Keyword: chief forester

• Development of a Research Strategy for Mountain Pine Beetle Issues Associated with Forest Stewardship Division Functions.
  http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hre/pubs/pubs/1411.htm
  The current mountain pine beetle (MPB; Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins) epidemic is the largest known outbreak in British Columbia’s history. This outbreak has resulted in serious implications for ecosystems, communities, and local economies, and many issues have arisen that require research for an adequate resolution. The Chief Forester of British Columbia therefore requested the initiation of a research strategy as a step in resolving these important issues. The development process for the Mountain Pine Beetle Stewardship Research Strategy involved four steps: analyzing the forest stewardship needs, analyzing the research knowledge gaps, prioritizing the knowledge gaps, and writing the MPB stewardship research strategy. The needs analysis involved the identification of stewardship issues by both client groups and researchers; researchers also identified research projects that are planned, under way, or completed. During the gap analysis phase, this information was used to determine the gaps in ...

• An Early History of the Research Branch, British Columbia Ministry of Forests and Range.
  http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hre/pubs/pubs/1413.htm
  The B.C. Forest Branch (now Service) 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 (in 1929). The Research Division was formally established in 1927 with a staff of seven and annual expenditures of $34 000. The director was Percy Barr. By 1930 the Research Division of the B.C. Forest Branch was the largest and most active forest research organization in Canada. In the ensuing decades the research program went through many changes and evolved into a province-wide multi-disciplinary organization. Based on archival material and interviews ...