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1990320 pages. Black and white illustrations. "The magnificent story of how - given enough determination - the natural world can be saved." - Farley Mowat. Usual library markings. Moderate wear. Binding sound. A nice clean copy. Book
2002123 pages including index. Mistletoes of the families Loranthaceae and Viscaceae are the most important vascular plant parasites of conifers in Canada, the US and Mexico. Chapters include: Loranthaceae and Viscaceae in North America; Psittacanthus in Mexico; Phoradendron in Mexico and the United States; Arceuthobium in North America; Damage, Effects, and Importance of Dwarf Mistletoes; Dwarf Mistletoe Surveys; Management Strategies for Dwarf Mistletoes - Biological, Chemical, and Genetic Approaches; Management Strategies for Dwarf Mistletoes - Silviculture; plus appendices. Black and white illustrations. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Excellent copy. Book
198323 pages. Black and white illustrations. Prior owner's name atop front cover else clean and unmarked with light wear. Very nice copy. Book
1995122 pages. Proceedings of a Workshop held June 7-8, 1995 in Courtenay, British Columbia. 14 papers were presented to an audience of 100 participants, primarily from the Vancouver Forest Region. Book
199623 pages. A paper which discusses the methods of detecting and assessing deer and elk browse problems, and describes possible methods of protecting seedlings from browse damage using physical protection devices. Clean, bright and unmarked with lightest wear. Excellent copy. Book
1997217 pages including extensive list of sources and index. Black and white illustrations. Author's signature upon title page. "Drawing upon a rich mix of letters, memoirs, interviews and her own consummate storytelling skills, author Lynne Bowen has crafted a fascinating tale of the colourful characters who settled in one of the world's most naturally abundant regions." - from dust jacket. One square inch discolouration upon back free endpaper else clean, bright and unmarked with very light evidence of handling. Excellent copy. Gift quality. Book
1981192 pages. Index. Bibliography. Author's signature upon front endpaper. "...Introduces the characters who opened up the north. They raped the forests, endured the ostracism of the 'respectable,' too their lives in their hands to drive huge trucks or fall top spars - and forged a lifestyle that has become the stuff of legends... There is plenty of action and plenty of dirt." - from dust jacket. Abundant black and white photos. Light wear to clean unmarked book. Dust jacket with above-average wear but remains presentable in new archival-grade Brodart cover. Nice clean solid copy. Book
1985434 pages. Provides information on fire management policy, programs, and issues in parks, wildernesses, and other natural areas. Over 100 papers. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding sound. Good working copy. Book
1981192 pages. Index. Bibliography. "...Introduces the characters who opened up the north. They raped the forests, endured the ostracism of the 'respectable,' took their lives in their hands to drive huge trucks or fall top spars - and forged a lifestyle that has become the stuff of legends.... There is plenty of action and plenty of dirt." - from dust jacket. Abundant black and white photos. Gift greetings upon front free endpaper. Dust jacket bears moderate wear and is now preserved in a glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Nice clean solid copy. Book
1984180 pages. Helps in assessing site quality, selecting the most appropriate tree species combination for timber production, and identifying the sensitivity class of a forest site to fire. Three sections include: site diagnosis; tree species selection guidelines; slashburing guidelines. Average wear. Some highlighting. Writing inside back cover. Book
1957888 pages in total. Index. A comprehensive survey. Fold-out map stored in pocket inside back cover of volume 2. Prior owner's name atop front cover of each volume else unmarked. Average wear. Spines sunned. Bindings sound. Excellent historical reference to B.C.'s forestry resources and industry. Book
1980Over 800 pages. An exhaustive and massive reference. Clean and unmarked with moderate external wear. Tight and square. Quality copy. Book
1996213 pages. "A riveting and humorous account of one woman's reflective journey as she moves from the segregated American South in the 1940s to the Clayoquot Sound blockades in the 1990s. Betty's willingness to act on the injustices she is confronted with is a true inspiration to us all." - Vicki Husband (from back cover.) Clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Book
200244 pages. Topics include: Performance Improvement; Mountain Pine Beetles; The Canadian Eco-Lumber Co-op; The Science-Policy Interface; Forestry in Bulgaria; Forest Health Should Drive Management; America's Private Forests; Wildwood's Future; The Macktush Creek watershed. Clean, bright and unmarked. Lovely copy. Book
200144 pages. Topics include: Ecoforestry at the Landscape Scale; Hill Holt Wood; Wave Hill Farm; Magnifica Comunitaa Di Fiemme (in Italy); Fungus Roots in the Forest; Review of 'In Search of Sustainability'; Reaction Wood; The Earth Charter; The Forest is more than a Collection of Trees. Clean, bright and unmarked. Lovely copy. Book
200044 pages. Topics include: Three pillars of operational ecoforestry; The Wildwood Initiative; Cooking the Forestry Books by Ignoring Depletion of Capital; Certification - Seeking the Right Questions; Ecological Characteristics of Inland Rainforests; Banging Heads with the Foresters; Horse Logging at Footstep Hill Farm; What's Wrong with the BC Forest Industry. Clean, bright and unmarked. Lovely copy. Book
1979238 pages. Papers presented at a conference held April 2 & 3, 1979 at the Sheraton-Plaza 500, Vancouver, B.C. Clean, bright and unmarked (but for title written along spine) with very light wear. Sunning to spine. Excellent copy. Book
1975286 pages. Archival black and white illustrations. "Here is the day-to-day stuff of life in the forest industry." - from back cover. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Excellent copy. Book
1999304 pages. "Drushka describes the forests of BC, explains how they are administered and traces the development of the forest industry from the first handloggers of the 1860s to the high-tech multinational operations of today." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Book
1952122 pages plus index and vintage advertisements. Features: Trends in North American Forestry, North American Forestry - a Summation; Good Logging Practices increase Forest Yield; Effect of Recent Pulp and Paper Developments in B.C.; Interpreting Forestry to the Layman; The Correlation of Silvicultural Systems and Wildlife Management; a Technique for Determining the Year of the Outside Ring of Dead Trees; and more. Prior owner's name atop front cover else clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Book
1952102 pages plus vintage advertisements. Features: The Fourth International Poplar Conference in Great Britain and Forest Tree Breeding in Denmark; Brown Stain and its effect on the strength of Pine Poles; The effect of several variables on the specific gravity of second-growth Douglas Fir; Spruce Identification by Twig Characteristics; Basal area as a control for partial cutting; Parana Pine and Eucalyptus in Brazil; An evaluation of several methods of estimating site index of immature stands; and more. Prior owner's name atop front cover else clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Sound copy. Book
1951Vintage advertisements. Features: The farm woodlot in New England; The woodlot in Ontario; Woodlots in Manitoba; Farm woodlots in Eastern Ontario; Woodlot promotion in Alberta; A farm forestry situation in B.C.; Marketing farm woodlot products; the south's small woodlands and timber supply; woodlot management promotion by the C.I.F. in 1951; The Woodlot situation in New Brunswick; and more. Prior owner's name atop front cover else clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Sound copy. Book
1949Vintage advertisements. Features: An outline for forest fire protection standards; fire control equipment and methods; forest fire protection; forest surveys and working plans in Manitoba; Trends in the supply of raw materials for the pulp and paper industry in B.C.; The measurement of maximum night relative humidity; and more. Prior owner's name atop front cover else clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Sound copy. Book
1950Vintage advertisements. Features: Teamwork in research; climate, soils and forests of Canada; Farm woodland management in the south; a gall disease of western hemlock in B.C.; Historical aspects of applied silviculture in eastern region; action needed for woodlot management promotion; silvicultural results of forest policies and practices in Manitoba and Saskatchewan; and more. Prior owner's name atop front cover else clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Sound copy. Book
1954Vintage advertisements. Features: Inbreeding experiments with the Douglas Fir; Panel on Forest Proection; Panel on Forest Administration; Vital Statistics for Forestry in Canada; Viability and germination in yellow birch; and more. Prior owner's name atop front cover else clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Sound copy. Book
