Funding
for this project was provided by the Canada - British Columbia Partnership Agreement on
Forest Resource Development: FRDA II.
Garth Coward wrote the first edition of the Tree Book. Many individuals have been
involved in rewriting and revising the second edition. Emma McMillan and John Horchik
completed an inventory and selected photographs. They would like to acknowledge Deb Tarry,
Production Resources, Ministry of Forests, Research Branch; Jim Challenger and Dayle
Sadler, Public Affairs Branch; John Pinn, B.C. Parks; Nancy Turner, University of
Victoria; Don Carson, Cowichan Lake Research Station, Ministry of Forests and Blake
Dickens for their assistance in locating photographs. Allen Banner, Rich Evans, Les Josa,
Andy MacKinnon, Mike Meagher, Meggin Messenger, Alison Nicholson, Ed Oswald, and Rob
Scagel reviewed portions of the text for technical accuracy. Judith Aldritt McDowell
edited it. Maryse Chynchuck and Mario Biello from the Canadian Forest Service translated
the Tree Book into French.
Tree Book Committee:
Ruth Eppele Dickens, Public Affairs Branch, Ministry of Forests
Paul Nystedt, Research Branch, Ministry of Forests
Roberta Parish, Research Branch, Ministry of Forests
Jill Peterson, Canadian Forest Service
Wendy Stewart, Public Affairs Branch, Ministry of Forests
Sandra Thomson, Research Branch, Ministry of Forests
Text: Roberta Parish and Sandra Thomson, Research Branch, Ministry of Forests
Design, Layout and Production: Susan Fergusson and A.R. Ratsoy
Typesetting: Laser Works
Illustrations: Emma McMillan and A.R. Ratsoy
Distribution Maps: David Izard, Research Branch, Ministry of Forests, and George
Clement, Sun Electric Arts Ltd.
Photo Credits: Forest Service (print collection), Forest Service (slide
collection), Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks, Ministry of Energy, Mines and
Petroleum Resources, Bill McMillan, Don Carson (Ministry of Forests, Cowichan Lake
Research Station), C. Thomson (Nelson Forest Region), J. Pojar (Prince Rupert Forest
Region), T. Lea (Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks, Victoria), E. Campbell
(Ministry of Forests, Research Branch, Victoria), J. Parminter (Ministry of Forests,
Research Branch, Victoria), B. Swan, Dave Fraser, A. Inselberg, E. McMillan, R.B. Dickens,
R. Norton, A. Ceska, F. Boas, M. McPhee
The photo of the mask was used with permission from the Royal British Columbia Museum
collections cat. no. 9974
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