Contains significant materials covering a wide range of topics related to forestry research and forest management practices in Central British Columbia from the 1920s to the 1980s with the bulk of the materials dating from 1924 to 1963. Includes early surveys and descriptions of the Upper Fraser area, early maps and plans of the Research Forest, and historical meteorological registers from the area. Also includes unpublished scientific reports, communications, administrative and technical reports, timber sale records, and general forestry related reports and publications. Photographs include images of the Experimental Station dating from its inception and images of the Young Men's Forestry Training Program situated at Aleza Lake in 1936. Research records include experimental plot files that contain field notebooks dating from 1928 to 1958 which note locations of the experimental plots as well as sample plots from the surrounding areas of Hutton, Penny, and Foreman. The field notebooks also record growth and mortality data of white spruce balsam from 1928 to 1958 and soil types. The fonds also contains some records related to the re-emergence of the Aleza Lake Research Forest (ALRF) in the 1980s and 1990s.
Zonder titelAerial photograph depicts a view overlooking the Georges farm. Note on back stated that this photograph was presented in a frame to the Georges in 2008.
File consists of:
- Informational material about visiting BC Archives
- Computer print-outs of BC Archives searches and finding aids relating to Aleza Lake archival material
- Copy of the Access to Personal Information Agreement signed by David Mills to access records at BC Archives
- Correspondence to David Mills from BC Archives
- Copy of the "British Columbia Archives Research Orientation Guide"
File consists of photocopied material regarding the Aleza Lake Experimental Station from BC Archives.
File consists of photocopied material regarding the Aleza Lake Experimental Station from BC Archives.
File consists of photocopied material regarding the Aleza Lake Experimental Station from BC Archives.
File consists of photocopied material regarding the Aleza Lake Experimental Station from BC Archives.
File consists of photocopied material regarding the Aleza Lake Experimental Station from the Canadian Forest Service Archives in Victoria. Also includes handwritten notes.
File consists of:
- Correspondence regarding the transfer of the Ministry of Forests records related to the Aleza Lake Experimental Station
- Aleza Lake Research Forest research notes on historical records
- Ministry of Forests Records Classifications
- Inventory report of BC Forest Service records relating to Aleza Lake
- Database print-out from the BC Forest Service Prince George Forest Region Research Installation Archive
- Ministry of Forests website print-outs from 2007, including a page on "Research Branch History"
File consists an oral history with Harry Coates recorded by David Mills. Includes a transcript and audio recording.
File consists an oral history with Harry Coates recorded by Barbara Coupe. Includes a transcript and audio recording.
Item is a BC Forest Service beverage coaster.
File consists of submissions to the Aleza Lake Research Forest logo contest.
File contains a computer print-out of the Aleza Lake Research Forest Management Plan #1 for the years 1992 to 2002, which was prepared by Mike Jull.
File consists of summary information for Aleza Lake Research Forest field tours.
Series consists of publications created by those associated with the Aleza Lake Research Forest as well as the Aleza Lake Research Forest Society itself. Includes various clippings and articles from serial publications such as newspapers and newsletters that focus on the ALRF. Also includes publications that served as reference material on topics relevant to the ALRF.
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 a photocopy of the BC Forest Service publication entitled "The Aleza Lake Research Forest: 'A Rich Past and a Bright Future' Provincial Colleges Tour" from June 1991.
File contains photocopied excerpts from various maps of the Aleza Lake Research Forest area, some annotated.
Reproduced map on mylar depicts locations of elevations and benchmarks at the Aleza Lake forest.
Reproduced map on mylar depicts a proposed railway spur for the Aleza Lake Forest Experiment Station.
Original forest cover map shows timber history in the area of Giscome, BC.
Map is a photocopy reproduction of the Aleza Lake Experiment Forest working circle timber sale map that was included in the appendix to the 1957 Aleza working plan.
Large-format map depicts the Monkman Public Sustained Yield Unit (PSYU) and Tree Farm Licence 30 east of Prince George.
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.
Large-format map depicts Northwood Pulp & Timber operating areas in 1975.
Map reproduction depicts major areas of the Aleza Lake Experiment Forest.
Map is an uncontrolled mosaic of aerial photography of the Aleza Lake Research Forest, with a July 1955 date of the air photography. Duplicate exists.
Map is an uncontrolled mosaic of aerial photography of the Aleza Lake Research Forest, with a July 1990 date of the air photography.
Item is a hand-drawn map of a plot in the Aleza Lake Research Forest. Individual trees are marked and numbered.
Item is a hand-drawn map of a plot in the Aleza Lake Research Forest. Individual trees are marked and numbered.
Mylar map is a plot map of a research plot at the Aleza Lake Research Forest. Provides date the plot was established, the harvest history, the silviculture history, remeasurement history, and information about individual trees.
Mylar map is a plot map of a research plot at the Aleza Lake Research Forest. Provides date the plot was established, the harvest history, the silviculture history, remeasurement history, and information about individual trees.
Mylar map is a plot map of a research plot at the Aleza Lake Research Forest. Provides date the plot was established, the harvest history, the silviculture history, remeasurement history, and information about individual trees.
Mylar map is a plot map of a research plot at the Aleza Lake Research Forest. Provides date the plot was established, the harvest history, the silviculture history, remeasurement history, and information about individual trees.
Mylar map is a plot map of a research plot at the Aleza Lake Research Forest. Provides date the plot was established, the harvest history, the silviculture history, remeasurement history, and information about individual trees.
Mylar map is a plot map of a research plot at the Aleza Lake Research Forest. Provides date the plot was established, the harvest history, the silviculture history, remeasurement history, and information about individual trees.
Mylar map is a plot map of a research plot at the Aleza Lake Research Forest. Provides date the plot was established, the harvest history, the silviculture history, remeasurement history, and information about individual trees.
Mylar map is a plot map of a research plot at the Aleza Lake Research Forest. Provides date the plot was established, the harvest history, the silviculture history, remeasurement history, and information about individual trees.
Mylar map is a plot map of a research plot at the Aleza Lake Research Forest. Provides date the plot was established, the harvest history, the silviculture history, remeasurement history, and information about individual trees.
Item is a British Columbia Forest Cover Map, serial number 093I001. Includes full format forest cover labels.
Slide depicts a black bear eating garbage by wooden outbuildings, possibly at the Aleza Lake 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 at the Aleza Lake Experiment Station with plant regeneration.
Series consists of records created or accumulated by the Aleza Lake Research Forest Society regarding the research forest's history. Includes oral histories and material from long-time personnel that worked at the ALRF, such as Harry Coates, John Revel, and Frank Hellenius. Also contains copies of archival records from other archival institutions that concern the history of ALRF, which were compiled as part of a 2006/2007 history internship project.
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:
- Poem written by John Revel in 1963 entitled "Cruisers (To George Silburn)"
- Eulogy for John Revel by Mike Jull, May 2015
- Obituary for John Revel in July-August 2015 issue of BC Forest Professional
- Photograph printed on foamcore of John Revel and two others checking cones from 1972 seed crop
File consists of:
- "Devil's Club, Black Flies, and Snowshoes" by John Revel, 2007, 44 p. (3 copies)
File consists of:
- Drafts of "Devil's Club, Black Flies, and Snowshoes" by John Revel from 2004
- Correspondence regarding publication of "Devil's Club, Black Flies, and Snowshoes" by John Revel
- Photocopied excerpts from Forest Service Annual Reports with highlighted portions relating to Aleza Lake Experiment Station
- Signed permissions for the photographs used in the book
File consists of:
- An original manuscript of John Revel's 1963 thesis for registration with the Association of BC Foresters entitled "The Effect of Browsing by Columbia Black-tailed Deer and Sooty Blue Grouse on the Establishment of Conifers on Vancouver Island, British Columbia"
- A 1996 informational pamphlet on the Coastal Black-tailed Deer Study (No. 3 of 5) on "How Black-tailed Deer React to Logging in their Winter Habitat"