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An Early History of the Research Branch, British Columbia Ministry of Forests and Range
Based on archival material and interviews with previous employees, this document traces the history of research within the B.C. Forest Service from 1912 to 1970. The B.C. Forest Branch was created in February 1912, but research activities didn't begin until 1921 when James (Alex) Alexander studied timber utilization, logging slash disposal, natural regeneration, tree growth and yield, and fire protection. In 1923 Assistant Chief Forester Robert St. Clair recommended the establishment of forest experimental stations in the major forest types of the province, resulting in the Aleza Lake Experiment Station near Prince George (in 1924) and the Cowichan Lake Research Station on Vancouver Island (...
Forest, Edge and Opening Microclimate at Sicamous Creek
The study described in this report is part of a larger project intended to address concerns about the effects of clear-cut harvesting on high-elevation forests in southern interior British Columbia. The study investigated microclimatic conditions in mature forest and in clear-cuts of 0.1 to 10 hectares. Parameters measured include solar radiation, ultraviolet-B radiation, energy balance (fluxes of net radiation, soil heat, sensible heat, & water vapour), wind speed, precipitation & snow melt, and air & soil temperature. Results compare measurements made in forests with those made in the openings. Implications of the findings for plants & for forest hydrology are discussed.
Forest Stewardship in the Context of Large-scale Salvage Operations
All indications are that the current mountain pine beetle outbreak will have a significant impact on a large proportion of the pine forests in British Columbia (Eng et al. 2004). It is neither desirable nor possible to harvest all of the affected pine forests. Nonetheless, any increases beyond current harvest levels must carefully consider all forest values. This document provides recommendations to the Chief Forester about the conservation of all forest values during large-scale salvage operations: 1. At the landscape level, there should be little, to no, salvage harvesting in the noncontributing land base and, at the very least, what was originally planned under existing landscape-level pl...
