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1993236 pages including index. Moderate amount of blue highlighting. Some of B.C.'s best-known forest policy analysts update us on the major issues that fuel the current battles between loggers and environmentalists. Book
1951119 pages. A fascinating piece of British Columbia logging history. Loaded with many dozens of advertisements of the day, primarily logging-related businesses located on Vancouver Island. These in and of themselves comprise an excellent reference. Contains a number of full-page black and white photographs of different logging sites of the day including: log loading with a heel boom; falling with a two-man chain saw; a 'high-rigger' topping a spar tree; boom men building a 'Davis raft'; a 120 ton steam skidder in operation; felling a massive sitka spruce by hand on the Queen Charlotte Islands; 'cat logging' using caterpillar and arch; using horses to load cedar poles onto rail cars; logging with slack sky-line and steam donkeys; and a Heisler logging locomotive pulling a train-load of logs over a trestle. Includes photos, names and towns of both the Victoria and Duncan IWA local executives. Contains an advertisement by the then B.C. Federation of Trade and Industry extolling the virtues of free enterprise and its private property and personal liberty. One article is entitled 'Excessive Taxation' and decries them. Includes the things you would expect in a yearbook such as safety rules, union procedures, and much more. Completing the package is a detailed directory of local logging concerns which exceeds four pages in length. All in all a splendid reference on the forestry industry in British Columbia, specifically on southern Vancouver Island over fifty years ago. Binding is secured with a brown strip of manila-coloured paper which appears original and is beginning to loosen. Card covers are blue with average wear and moderate soiling. Faint writing at top corner of front cover. Book
1988234 pages including index. A very personal book of the author's philosophy of life and love for our planet and all things. Full of earthy advice and ecological wisdom: must reading for those who care about sustaining our forest. Includes many black and white photos. Average wear. No markings noticed except for several small black dots of ink along bottom edge of text. Small price sticker remnant on back cover. Book
1995167 pages including index. Neatly typed presentation bookplate upon half-title page. The controversy that surrounds BC's forests has produced a mountain of contradictory words. Most people don't know what to believe. The Working Forest Project tries to solve that problem by showing the BC forest as it really is - in photographs. In the past two years the Working Forest Project, initiated by forester Ike Barber and led by forester Gerry Burch, undertook the most comprehensive photographic documentation ever attempted of the BC forest, showing the good and the bad. On the way it interviewed the professional foresters who manage the working forest, and writer Peter Robson put together a concise and factual explanation of the state of British Columbia's forests in the 1990s. This visually stunning book contains over 200 full-colour photographs and graphs showing an overview of forestry in British Coumbia. Special emphasis is given to the areas which have been logged over the years, with many time-lapse photographs comparing original clearcuts to the second-growth forests which have regrown on the sites. Book
1981100 pages. Abundantly illustrated in colour. Includes references, glossary and index. "...In a province heavily dependent on its forest products, and as rugged and mountainous as British Columbia, the evidence of logging activity cannot be hidden from view. Nor should we, except in special situations, try to do so. Rather, the Ministry objective will be to address the visual impacts of logging activity on the landscape and incorporate measures to harmonize such impacts. This handbook addresses this objective. It is considered an important tool for the use of those involved in forest, range and recreation management. It is also recommended as a reference source to the wider audience which is interested in the scenic quality of the managed landscapes of the Province." - from the Foreward. Part I examines The Forest Landscape: fundamental elements and factors, visual impacts and perceptions. Part II examines Forest Landscape Management - Techniques and Practices: implementation overview, landscape inventory, detailed landscape analysis, design lay-out, logging and silvicultural practices and follow-up. Appendices include: Identification of Viewpoints and Visible Area Plotting Techniques; Visual Quality Objectives (VQO's); Design Plotting Techniques; Visual Absorption Cabability (VAC); The Use of Computers. Covers show average wear but contents in very good condition. Former owner's name atop front cover and title page. Faint cup ring on front cover. Book
1997318 pages including index plus black and white plates. Inequalities in the BC education system sparked Ray Williston to jump into politics in 1953: the education system and the forest industry have never been the same since. Williston was one of W.A.C Bennett's foremost cabinet ministers. Above-average wear. Book
1957176 pages. Endpapers decorated with colour maps. Designed to tell the story of what British Columbia was and is. Tells stories of romance and adventure; of exploration and settlement; of the search for riches in furs, in gold, in fisheries, farming and forestry. Tells the story of development; of the building of a character and a homogeneous province; of a God-fearing pioneering people dedicated to progress, strengthened by their contest with a great land at first reluctant to yield its full resources. Contents: agriculture; historical background; committees; education; energy and power; fisheries; forestry and logging; government; mining; programme; recreation. Illustrated with a multitude of interesting old black and white photographs as well as some modern colour photos. Attractive colour-illustrated boards. Book
1981150 pages. Abstract as follows: "The vegetation of the Vernon map sheet area is diverse in response to variation in climate and site conditions. The diversity of the plant cover is characterized by vegetation types. The vegetation of the area is characterized by two Regions: the Dry Interior and Interior Wet Belt Regions. Within each region, patterns of zones (climactic climax potential) and subzones (successional patterns) are recognized. A standard reconnaissance vegetation survey was implemented and 290 vegetation plots were located. Computer analysis of the plots resulted in the identification of forty-five vegetation types, representing seral and climax vegetation in the Dry Interior and Interior Wet Belt Regions. For each type the relationships between environmental characteristics and vegetation were assessed. The evaluation of these relationships is important for the application of the vegetation information to resource management. Interpretations of each vegetation type are made for wildlife, forestry and recreation values. The interpretations provide information which can be used to assess relative values of vegetation for different users." Average wear. Unmarked. Minor sticker residue upon illustrated front cover. Book
1985272 pages plus index. Includes colour plates plus black and white photographs. One Canadian in ten is employed directly or indirectly by our forest industry - yet that industry is now at risk. We are in grave danger of running out of trees. Author travelled from coast to coast to assess the situation. Shows the historical, economic, and ecological causes of the current problems that affect every province. Points the way for us to act, before it is too late. Book clean, square and unmarked with only negligible wear. Dust jacket with some small tears and moderate wear. Small sticker residue upon back of dust jacket. Book
1999228 pages including index. Explores the origins and applications of Weyerhauser's corporate values and suggests how they will guide the company's future. Richly illustrated with photographs from the Weyerhauser archives. Will empower those who work for, buy from, regulate, or own stock in Weyerhauser with a deep understanding of this value-guided company. Faintest wear to edge of dust jacket. Slight lean to spine. Book and dust jacket very fresh in appearance. Slight erasure mark upon front endpaper. Giftable. Book
1973127 pages. "A handbook of pine insects made possible because of the farsighted vision of some outstanding entomologists who conceived, nurtured and encouraged the development of a survey organization that has acquired over the past 25 years a large body of knowledge and expertise on forest insects." - from Preface. Clear colour photography throughout. Average wear to covers. Contents clean, lighlty worn and unmarked. An excellent reference. Book
1993190 pages. Author believes in the future of the forests of British Columbia and sees the opportunity for greatly increasing the wealth that we derive from our strongest natural resource - wealth that can be shared by all British Columbians. Argues for a new and exciting vision for the forest resource which will involve all aspects of its use and management - industrial, recreational, environmental and social. Average wear. Unmarked. Crease to front cover. Author was B.C. Minister of Agriculture, 1968-72 and 1978-79. He spent three years (1989-92) on the Forest Resource Commission. Book
1975815 pages. A very comprehensive reference with sections devoted to: Forestry Ownership and Disposal; Forest Management; Forest Recreation Management; Forest Range Management; Watershed Management; Wildlife Management; Forest Ecology; Tree Identification; Silvical Characteristics; Silvicultural Practice; Forest Genetics; Forest Tree Diseases; Forest Insects; Protection Against Fire; Basic Statistical Measurements; Forest Sampling; Scaling and Grading; Volume Tables; Forest Photogrammetry; Data Processing; Engineering; Logging; Wood Technology; Lumber and Lumber Seasoning; Veneer and Plywood; Other Wood Manufacture; wood Preservation; Publications; Bushcraft and Survival; B.C. Forest Resources; The Profession of Forestry; Conversion Factors. Covers well worn. Contents in good condition. Prior owner's name upon front flyleaf. Book
1989250 pages. Author recounts his dealings with testy bears, inept supervisors, and overzealous hunters. Reveals the spirit of the true backwoods survivors, those who make do with very little and, when necessary, bend the rules to make things work. Told with humour and compassion. Clean and unmarked. Negligible wear. Excellent copy. Book
1985143 pages including index. Brings together state-of-the-art information on the principles, procedures, and predictive abilities of such major tests of seedling quality as nutrition, morphology, and root-growth potential and lays the groundwork for future operational testing and research. Prior owner's name atop title page, else unmarked. Some curling to covers. Moderate wear. Solid copy. Book
1990148 pages. An instruction manual developed to assist members of the public who wish to use the system to maximum effect, and change it where it is deficient. Contains information which shows how to give input concerning the use of British Columbia's forest resource by: providing a 'roadmap' to the Ministry of Forests; listing important parts of forest legislation and regulations; reviewing the policies that guide the MOF decisions and actions; Showing what types of decisions are made about the forest resource; and much more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Nice copy. Book
1975225 pages including index and bibliography. The story of Gyppos and Giants, of early pioneers who hated big trees because they were in the way of future food crops. It is the story of the rape of our forests by old "cut and get out" companies, of tugboats and boom men, and labor organizers and scabs. Captures the growth of British Columbia's primary industry, recreating the lore of the old woods, the humour of the loggers' poems and yarns, as well as the adventure of the legendary breed of he-men who toiled as hard as their own horses and oxen. Wonderfully illustrated with archival black and white photographs from cover to cover. Usual library markings. Average wear. Binding intact. Book
1975254 pages. Covers the history of our forests, their relationship to other forests of the world, the kind of trees that make up their present composition and their biological responses to different environments. Generously illustrated with large attractive colour photography. Some lean to spine. Average wear. Gift greetings and donation inscription upon front endpaper. Solid copy in chocolate brown boards. Book
1979298 pages. "The forest soil has been the object of scientific study for a relatively short time. In the Pacific Northwest, one of the principal forest growing areas of the world, the evaluation of the soil as a factor in the production of forest resources has an even shorter history, but a great deal of progress has been made. This volume represents an attempt to synthesize the results of these studies and thereby add direction to future work as well as provide current guidelines for management. Chapters include: Geology of the Douglas-Fir Region; The Klamath Mountains and Coast Ranges of Northern California; The Oregon and Washington Coast Ranges; The Willamette Valley; The Cascade Range in Oregon and Southern Oregon; The Olympic Mountains Province; Northern Cascade Mountains; Surficial Geology of the Puget Sound Lowlands; The San Juan Islands; Bedrock Geology of Vancouver; Suricial Geology of Vancouver Island; Geologic Look at Soils of the Douglas-Fir Region; Geology Glossary; Climate; Vegetation; Physical Properties and Physical Behavior of Forest Soils; Minerals, Chemical Properties and Fertility of Forest Soils; Organic Matter of Forest Soils; Forest Soils Biology; Soil Formation, Classification and Morphology; Forest Soil Survey; The Cycling of Elements Within Forests; Forest Soil Productivity Relationships; Soil, Vegetation and Watershed Management; Forest Chemicals in Watershed Management; Some Engineering Aspects of Forest Soils; Soil Management in Douglas-fir Nurseries; Forest Fertilization Practices. Contents clean and unmarked. Binding intact. Prior owner's name printed upon fore-edge else unmarked. Average wear and above-average rubbing to card covers. Small openings at base of spine. Good working copy. Book
1973152 pages. Prior owner's name upon front endpaper else unmarked. Light to moderate wear. Nice copy. Lots of candid photos here! Book
1991162 pages including index. An evocative collection of photographs and archival materials depicting the so-called "Golden Age" of British Columbia, the post-war years of 1945 to 1975, a period during which B.C.'s industries grew to unprecedented heights, and with it a new sense of economic social prosperity. Unmarked. Faint wear. Excellent copy. Book
1989308 pages including index. Profusely illustrated with archival black and white photographs of early logging equipment. "In terms of plant succession, the imprint of the shoes of tracklaying tractors in the woods are truly endless tracks in the woods. This book is written for those who wish to appreciate the woodlands of North America and to more fully participate in the management of such areas by acquiring additional historical perspective on how our current woodland landscapes have evolved." - from Introduction. Chapters include: Steam Tractors; Best and Holt Steam Wheel Tractors; Lombard Log Hauler; Logging with Big Wheels; Holt Tractor Company; C.L. Best Tractor Company; Cletrac; The Remainder of the Cast - Tracklaying manufacturers Besides Best and Holt 1920; War, Labor, Strife and Productivity; Caterpillar Tractor Company; The Competition - Allis Chalmers and International Harvester; Auxilliary Equipment for the Transportation of logs with Tracklaying Tractors; Stand Damage - The First Crisis in Logging with Tracklaying Tractors; Bulldozers; Scrapers; Motor Trucks for Hauling Logs; Tracked Loaders. Clean, bright and unmarked. Very light wear. Some bumping to two corners. Excellent copy of this work which is guaranteed to thrill the souls of early logging buffs. Book
195781 pages plus large section of black and white plates and index. Contains brief descriptions of the native forest tree species of the province, accompanied by illustrations of their leaves, fruits, winter twigs, and in some cases of the flowers where considered useful. Some damage at each end of spine. Binding a little fragile but remains an excellent reference. Book
1998157 pages including extensive. Clear attractive colour photography throughout. Designed to help the reader with both field and laboratory identification of common poplar diseases in British Columbia, and to provide regionally specific disease impact and distribution information, where it is known. Includes host-fungus index for Populus in British Columbia. Lightest wear. Clean, bright and unmarked. Excellent copy. Book
1989250 pages. Alan Fry's signature upon title page. In this irreverent look at backwoods life and politics Wilf Taylor recounts his dealings with zesty bears, inept supervisors, and overzealous hunters. Reveals the human side of a rugged and unforgiving land. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Dust jacket protected by clear glossy protective cover. Excellent copy. Book
