man can be seen walking on railroad tracks on far right. Utility poles, field, small building and background hills are visible in image.

Aerial view of Prince George featuring roadways and the confluence of the Fraser and Nechako rivers.

Annotation on verso: “Prince George from air 1936”.

View of 5 buildings and 4 tents on land that has been cleared to stumps. Printed annotation on verso reads: “HAMILTON AVE. FORT GEORGE”, added handwritten annotation in ink reads: “1910”.

Image depicts an aerial view of areas that have been used for logging around Prince George, B.C.

Image depicts an aerial view of the Ahbau area somewhere near Prince George, B.C.

Image depicts a highway, and a section of mountain in the background which is bare due to clear-cut logging. It is possibly somewhere near Prince George, B.C.

Image depicts a logging area, and a section of mountain in the background which is bare due to clear-cut logging. The slide is also labelled "logging show." It is possibly somewhere near Prince George, B.C.

Image depicts a logging area somewhere near Prince George, B.C.

Image depicts a logging area somewhere near Prince George, B.C.