Past Newsletters
Only paid members have access to our most recent newsletter. However, for all others, here is an archive of past issues.
No. 101 – May 2018 – has been mailed to members only.
- Start of Reforestation in the Interior – Dave Wallinger
- Gilbert Paille’s “A History of Forestry in Canada” available to members for a short time only
- About Bill Grainger
- Two Vancouver Island books, “Vital Voices” and “Last of the Railway Loggers”
- William Shannon: “Lumberman, Forest Policy Lobbyist and Reformer” [Part 2] – Eric Andersen
- Loggers can’t keep their money – Chris Mosher
- 125 Years of BC Loggers’ Sports
Newsletter archive
No. 100 – February 2018 – PDF File 3.1MB
- The Merville Fire of 1922 – John Parminter
- New book for purchase, in celebration of the Truck Loggers Association 75th anniversary, Timber Forever!
- 2018 AGM report
No. 99 – Spring/Summer 2017 – PDF File 11.8MB
- How the UBC Research Forest Began: the Malcolm Knapp story – Paul Lawson
- Association of BC Forest Professionals in Prince George – David Brownstein
- Ralph Shaw archival donation – David Brownstein
- William Shannon: “The Best Timber Expert in the Country” [Part I] – Eric Andersen
- Early 20th century Japanese camps in the Seymour Valley – Bob Muckle
No. 98 – Fall 2016 – PDF File 3.7MB
- The Kew Gardens Flagpoles and other Former Big Trees – John Parminter
- Ex-BCFS Vessel Squadron 2016 Rendezvous – John Parminter
- Mossom Boyd collection donated to several BC Museums – Tim Woodland
- Powell River Forestry Heritage Update – Dave Florence
- Significant Archival Donation from WFP – David Brownstein
- Thank you to retiring board members
- Forest Inventory Program History Updated – John Parminter
No. 97 – Summer 2015 – PDF File 233KB
- AGM Announcement
- Canadian Forest In Kostelec n. Cernymi lesy: Personal remembrance of Professor Vladimer Krajina – Vladimir J. Korelus
- B.C.’s Natural Disturbance Histories Digitized – John Parminter
- I am Proud To Be Called a Dinosaur – Gerry Burch
- It’s Time to Share Those Hidden Treasures – Ron Hyde
- Book Review: Empty on the Swan – Ben Bradley
- Request for Info: Forestry on Silver Star Mountain
No. 96 – Summer 2014 – PDF File 186KB
- AGM Announcement
- A Serpentine Tale – Jim Kinghorn
- The Canadian Forest History Preservation Project
- Minutes from the 2013 AGM
- Books
No. 95 – Fall 2012 – PDF File 504KB
- AGM Announcement
- Life on a Ranger Station – Bill Dunbar
- Books
No. 93/94 – Fall 2011/Spring 2012 – PDF File 520KB
- Minutes of the FHABC Annual General Meeting – Stan Chester
- Just Looking Around – John Parminter
- Canadian Forest History Preservation Project Update – David Brownstein
- Whistler Forest History Video Online – Jeff Slack
- Ex-Forest Service Vessel Squadron Rendezvous 2011
- Request for Information on the Stoltze Logging Company
- BC Forest Service Centenary
- From the Pen of Gerhard H. Eichel
- Books
- In Memoriam, Ike Barber
No. 91/92 – Spring/Summer 2011 – PDF File 749KB
- May 2011 Memoriams, John Robert (Jack) Long, Lorne F. Swannell
- Vladimir J. Krajina: A “Forester” With Soul – Barbara J. Coupé
- More Poetry in the Woods – Barbara Coupé
- Books, Links and Such
No. 90 – February 2011 – PDF File 604KB
- George Dashwood, 1912 – 2010
- One Billion Trees Planted – Stan Chester
- Poetry in the Woods – Barbara Coupé
- Books, Links and Such
No. 89 – September 2010 – PDF File 441KB
- Another Nimpkish Wind Story – Hubert Bunce
- Jan Selsing and the Morice Block Cruise of 1955 – Tony Robinson
- Ex-Forest Service Vessel Squadron: Rendez Vous 2010 – Doug Mitchell
- Books, Links and Such
No. 88 – July 2010 – PDF file 1400KB
- Editor’s Comments – Barbara Coupé
- Prince George Conference Synopsis
- Conference Luncheon Speech – Mel McConaghy
- In Memorium – George Edward Matheson
- Nimpkish Wind – Jack Ker
No. 87 – July 2009 – PDF file 1900KB
- Congratulations Dr Mike Apsey
- Bear Stories – Bjorn Norheim
- Born for the Job – Bill McGhee
- Annual Conference (in Prince George) – Exploring Our Roots: Forest History in Our Communities
No. 86 – January 2009 – PDF file 290KB
- Thank you – Editorial – Barbara Coupé
- 2008 AGM Minutes
- Harry Gardner, Cariboo Logging Pioneer – Gaeil Farrar
- Of Slacklines and other Tales of the Rigging – Garry Mancell
No. 85 – August 2008 – PDF file 104KB
- Squamish Valley Forest Industry Heritage Activities – Eric Andersen
- Exploring The Future of Forest History in BC – Emily Jane Davis
- John Davidson: The Legacy of a Canadian Botanist – David Brownstein
- Recent Publications
- New FHABC website and online newsletters
- New Newsletter Editor
No. 84 – August 2007 – PDF file 106KB
- 2007 AGM Report
- Aleza Lake Research Forest Archival Records – Tara Rogers
- FHABC Web Site and Online Newsletters
- Prince George Area Chronology – R.B. Carter
- Canadian Institute of Forestry News
- Recent Publications
- Obituary: Charles Johnson
- Alan R. Fraser – Jack Ker
No. 83 – August 2007 – PDF file 107KB
- 2007 AGM Announcement
- Whistler Forest History Project – John Hammons
- The Tee Fire at Muncho Lake – Edo Nyland
- Hungarians Celebrate 50th Anniversary of Arrival at UBC
No. 82 – May 2007 – PDF file 327KB
- Meeting Announcements
- The Sopron Division of the Faculty of Forestry – Antal Kozak
- Fifty Years On – Joseph Bako
- News Items
No. 81 – December 2006 – PDF file 107KB
- FHABC AGM report
- Obituaries
- Index to B.C. Forest History Newsletters 61 – 80
- Inventory’s Annus Horridus, 1955 – An Addendum – Gerhard Eichel
- Ex-Forest Service Vessel Squadron News
No. 80 – August 2006 – PDF file 140KB
- In memoriam – Inventory’s Annus horridus, 1955 – Gerhard Eichel
- History of Western Forest Industries Limited, Gordon River Logging Division
- The Pemberton – Sheppard – Sayward indenture
No. 79 – April 2006 – PDF file 109KB
- Forestry in the Chilliwack District – J.A. Mahood
- Obituary: Gerald Smedley Andrews
- Ex-Forest Service Vessel Squadron news
No. 78 – December 2005 – PDF file 103KB
- FHABC AGM report
- A brief history of Cathedral Grove, MacMillan Park – Kerry Joy
- Chronological history of Rayonier Canada Limited – Rayonier
No. 77 – August 2005 – PDF file 106KB
- Forest history meets ecology: understanding the present from the past – Audrey Pearson
- Starting out in the Forest Surveys and Inventory Division – Gerhard Eichel
- Celebrating my eighteenth birthday – Ralph Schmidt
- Goings on at Lake Cowichan – John Parminter
- Timber cruising – Jack Ker
No. 76 – April 2005 – PDF file 105KB
- The Burman River fly camp – Ralph Schmidt
- James R. Anderson, B.C. Deputy Minister of Agriculture and forest policy advocate – David Brownstein
- Lemon Lookout lives again: update – Stuart MacCuaig
- 75 years of reforestation celebrated on April 17, 2005 at Green Timbers
No. 75 – December 2004 – PDF file 110KB
- FHABC AGM report
- The cougar sisters: a brief review from portals of the past – Donald Ream
- Recollections of Howard Rustad – Bill McGhee
- Obituary: Tom Wright
No. 74 – August 2004 – PDF file 104KB
- The Cowichan Lake Research Station turns 75 – John Parminter and Don Carson
- Queest Mtn. Lookout revisited – Al Schutz
- From horses to helicopters – Jack Carradice
- Obituary: Ken Drushka
No. 73 – March 2004 – PDF file 105KB
- Tales from the West Coast of Vancouver Island – Jack Ker
- BCFS Ranger School Graduates 1966 – 1978 – Geoff Bate
- Obituary: Geoff Bate
No. 72 – November 2003 – PDF file 104KB
- FHABC AGM report
- Lemon Lookout lives again – Stuart MacCuaig
- BCFS Ranger School Graduates 1953 – 1965 – Geoff Bate
- Logger math
No. 71 – September 2003 – PDF file 199KB
- Queest Mtn. Lookout dismantled – Heather Persson
- Recollections of a Forest Ranger on the Coast 65 years ago – Ross Douglas
No. 70 – May 2003 – PDF file 98KB
- History of the Society of Consulting Foresters of British Columbia, part two – Rudi Kind and G. Wayne Coombs
- FHABC honours and awards presented BCFS Ranger School Graduates 1950 – 1953 – Geoff Bate
No. 69 – February 2003 – PDF file 132KB
- History of the Society of Consulting Foresters of British Columbia, part one – Rudi Kind and G. Wayne Coombs
- FHABC honours and awards night announcement BCFS Ranger School Graduates 1948 – 1950 – Geoff Bate
No. 68 – November 2002 – PDF file 136KB
- Cutting up the far north – John Parminter
- FHABC AGM report
- “Spartree” video available for purchase
- Book review: “Wildfire Wars” by Keith Keller – Geoff Bate
No. 67 – August 2002 – PDF file 144KB
- The De Dietrich/Trew family in North America – D. Michael Trew
- Forest history and the Forest Service Ranger School – Geoff Bate
No. 66 – June 2002 – PDF file 137KB
- Growing up in the interior, part two – Dave Wallinger
- Martin Mars, “God of Rain” – Dirk Septer
No. 65 – March 2002 – PDF file 107KB
- Growing up in the interior, part one – Dave Wallinger
- Forest History Society to set up Canadian office
- Ex-Forest Service Vessel Squadron news
No. 64 – November 2001 – PDF file 102KB
- FHABC AGM report
- Forest History Society Board Meeting, October 2001
- Volunteers restore cabin (on Murtle Lake, Wells Gray Park)
- S.M. Simpson Ltd.
No. 63 – May 2001 – PDF file 106KB
- Replanting efforts by the predecessor companies of MacMillan Bloedel during the interwar period, part two – Sen Wang
- A winter’s tale – Hank Horn
No. 62 – March 2001 – PDF file 100KB
- Replanting efforts by the predecessor companies of MacMillan Bloedel during the interwar period, part one – Sen Wang
- Ex-Forest Service Vessel Squadron news
- Obituary: Bill Moore
No. 61 – December 2000 – PDF file 100KB
- The Tiehack, part two – Geoff Marples
- FHABC AGM report
- Index to numbers 41 – 60
No. 60 – August 2000 – PDF file 101KB
- The tiehack (1) – Geoff Marples
- The saga of Clancy Haldane – Hank Horn
No. 59 – June 2000 – PDF file 100KB
- The life and times of Richard Hugh Spilsbury (2) – Richard Spilsbury
- Destiny’s irresolute digit – Hank Horn
No. 58 – March 2000 – PDF file 101KB
- A private walk – Ron Jones
- The life and times of Richard Hugh Spilsbury (1) – Richard Spilsbury
No. 57 – December 1999 – PDF file 95KB
- 100 years of federal forestry in British Columbia – Steve Taylor
No. 56 – October 1999 – PDF file 109KB
- Communing with nature – reflections on a forestry career (2) – Geoff Marples
No. 55 – June 1999 – PDF file 95KB
- Communing with nature – reflections on a forestry career (1) – Geoff Marples
- Forestry and/or logging poetry from B.C. – a list – John Parminter
No. 54 – April 1999 – PDF file 96KB
- Fairchild Husky – the “made in B.C.” waterbomber – Dirk Septer
- Fictional works set in the forests of B.C. – John Parminter
- The Tugaway – Betty Dalzell
No. 53 – December 1998 – PDF file 98KB
- Red Morrison – another view (2) – Donald Ream, Jr.
No. 52 – May 1998 – PDF file 103KB
- Red Morrison – another view (1) – Donald Ream, Jr.
- Book review: Sawlogs on steel rails – Patrick Hind
No. 51 – December 1997 – PDF file 98KB
- Riding on fate – Kevin Hunter
- The Royal Commission on forestry at Burns Lake, Oct. 1955 – Ted Knight
No. 50 – May 1997 – PDF file 100KB
- James H. Parkin – portable sawmill pioneer – Tom Parkin
- Book review: Home from the hill – Geoff Bate
No. 49 – December 1996 – PDF file 236KB
- Genoa Bay, 1920 – 1925 – Tom Barnett
- More on axes – Allan Klenman
- David Douglas and the Fort St. James connection – Bill Young
No. 48 – October 1996 – PDF file 106KB
- Milltown to Mill Lake: the Trethewey brothers – MSA Museum
- British Columbia provincial forests – F.D. Mulholland
No. 47 – June 1996 – PDF file 97KB
- The B.C. Paper Manufacturing Co. – George McKnight
No. 46 – April 1996 – PDF file 104KB
- The giant fiefdom – Tony Robinson
- Farmers to loggers: the Comox Logging Co. – Richard S. Mackie
No. 45 – January 1996 – PDF file 321KB
- A tale of a tree (the Cary fir) – John Parminter
No. 44 – October 1995 – PDF file 102KB
- The B.C. Forester: her life and times – Ralph Schmidt
No. 43 – June 1995 – PDF file 107KB
- Young ranger bands – Jack Long
No. 42 – April 1995 – PDF file 123KB
- Railway logging around Merritt – Jack Robinson
- Book review: The legacy and the challenge – Terry Honer
No. 41 – December 1994 – PDF file 102KB
- Permanent street building on the Pacific coast – R.S. Perry
No. 40 – August 1994 – PDF file 99KB
- The Moneta affair, part two – W. Young
- The “chain saw” or “undercutter” axe – Allan Klenman
No. 39 – April 1994 – PDF file 106KB
- B.C.’s best sawmill – Tom Barnett
- More on the 1948 Kitimat cruise – Dick Vivian
- The Moneta affair (1) – Bill Young
No. 38 – December 1993 – PDF file 659KB
- The Quinsam nursery – Jack Long
- The BCFS – a history of regional organization – Bill Young
No. 37 – October 1993 – PDF file 626KB
- Encounters with the Bull of the Woods (2) – Bill McGhee
No. 36 – May 1993 – PDF file 618KB
- Encounters with the Bull of the Woods (1) – Bill McGhee
- Red alert at Puntzi – Bob DeBoo
No. 35 – March 1993 – PDF file 600KB
- Cruising the Kitimat valley in 1948 – Dick Vivian
No. 34 – January 1993 – PDF file 675KB
- Personal recollections of B.C. forestry by an immigrant (2) – Phil Haddock
- Jack Fleetwood – memories of my father – Bob DeBoo
No. 33 – September 1992 – PDF file 671KB
- Personal recollections of B.C. forestry by an immigrant (1) – Phil Haddock
- The crash of the B.C. Forester – Gerry Burch
No. 32 – May 1992 – PDF file 659KB
- Regional fieldwork in the early 1950s (2) – Geoff Bate
- Trevor Green – some memories of Lake Cowichan – Bob DeBoo
- They were not stumped – Allan Klenman
No. 31 – April 1992 – PDF file 600KB
- The Forest History Association of B.C. – an outline history John Parminter
No. 30 – December 1991 – PDF file 806KB
- Regional fieldwork in the early 1950s (1) – Geoff Bate
No. 29 – September 1991 – PDF file 596KB
- The Anderson family and the Alberni valley – Jan Peterson
No. 28 [misnumbered as 27] – May 1991 – PDF file 567KB
- An introduction to cruising – 1948 – Dick Vivian
- Loggers and lumbermen: pioneer settlers of Vancouver – Bill Young
No. 27 – March 1991 – PDF file 658KB
- Forestry in the upper Columbia and Kootenay (2) – Gil Cartwright
- Bernard Churchill and the Ladysmith Railway Museum – Bob DeBoo
No. 26 – December 1990 – PDF file 687KB
- Forestry in the upper Columbia and Kootenay (1) – Gil Cartwright
- Allan Klenman – Canada’s axeman – Bob DeBoo
No. 25 – November 1990 – PDF file 658KB
- Early logging in the Alberni district – Dirk Septer
- Vi Richmond – counting pinholes with Hec – Bob DeBoo
No. 24 – May 1990 – PDF file 619KB
- B.C. Forest Service Training School (1947) – Ralph Schmidt
- The tie hacking industry in northwest B.C. – Bulkley Valley Museum
No. 23 – April 1990 – PDF file 676KB
- The Young Men’s Forestry Training Plan – Harry Forse
- The 1930s and the YFTP – a Burns Lake perspective – Jack Long
- B.C. Marine – Allan Klenman
No. 22 – December 1989 – PDF file 641KB
- The Aleza Lake Forest Experiment Station – the early days – Bill Young
- Early recollections – Braham Griffith
- The flume and the flywheel – Bob Breadon
No. 21 – November 1989 – PDF file 599KB
- Shipping out with surveys – Dick Vivian
- The Forest Ranger school – Geoff Bate
No. 20 – May 1989 – PDF file 550KB
- The Backwoods Baronet and the Golden Spruce – MacMillan Bloedel
- Index to articles in newsletters 1 through 20
No. 19 – April 1989 – PDF file 688KB
- “MAC and MAC”: B.C.’s Pioneer Hardware – Allan Klenman
- Book Review, Ties to Water: The History of Bull River in the East Kootenay – Dave Wallinger
- The Lone Ranger – Jim Dunlop
No. 18 – December 1988 – PDF file 594KB
- A Major New Forest History Museum for British Columbia – Edo Nyland
- Archival News
- Junior Forest Wardens Mark 58 Years – Bill Myring
No. 17 – August 1988 – PDF file 522KB
- Recollections of a Forest Ranger on the Coast 50 Years Ago – Ross Douglas
- David Douglas – The Last Letter
- Reforestation, The First Day, A Sequel – Bill Young
No. 16 – May 1988 – PDF file 526KB
- What is a Forest? – Frank A. Waugh
- Reforestation, The First Day – Bill Young
No. 15 – March 1988 – PDF file 549KB
- History of the Forest Industry, West Kootenays
- The Green Timbers Plantations, A British Columbia Heritage – Bill Young
No. 14 – April 1987 – PDF file 794KB
- Reconnaissance in South Cassiar, 1913 – by A.M.O. Gold
- Cotta’s Preface – Heinrich Cotta (1817)
No. 13 – March 1986 – PDF file 686KB
- Forestry: Past, Present and Future – Part 2 of 2 – R.G. McKee, Deputy Minister of Forests, Talk to Annual Banquet, UBC Forest Club 1965
- Jewish Historical Society: Leonard Frank Display
No. 12 – November 1985 – PDF file 930KB
- A History of Forest Entomology in British Columbia: 1920-1984, Part 4 of 4 – Hector Allan Richmond
- The Skinner [Poem] – Harry W Laughy
- Forestry: Past, Present and Future – Part 1 of 2 – R.G. McKee, Deputy Minister of Forests, Talk to Annual Banquet, UBC Forest Club 1965
No. 11 – June 1985 – PDF file 1100KB
- The Other Douglas and The Ill-Fated Journey to British Columbia
- A History of Forest Entomology in British Columbia: 1920-1984, Part 3 of 4 – Hector Allan Richmond
- Stewards of the People’s Wealth: The Founding of British Columbia’s Forest Branch, Part 3 of 3 – Thomas Roach
No. 10 – March 1985 – PDF file 1100KB
- A History of Forest Entomology in British Columbia: 1920-1984, Part 2 of 4 – Hector Allan Richmond
- Stewards of the People’s Wealth: The Founding of British Columbia’s Forest Branch, Part 2 of 3 – Thomas Roach
No. 9 – November 1984 – PDF file 1100KB
- A History of Forest Entomology in British Columbia: 1920-1984, Part 1 of 4 – Hector Allan Richmond, Written in collaboration with John Harris, Robert F DeBoo and John Parminter
- Stewards of the People’s Wealth: The Founding of British Columbia’s Forest Branch, Part 1 of 3 – Thomas Roach
No. 8 – April 1984 – PDF file 564KB
- Schmozzels, Steamboats and Sawmills – W.W. Baikie
- Forestry Related Theses to 1974
No. 7 – February 1984 – PDF file 684KB
- Forest Service Dedicates Cowichan Lake Cookhouse as Heritage Building – Ingemar Karlsson
- Oral History and Forest History in British Columbia – Peter W Chapman
- A True bull story – A-believe-it-or-not incident with a team of oxen retold by logger Joe Thomson (as told by W.W. Baikie)
No. 6 – November 1983 – PDF file 665KB
- Daily Woods Wages in 1933
- Into the Archives. A Brief History of the Western Laboratory in Vancouver, Part 2 of 2 – Fornitek Review
- Biblical References to Forests
- Early Forest Law
- It has all happened before, or, Swedish Forest History – Jack Thirgood
- Forest Management Challenges in BC, or, the more things change, the more they remain the same – Bill Young
No. 5 – April 1983 – PDF file 668KB
- The Colony of Vancouver Island – The First Major Timber Allocation – W Young
- Early Logging Days on Denman Island, Part 3 of 3 – W Baikie
No. 4 – March 1983 – PDF file 599KB
- The Colony of Vancouver Island – Timber Allocation Policy – W Young
- Early Logging Days on Denman Island, Part 2 of 3 – W Baikie
No. 3 – November 1982 – PDF file 468KB
- The Colony of Vancouver Island – Cutting Permits, Scaling, Stumpage, and Trespass – W Young
- Early Logging Days on Denman Island, Part 1 of 3 – W Baikie
- Logging Museum Underway at Silver Lake
No. 2 – June 1982 – PDF file 351KB
- T.S. Higginson, Crown Timber Agent, New Westminster – Edo Nyland
No. 1 – December 1981 – PDF file 577KB
- British Columbia Ministry of Forests Project 87
- Big Tree Search – A.C. Carder
- Logging Museum Under Development in Prince George