Fonds consists of records in speakers at the 2009 Annual General Meeting in Prince George and all of the FHABC newsletters along a with other publications up to March 2020, Issue 105.

Series consists of publications by the FHABC. Series includes complete set of FHABC newsletter up to March 2020 and additional publications including:

• "A History of the British Columbia Provincial Forest Inventory Program: Part One, 1912-1940" by Ralph L. Schmidt, (October 2016)
• "A History of the British Columbia Provincial Forest Inventory Program: Part Two, 1940 – 1960" by Robert E. Breadon (May 2017)
• "B.C. Forest History Bibliography," compiled by John Parminter, FHABC, December 16, 2009.

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

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.

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

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

Series consists of records pertaining to Harry Coates work and training as a BC Forest Service Research Technician. Series includes documentation for various Sx trials and experimental plots (E.P.) Harry Coates worked on.

File consists of site data tables.

File consists of various documents including:

• plantation charts at McLeod Lake
• notes on lodgepole pine
• notes entitled "A Sustainable Forest for Tomorrow"
• notes on white spruce
• "B.C. Natural Resources"
• E.P. 966 Post-Planting Ecophysiology on Interior Spruce Handout, 92.07.30 Tour
• "The Rise and Fall of Lodgepole Pine"
• Aleza Lake Research Forest "Historic Timber Sales" map (2013)
• "The Need to Develop a Sustainable Forest"
• "1992 N.S.C. Field Tour" Aleza Lake Research Forest"
• Typed notes entitled "Fifty Years of Practical Research - White Spruce and Lodgepole Pine" consisting of brief point-form notes on white spruce, lodgepole pine, and other species
• "E.P. 972.01 The Biological Effectiveness of Mounding and Herbicide Treatments Handout, 92.07.30 Tour"
• Photocopy of page from Appendix II of EP 668
• Edits to text entitled "Forest Management in BC: Evolve or Die" and accompanying email exchange
• handwritten notes
• photocopied pages from E.P. 786.06 and 859.03 report
• correspondence regarding presentation.

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

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 photocopied excerpts from various maps of the Aleza Lake Research Forest area, some annotated.

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.

Series consists of reference material collected by Sanborn in relation to various areas of research.

File consists of guidebooks for trips – both in Canada and international – that Paul Sanborn attended. Also includes guidebooks that were given to him by colleagues. Most of these guidebooks relate to soil science, but some deal with Quaternary and bedrock geology.

Includes the following items:

4th International Workshop on Disturbance Dynamics in the Boreal Forest. 2002. A Naturally Disturbing Tour of the Central Interior of British Columbia. August 12, 2002.

18th Biennial Meeting of the American Quaternary Association. 2004. Guidebook for Field Trips. Compiled by Rolfe D. Mandel. June 25, 28-30, 2004.

19th World Congress of Soil Science. 2010. Excursion 2: Brisbane Bayside, 1 August 2010.

19th World Congress of Soil Science. 2010. New Zealand “Volcanoes to Ocean”, Pre-Conference North Island Guidebook, 26th – 30th July 2010.

ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting. 2011. SSSA Soils-Geomorphology Field Tour: Blackland Prairies, Edwards Plateau, and Texas Central Basin. October 20-21, 2011.

Canadian Geophysical Union. 2002. Rocky Mountain highlights and dirt: C.G.U. Field Trip. May 18, 2002. Prepared by: C. Henderson.

Canadian Geophysical Union. 2006. The Burgess Shale and Rocky Mountain Highlights: C.G.U. Field Trip. May 14, 2006. Compiled by C.J. Collom.

Canadian Society of Soil Science. 2014. Soils and Landscapes of the Front Ranges, Foothills, and Great Plains: Field Guide. Compiled by Dan and Lea Pennock. May 2014.

Friends of the Pleistocene – Rocky Mountain Cell. 1995. Late Pleistocene – Holocene Evolution of the Northeastern Yellowstone Landscape: Field conference guidebook. August 25-27, 1995. Compiled by Grant A. Meyer.

Froese, D., P. Matheus, and J. Rasic. 2003. Beringian environments and heritage of the Upper Yukon River: A field workshop from Dawson City, Yukon through Yukon Charley Rivers National Preserve, Alaska. May 30-June 3, 2003. [associated with International Mammoth Conference, Dawson]

Froese, D., R. Woywitka, L. Andriashek, D. Smith, and N. Atkinson. 2013. Field trip guide to the Quaternary geology and geoarchaeology of the Oil Sands region, NE Alberta: August 22-25, 2013. Canadian Quaternary Association.

Geological Association of Canada / Mineralogical Association of Canada. 2016. Veins to Valleys: the Klondike District. Field trip leaders: Jim Mortensen, Jeffrey Bond, Peter Tallman, Grant Zazula. May 28-31, 2016.

Luttmerding, H.A. 1992. Vertisolic soils field tour, British Columbia portion. August 19-23, 1992. BC Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks.

Morison, S.R., C.A.S. Smith. 1987. XIIth INQUA Congress Field Excursions A20a and A20b: Research in Yukon. National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa.

Northwest Forest Soils Council Field Trip. 2001. Boreal Forest Soils in a Changing Climate. July 9-11, 2001. Fairbanks, Alaska.
Tarnocai, C., C.A.S. Smith, and C.A. Fox. 1993. International Tour of Permafrost Affected Soils: the Yukon and Northwest Territories of Canada. Research Branch, Agriculture Canada, Ottawa. https://sis.agr.gc.ca/cansis/publications/surveys/yt/ytps/ytps_report.pdf

File consists of clippings from various serial publications regarding the Aleza Lake Research Forest.

Fonds consists of the research records of Dr. Paul Sanborn, a University of Northern British Columbia faculty member in the Department of Ecosystem Science and Management.

File consists of photocopied documentation for E.P. 646.3 Reciprocal Planting of Spruce Provenances in the Rocky Mountain Trench along with printed satellite maps from Bing Maps. File also includes a map of Buckhorn Barn showing reserve no. EP 505, research & R.N. projects. Map includes annotations for EP 646.3.

File consists of documentation on E.P. 668 and a two printed satellite images of E.P. 549.2.

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

Series consists of records reflecting the activities of the Dezell and Rustad families. Series include mayoral records from Bea and Garvin Dezell when Garvin served as Mayor of Prince George. Series includes materials celebrating Bea Dezell's life created by her family. Series also includes fundraising efforts for the Northern Medical Programs Trust. Finally, series includes a collection of "spruce" dollars and commemorative coins.

Fonds consists of records Harry Coates created or received and retained during his career as a BC Forest Service Research Technician and into his retirement as a Sustainable Forest Management activist. Fonds includes materials from his work at the Aleza Lake Research Forest.

File consists of a letter to Harry Coates from Ev Van Eerden 1992/1993; Christmas card to Harry Coates from Aleza lake Research Forest 2014; Colouring page "3 R's of Forestry"; Letter to Alan Hunter from Dr. Art Fredeen 2004.

File consists an oral history with Michael Jull recorded by Barbara Coupe. Includes are transcripts and audio recordings.

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

File consists of photographs mostly depicting trees, forests, and logs. Some photos include Harry Coates. One set of photographs shows Harry Coates accepting an award.

File consists an oral history with Harry Coates recorded by Barbara Coupe. Includes a transcript and audio recording.

File consists a transcript of an oral history with Harry Coates recorded by Barbara Coupe.

File consists an oral history with John Revel recorded by Barbara Coupe. Includes are transcripts and audio recordings.

File consists of the following issues of the Aleza Lake Research Forest Newsletter:

• Spring 2004
• Fall 2004
• Spring 2005
• Fall 2005
• Spring 2006
• Fall 2006
• Spring 2007
• Fall 2007
• Summer 2008
• Winter 2009
• "Highlights from 2013"

File consists of:

• Department of National Revenue, Taxation Clearance Certificate October 31, 1970
• photocopied correspondence regarding the Assignment of Lease No. 2324, Prince George Wood Preserving Ltd. to Rustad Bros. & Co. Ltd., Prince George (1990)
• photocopied Affidavit and related correspondence
• photocopied documents related to the transfer of Forest Licences A27771 and A33801 from Prince George Wood Preserving Ltd. to Rustad Bros. & Co. Ltd.
• photocopied report "Methods of Crown Timber Disposal and Appraisal in British Columbia" by J.J. Juhasz (March, 1974)
• History of Rustad Bros. purchase of Nielsen Sawmill, information from Jim Rustad 2012.

File consists of Harry Coates CV.

Series consists of records related to the Rustad Bros. & Co. Ltd. company and mills. Series also includes materials related to the forest industry in British Columbia and Canada.

File consists of materials for a presentation given by the BC Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations in June 2012. File consists of an information package entitled "Timber Tenures in British Columbia: Managing Public Forests in the Public Interest" and a printed slide presentation entitled "Overview of BC Forest Tenures".

File consists of information pages on seed prices for White Spruce, Lodgepole Pine, and Douglas Fir. File also includes email correspondence between Phil LaPage, Harry Coates, and Dave Coates. File also includes a page from the SPAR - Seed Planning and Registry for seedlot number 31456.

File consists of "Ministry of Forests Tour Frost Lake Experimental Plots Prince George Forest District: Post Treatment Review" June 28, 2010 and documentation on various Eps including E.P. 858.04.01, 895.03, 786.06, 973.02.

File consists of printed tables of data from SX 84118.

File consists of an Aleza Lake Research Forest pamphlet.

File consists of assorted field cards of raw measurement data.

File consists of a list of selected experimental test sites CanFor operating area survey.

File consists of two copies of the Forest History Association of British Columbia Newsletter, Issue No. 88, published July 2010. This issue contains a synopsis of the 2009 Forest History Conference that look place at UNBC Prince George.

Item consists of the panel on "Applying Traditional Knowledge to Future Initiatives: First Nations Historical and Future Relationships with the Forests" at the the "Exploring Our Roots: Forest History in Our Communities Annual Conference of the Forest History Association of BC" at UNBC in Prince George, September 19, 2009.

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

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

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"