Vo1.2No.6 The. ~inistry of Forests Employee Newspaper June-July 1982 Arson Makes Tough Job Tougher

Suppression crews saw lots of action situation," he called it. "Anyone who burns a forest is delib­ spotting fires and fighting fires. But in during June as hot, dry weather parch­ "The reason for the increase is not erately destroying part of the future of the final analy'sis we rely on the men ed the forest in most areas of the pro­ altogether clear," he said. "Some are .this province. There are jobs, as well and women on the firelines. They vince. perhaps being set to provide employ­ as trees, going up in flames,· and this stand as our first line of defence for In the legislature, Forests ment, and some appear to be set mali­ must be stopped," he said. British Columbia's forests." Minister Tom Waterland stated, "We ciously. Whatever the reason, I am seem to be shaping up for a long, hot determined that it will be stopped." At the same time, the minister spoke On behalf of the entire legislature, summer." . .- .. Waterland said he has instructed highly of the work done by fire sup­ Waterland paid tribute to all those in­ Forest Service personnel to step up their pression crews around the province. volved in the annual battle against He also reported a big increase in the , vigilance and to work closely with the: "Protecting the forest can be a dirty fue, "but mQst particularly to those number of suspected incendiary fires RCMP in cases where there is evidence and dangerous job. In recent years we who wield the shovels and carry the this season - "a very 'worrisome of arson. have gre~~ly refined our methods of backpacks and hoses." Science Unveils Anti-bug Weapon

If field trials now being conducted "It's caught the world by storm," across Canada prove successful, we says Dr. Ozzie Morris of the Canadian may some day be able to say good­ Forestry Service. bye forever to the mosquitoes and The beauty of the bacterium is that it blackflies that torment us during the only kills mosquitoes and blackflies, summer. . and every trace of the liVing pesticide Municipalities and. scientists in is gone within 24 to 48 hours. As an' various parts of the country have been' added' bonus, the bacteria also granted federal research permits to weakens the offspring of any sur­ evaluate a new weapon in the anti­ vivors, rather than encouraging the bug arsenal. And a_ccording to all survival of hardier bugs, as chemicals reports, the little bloodsuckers face a tend to do. . gloomy future. .A strain of bacteria, first isolated in However it may be some time before the Israeli desert, has proved so fatal this new weapon is ready for full-scale to these insects that three V.S. firms action. For now, we still must cope have started producing the stuff by the with the little devils in the old-fashion­ ton. ed way. Here are a few tips from the experts to help you weather the sum­ New Bridge Leads To Future ~er in bug country. It took le~s than four months, from start to finish, to construct this first permanent bridge over the Tachie River. That's Fort St. James District Manager Bill Hall standing ,-Leave your colognes, perfumes and proudly beside the $1.3-million span. At 134 metres it's the longest glue-laminated gir­ deodorants at home, along with your de: structure ever built by the Ministry of Forests. At the official opening, Forests bright-colored clothes. Bugs that bite Mmister Tom Waterland said the Tachie River Bridge stands as the gateway into Tree like sweet-smelling people and seem Farm Licence 42 and, for the native people in the area, as the .gateway into the future. to prefer their meals brightly dressed. Tanizul Timber Ltd., a company of native people from the Stuart-Trembleur Lake In­ dian Band, has beengiven the green light to start cutting timber on the new TFL. -The best repellent is diethylto­ lu~de. It gets an even better rating if -Spider bites can be irritating or, in -A small percentage of those bit­ combjned with ethohexadiol, the case of the hlack widow spider, ten or stung have allergic reactions. dimethylphthalate, dimethyl carbate even lethal. The black widow has a This can include severe itching, break­ or butopyronoxyl. In everyday terms, shiny black body, longs legs and fre­ ing out in hives, faintness, wheezing A"'~ ... .jJ,..(j.... .4/t: .,. tran~lates quents dry, dimly lit places. Ifyou think oreath, nausea and vomiting. A ""'-'. _. ", " ,,--. ' .."",":~:':;;,:f{::::,. __",,' this into such well known. ...£:£' .,.. " " ',..,...... l products as Flypel, Off, 6-12, Muskol, you have been bitten by one, head for severe allergic reaction to a sting de­ .. Noxema Insect Repellent and Tantoo, the nearest hospital. You might need mands immediate treatment. Sting kits available at your local drug store. intravenous drug treatment or a shot of containing adrenalin for injection and In thiS issue... anti-venom. oral antihistamines are available with­ frogs, princesses, -Before treating a bee, wasp or hornet out prescription and should be carried - Resist the urge to scratch your sting, make sure the stinger is not still by persons with a known allergic ten­ fires, rings and bites. Instead apply one of these simple, lodged in your skin. Avoid pulling the dency. Even with first aid, it is best to inexpensive remedies: cool mud, bak­ stinger out with tweezers because get the victim to a doctor as soon as ing soda paste, calamine lotion or spit. that could inject still more venom into possible. other magical things. You're not likely to have an allergic your skin. Try scraping it or flicking -Keep your shoes on. " reaction to these substances. it out with a knife. -Have a happy summer anyway. '2

Inmates Hack Bright Ideas Honest Buck Out Of Woods FS Duo Since the 1950s, the Forest Service and the B.C. Corrections Branch have co-operated in a variety of programs Earn ,that put prisoners to work in the forest. Inmates clear slash, maintain forest access roads, plant seedlings or work on juvenile spacing. And they can ,Awards make an honest buck out of the arrangement. Work Release is a good example of a program that benefits both forestry Two Ministry of Forests employees and the rehabilitation of prisoners. have hit the jackpot with a couple of For the past eight years, wages have bright suggestions. been paid to imitates on Work Release Carmen Robertson of Planning who are sent to locations such as Camp Branch in Victoria picked up $50 and Point near Kelsey Bay on northern Keith Monroe in Hixon received $100 Vancouver Island or Brittain River' for submissions to the provincial gov­ Camp on Jervis Inlet. In these isolated ernment's Suggestion Award Program. locations, Forest Service employees supervise work programs manned by Carmen recommended that a stand­ prisoners. ard graphic symbol be used to ideiItify Work Release is an important step in the stations of Safety Officers. She also the inmates' reintegration into came up with a graphic design. society. It provides training, promates good work habits and gives the men a Keith, who was with the Forest Ser­ source of income. vice in Fort St. John when he made his suggestion,· said the government should Work Release is also productive consider advance purchase of air travel from the Forests Ministry's point of tickets, to permit savings. He pointed view. It enables the ministry to suc­ out that this could be done by using ceed in spacing 500 hectares a year in the travel advance system already in remote areas, while adding to our operation, or by the Government Agent . population of trained forest work~rs, issuing cheques to the air carrier. reports Special Projects Co-ordinator Mel LaRue of Vancouver Region. Your ideas cQuld be winners too. Let One reaso~W\~orks ;,'0' well,' explains the Suggestion Award Program know Mel, is that wages are keyed to an in­ A smiling Carmen Robertson waves the cheque and displays the certificate she .about them. Forms are available in dividual's productivity. Starting with a won in the. Suggestion AWlU'd Program. Pete~ Robin photo your region, district or branch. £~y rate that is little more t~~n !he minimum wage, participants can earn .- as much as $10 or more an hour, although wages of $6 to.$7 an hour are more typical. . Another move' that has improved performance is the recent decision to have Work Release crews provide their own equipment. Forest Service super­ visors are finding that chainsaws and other equipment are better maintained and that production has increased. Because it is important that any silviculture work be done properly, the Forest Service evaluates the effec­ tiveness of all Work Release par­ ticipants. If their work isn't up to scratch, their involvement can be ter­ minated. "These programs have proven them­ selves to be positive in human terms as well as production figures," says Silviculture Manager Bob Jones. Su,:vey Results Soon

The communications survey sent out in April must have'struck a responsive chord; returns came back bythe,box~ ful. "The response wasmuchgreatet than anti~ipated," Says c6-qrdinator Garth Coward. . To bee or not to bee, is the problem facing seed orchard technician Gord Monroe, who keeps two hives in a corner of the Saanich Seed Forestaffplans. Orchard. Gord started on a tour of inspection taking absolutely no chances, but he later removed his protective clothing when the bees results in the september!ss proved docile. Barb Dulaphoto '3 Forest Finery orSa e

A new and officially approved line of committee hopes to place its initial or­ Forest Service jewelry based on the der in September so delivery will be in traditional Oval will soon be available good time for Christmas. To do this, through the Victoria Headquarters they need an indication of your in- Social Committee, and the committee terest now. . wants an indication of what the Initially, orders will be by sul;>scrip­ demand will be. tion only. Once a sufficient fund is "It's too late for Valentine's Day and created the committee may be able to too early for Christmas, but we still hold some items in stock. want you to think about it now," says The Victoria Headquarters Social Doug Adderley of Information Ser­ Committee plans to use a large part of vices, co-ordinating production on any profits from this venture to sup· behalf of the committee. port community-related work ­ What the well­ He asks that you fill out the blank charity or a bursary. form below, indicating your interest, A pair of cuff links will sell for and send it in as soon as possible. This $27.95 in Sterling silver or $18.50 in. dressed Forest is a market survey, not an order form. brass, bronze or silver plate. A mat­ Your answers will help the committee ching -tie tack is offered at $8.95 in Service employee plan its-order volumes, and also aid in Sterling or $5.75 plated. identifying other items that could be The man's ring is $61.50 and the will soon be marketed. lady's $48.50, in Sterling. They are not At this time, the committee is of­ available in plate, but may be offered . fering cuff links, tie tacks, men's in 10-karat gold if enough people are wearIng. and ladies' rings, and spoons. A belt interested. Price will depend on the buckle is also in the works but the numbers ordered @1ld the cost of gold final design is not yet completed. If at the time of order. you have any other ideas for personal Collectors will like the Forest Service items featuring the Forest Service spoons - $27.95 in Sterling or $14.95 Oval, make a note of them when you for silver, brass or bronze plate. Rings and things fill out the form; if there is enough in­ terest, the Social Committee will look An order form••will appear• in a later modelled.by Anthony into it. issue ofForefJtafj. In the meantime, fiU in Britneff, Inventory The prices quoted depend on certain the "interest only"form below and send Branch, and Mary-Ellen minimum orders being received. The itoffas quickly as p088ible. ' Woods, Information Services Branch. JIm CbaIleapr photos

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Tod Creek FS Volunteers Fight For Clean Water

For the past two decades Lome Ebell (insetl Manager of the Tree Physiology Section of Research Branch, has been personally involved with- the rehabilitation of polluted streams in ·the Victoria area. This year he helped found the Tod Creek Watershed Enhancement Society, which has already had a marked success in organizing residents of Victoria's suburban Saanich Peninsula to clean up streams, plant trees along the banks, reintroduce fish and generally promote the cause of stream im­ provement. Here school children help release 1,000 salmon fry into the creek.

Lome says the society is making headway in the fight for clean water. Other Forest Service people active in the Tod Creek Society are John Thom­ son and Gloria Treigys, both with In­ formation Services Branch, and Paul Diggle and Jenji Konishi, both with Silviculture Branch.

Forestaff Takes Summer Break· It's summertime, and according to the old song, the living is easy. Therefore, there will be no August issue of ForesUJjJ. Next issue will appear inSeptember. JohnThom.on photo

A fine example of how not to cut firewood. Forest technician Jim Guido points out Hanging around a helicopter pad at the Riske Creek CIFAC base, waiting for a call to the wasted wood in a pile of debris that was left behind by firewood-hunters to action, can get a little boring. So Doug Booth fills in the time sprucing up the elevation become a fire hazard beside a forest road in the Revelstoke District. District officials sign - 2,946 feet. DIln VanKeek~ photo have stepped up patrols and posted signs to ensure that firewood is taken only from designated areas and in a proper fashion. Geoff Lee photo 5

Debbie Kursteiner. Wins Beauty Pageant

She swims, snorkels, hikes, bikes, Debbie was one of two Forest Ser­ plays baseball and is working' on her vice beauties among the ten com­ pilot's licence. She also happens to be petitors for the Fort St. John title; the Miss Fort St. John. . .' other was Mitzi Fedoroniak, draughting technician. She's 20-year-old Debbie Kursteiner, Debbie's main goal right now is ~he TA Inventory (auxiliary) in Fort St. Toronto competition. But after that, John district office, and she will she's bound to travel. represent the northern city in the Miss "It's a great big beautiful world out Canada Pageant in Toronto next there and I want to see a bit of it before November. I settle down," she says. '

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Mitzi: another FS beauty.

Drage Entry Leaps To Frogkana Victory

"Winning frog and/or owner may be usual, some people had difficulty required to submit to a blood test," tracking down entries and, of course, said the rules, but note special tests there are always the last minute breaks were needed to declare the Drage en­ for freedom." try grand winner of the Second Annual Second place went to the eptry of Salmon Arm Frogkana. Evan Delay, owner-trainer. A frog owned and trained by Grace The happy hopper was owned by Clark took third place. Shannon Drage and trained by father Special surprise awards were also Harry (father of Shannon, that is, not given to Mel Dunleavey for the' of the frog). smallest entry, to Dave and Darlene Special correspondent and senior Proctor for travelling the furthest, and Frogkana 'Committee member John to AIan Little for being the most sports­ Little reports from ringside: manlike participant. "In spite of the hot weather and Post-competition fate of the frogs is standby demands, some 27 partici­ unknown. However, there were a few pants enjoyed the races. The frogs suspiciously small "chicken legs" at, were very active this year, making the barbecue that wrapped up the Shannon Drage with winner ~lose, exc~ting races. However, as festivities, Little reports. John Little with trophy. ., .• l 6

Silvisession

When 30 regional and branch silviculturists gathered at Campbell River for their three-day annual meeting, many of their discussions were held outdoors, in stands planted in the Sayward Forest during the 1940s· and '50s.

Looking happy about getting out of the office are Regional Silviculture Of­ ficers (inset, left to right) Gerry Ken­ nah of Vancouver, Art Waldie of Nelson, Jack Robinson of Kamloops, Gary Lloyd of Prince Rupert, Yo Yano of Cariboo and Al Todd of Prince George.

Nelson Region Bulkley from Highways; GARY new; LYNN SMITH - CL-4 Valuation SUHIYE MATSUO - CL-Steno-3 MILTENBERGER - RO Inventory from OA-2 Aux; GRAHAM BROWNE ­ Boundary from OA-2; JANE SPACK­ Bella Coola from FA-4; DUNCAN Manager Engineering Roads from MAN - CL-3 Revelstoke from OA-2; DOW - LSO-2 Smithers from PO-1 Special Projects Manager; GLEN ROLAND OLIYNYK - RO Scaling Aux; ENOCK CORSON - TA-2 Queen NOBLE - FT-3 Inventory, new; RON Revelstoke from Official SCaler Golden; Charlotte City from TA-1 Nelson; MCDOWELL - Tech-1 Tech Services ROB ELLIS - FT-3 Boundary from SANDRA HALPIN-SHIPPIT - TA-2 from TA-4; TED STEVENS - Special Kootenay Lake; JAMES SMITH - FT-3 Terrace from Aux; MARSHA SNOW ­ . Projects Forester Valuation, new; Creston from Aux; CLIFF BELIVEAU CL-3 Smithers from OA-2 Aux; ROB­ WARD FERGUSON - Mech-2 Tech - RO Silviculture Invermere from FT-5 ERT POLLOCK - RO inventory Queen Services from Aux; MARINA Karnloops; JANICE SHAW - CL-3 Charlotte City from FT-3Aux ROGGEVEEN - CL-3 Protection from Kootenay Lake from OA-2; DENNIS Smithers; CLARENCE SCHNEIDER ­ OA-2 Personnel; JUDY ULLOCK- ,-_ BEINDER - FT-5 HQ from. TFO-1; Yardman Hazelton from FA-4; RICH­ KPO-4 Systems Services from KPO-3; BARB CURRAN - CL-Steno-3 Person­ ARD MCDIARMID - RO Engineering KENT STRALBISKI - FT-4 Silviculture nel HQ new Gob-sharingl; MARG­ Queen Charlotte City from FT-3; from FI'-3; VICTOR LAFRAMBOISE­ ARET MACBAIN - CL-Steno-3 Person­ PAAVO PIRTTIKOSKI - RO Timber Cariooo Region MO-3 Silviculture from Aux; EDITH nel HQ new Gob-sharingl; MARIANNE Prince Rupert, new; DON COBURN ­ RIDOUT - DPO-3 Systems Services SHEILA WHITTINGHAM - Payroll TAYLOR - Resource Clerk Scaling FT-3 Terrace from Hazelton Aux; from KPO-3; BOB LEBLANC - Human Payables Clerk CL-3 100 Mile from HQ from CL-3 Aux; BOB CRAVEN ­ GERALD PINKERTON - Ref and Site Resource Development Consultant OA-1 Aux; WILLIAM REID - Yardman FI'-3 Timber Golden, new; RISHARD Coordinator Smithers from LSO-3 Personnel, new; CAROL NYMARK­ Horsefly from Aux; DAVID DURIS ­ HARDY - FT-3 Timber Golden, new; Williams Lake; SABINA COPLEY ­ Human Resource Development Con­ FT-3 Quesnel from Aux; MARK RICHARD BISHKE - RO Scaling Cran­ CL-5 Smithers from CL-3; TONY sultant Personnel from Personnel Of­ ADAMS - FT-3 Alexis Creek from FT-2 brnok from Official Scaler. WIDESKI - FT-3 Prince Rupert from ficer Aux; JACK WOODS - Gene Aux Grand Forks; LAVERNE CULLEN FT-2 Aux; ROD MERADITH - FT-3 Archive Officer Research, new; - Official Scaler Clinton from 100 Mile Cassiarfrom FT-2 Aux Terrace; PATTI QUENTIN LAWS - Training Officer Aux; PAUL TATARYN - FT-3 Quesnel DOUGAN - CL-3 Terrace from Smith­ Personnel, new. from FT-2 Aux; LINDA GEENSON ­ Prince George Region BRIAN LAPOINTE - RO Timber ers; DARCY MONCHAK - Silviculture TA-2 Drafting HQ from TA-1 Aux; ~lanning Mackenzie, new; MEL DUNLEAVEY Coordinator Smithers from JANET HARPER - CL-3 Accounts Pay­ LSO-1 Aux Kamloops; GREGORY able HQ from OA-2 Aux; DONNA - RO Recreation/Scaling Fort St. John from FT-3 Salmon Arm; HUNTER BACH - FT-4 Smithers, new; LELACHEUR - Planning Coordinator THEODORE TURNER - EA-3 Smithers .Silviculture HQ from LSO-2 Planning; CORNER - Foreman-2 Engineering­ from EA-2 Aux. JANIS HORLEY - TA-2 Drafting HQ Roads HQ from Foreman-1; JEFFREY from TA-1 Aux Planning. THOMPSON - FT-3 Timber Fort Nel­ son, new; GEORDIE PATTERSON ­ Field Office Sup FT-4 Valemount from FT-3 Invermere; ROY SIMPSON ­ Victoria Headquarters Kamloops Region RO Protection Fort Nelson from FT-3; VIRGINIA MAGEE - CL-3 Personnel ERNIE GORE - Tech-2 Engineering CAROLYN SOMERTON - CL-3 Valua­ from Highways; PATRICK REY­ Merritt from Foreman-2 Kamloops; tion HQ from Aux; NIK BRKICH ­ NOLDS - EA-3 Engineering from EA-2; TED MURRAY - FT-3 Recreation FT-3 Timber Prince George West from WILFRED HUTCHINGS - Manager Lillooet from Salmon Arm Aux; Aux; DAWN SUTCLIFFE' Quantification Valuation from Scal­ MICHAEL HALL - Field Office Sup FI'-3 Silviculture Fort St. James from ing Policy Forester; NICK DOWNS ­ Blue River from FT-4 Pemberton; Aux; JIM COATES . RO Recreation/In­ AO-2 Tech Services from EA; OLGA PETE PACZKOWSKI - FT-3 Clear­ ventory Cranbrook from FT-3 Aux; KOPRIVA - TA-3 Timber Management water from FT-2 Aux Squamish; HEATHER DAWSON - FT-3 Tim­ from TA-2; MAARTEN PRINSZE ­ GORDON RADCLIFFE -FT-3 Clear­ ber/Planning Prince George East from Logging Studies Forester Valuation, water from Barriere Aux; LARRY Houston; DAN MCDONALD new; CHARLOTTE BELL - TA-3 PENDERGAST - Tech-2 'Clearwater Forestry Crew Coordinator Prince Timber Management from Lands, Parks from Foreman-2 Revelstoke; LARRY George East from FT-3; DAN KERR ­ and Housing; WALTER BRATTON ­ OSACHOFF - FT-3 Salmon Arm from RO Recreation/Range Fort Nelson Foreman-4 Tech Services from Fore­ Golden; DAVE BEATTIE - Regional from FA-4; ALAN BUSWELL - Range man-1 Aux; SUSANNA BULL - CL­ Shop Foreman Kamloops from Mech-4; Planning Coordinator HQfrom LSO-2. Steno-4 Tech Services from CL­ LIZ POPE - Regional Information Of­ Steno-3 Executive; WARD FERGUSON ficer Kamloops, new; BRIAN HOOVER - Mech-2 Tech Services from Aux; - Services Tech Penticton from Aux; ANTHONY VAN DER WERELD RONALD GRAY - Timber Coordinator SA-3 Systems Services from Aux; Kamloops from RO Silviculture Camp­ Prince Rupert Region MARILYN CHERRY - FT-3 Silvi­ bell River; LINDA RIMELL - Resource EDWARD WILSON - Party Chief culture, 5-year appointment; DAVID Clerk Penticton from CL-3 Burns Lake; Smithers from Highways; SANDRA KEDDLE - TA-2 Timber Management ALAN MILLS - RO Recreation Merritt HAYNES - CL-3 Smithe'rs from OA-2 from Inventory Aux; RICHARD from FT-4 Smithers. Aux; DIANE CLEARWATER - CL-4 BEVAN- TA-2 Timber Management,

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Red Rock How Not To Get There

"If you're planning to visit Red Rock Nursery, why don't you drive to the seed orchard and then take a boat across the Fraser to the nursery," they, said. "That way you'll get to see everything," they said. Which is why I never managed to get to Red Rock Nursery. The instructions I got in Prince George were very explicit. "Go east on Highway 16, turn left onto the Blackwater Road (half a mile past the Mohawk station), carry on 11.3 kilometres until you come to West Lake Road which branches to the left, follow this through West Lake Park (if you don't hit the park within two kilometres you're on the wrong road), keep going until you come to Nadsil Road, left again for eight miles, through the gates and keep going until you find signs of life." Despite the odd mixture of miles and. metric, the clouds of fine dust and the fact that the Nadsil Road sign had been eaten by a moose, the seed orchard turned up right on schedule. That was the only thing on schedule that day. ' The first object on view was a broken drive shaft in the hands of· Mike Maguire, se,ed orchard While Mike Maguire fiddles with finicky equipment, Pauline Doige in the background applies pollen to lodgepole pine at technician and make-do 'expert ex­ the Red Rock Forest Reserve. ')ilke Banky photo traordinaire. "This is going to have to go across the river to get fixed. You can go over when the boat gets back," he of the Fraser, idly swatting mosquitos said. "But first, you'll want to see us and exchanging opinions about out­ pollinating.': .:..; board motors. The next object on view was a weird Rube Goldberg contraption haywired When it became apparent that the' together to pump out pine pollen. "I motor was permanently out to lunch, think it will work," said Mike. And it Mike said, "Ordinarily, I'd be able to did...after a fashion.. use the radio-telephone to get them to send a boat from the other side, or at We returned, ·covered·in pollen, and least tell them that you're stuck. Un­ headed down to the river. "Oh good, fortunately just yesterday the radio the boat is back already," said Mike. was hit by lightning..." Actually it wasn't back; it had never left. The motor wouldn't start.. Hence this belated message. "Hello, Mter a while, it wouldn't start some Red Rock Nursery? Is Wilf Berg there? more. I'm sorry Wilf, we've run into a couple And then it still wouldn't start. of minor problems and I won't be able Some time was passed on the banks to make it..."lB

Heather Henning socks the pollen to the pine. No job for anyone with an allergy. Jake Banky photo

The Case Of The Mi~sing Beetle "Where have all the beetles gone?" asks Dave Nelson, RO Protection, Chilcotin District, as he digs into a tree near Puntzi Lake. Ifyou peel away the bark from insect­ damaged trees in the area, says Dave, you can see that a large proportion of the moun­ tain pine beetle population appears to have died over the winter without reproduc~g. Unfortunately, exit holes in the bark indicate enough survived to maintain the rn­ festation that has devastated Chilcotin forests. Dan VanKeeke;' photo 8

" Relocation ()f Vancouver Region Canada and the U.S. have headquarters, from the old Marine signed a forestry management Building in the heart of the Big agreement to increase inter­ S~oke to a yet-to-be-completed national co-operation on a range of building on Canada Way, is projects, from fighting forest fires scheduled to take place in Sep­ to slowing the spread of damaging tember. The new offices may be a insects. Supplementary agreemen­ vast improvement, but they'll ts, setting shared standards for never match the old lobby. In sizing products of the lumber in- another Vancouver move, the RC. . dustry, .are expected to be worked Vol. 2 No. 6 The Ministry of Forests Employ~eNewspaper June-July 1982' Forest Foundation is shifting its out soon. 'headquarters from Granville Island to MacMillan Bloedel Place • in the Van Dusen Gardens on Oak Crestbook F,orest Products of Street. . Jim Dangerfield: research chief. Cranbrook has decided not to go • ahead with its proposed purchase A degree in forestry at the of the Kootenliy Forest Products University of British Columbia New director of Research Bran­ lumber mill and plywood plant at will take only four years instead of ch is Dr. Jim Dangerfield who Nelson. The company blames the five, starting in 1983. This means comes to the ministry from the decision on the current state of the high school students witp.· the Pacific Forest Research Center in economy. necessary Grade 11 and 12 science Victoria, where he was manager courses will be adniitted to the of the resources research program.. • UBC Faculty of Forestry without He replaces Ralph Schrnidt who first completing a year of scie.nce retired after 33 years with the The first projects under the at the nniversity. Forest Service. federal-provincial Employment ., Bridging Assistance Program were approved June 23, creating 117 •. te~~oraryjobs. Over the next few months, the $40-million federal­ provincial'program is expected to produce up to 10,000 temporary jobs for forest workers laid off in Postscripts the economic slump.

A three-day Grassland Sym­ Protection Branch has launched posium in Kamloops, sponsored a new series of information sheets by Research Branch, attracted ex­ called PesTopics, covering perts from several universities in developments in the field of pest western Canada and the United management. The first issue States, and from the federal and outlined the problem of provincial governments. The aim Tussockosis, the severe allergic was an exchange of information reaction to the hairs of' the on grassland ecology and research. Tussock Moth. Other, topics in­ clude Mistletoe, ' Beetle • Backgrounder and Phellinus Root Weyerhauser Canada has en­ Disease. tered into a unique forest • monitoring program with the France will·soon have a fleet of Ministry of Forests, to provide ac­ Firecats - the air tankers conver­ curate information on the survival ted by Conair Aviation Ltd. to and growth rate of seedlings once meet the specialized needs of they are planted on logged-over Protection Branch. Top Ministry land. of Forests officials were on hand • when the first two aircraft were J.ohn Cuthhert: Nelson-bound. The first Tree Farm Licence for turned over to France in a management of broadleafed trees ceremony at Abbotsford. Prince George Regional ever granted in this province has • Manager John Cuthbert moves to been awarded to Scott Paper Ltd. . The 74th annual meeting of the Nelson to take over as' Regional Take Off, Ya Hosers! That firm was the only bidder for Canadian Institute of Forestry will Manager from Maurie Isenor, who TFL 43, which is expected to be held in Prince George Sept. 27­ is retiring. His new appointment is The "hosers" of Tatla La.ke Suppression Camp in the Chilcotin country are divebombed produce an annual cottonwood 30. The lineup of speakers in­ effective Sept. 1. Cuthbert's suc- by swarms of mosquitoes as they work into dusk, rolling hoses ciff the drying rack. So harvest of 47,000 cubic metres in cludes Forests Minister Tom . cessor in Prince George is expec­ the Lower Fraser, Homathko and Waterland and Chief Forester Bill ted to be announced later this naturally they take Off, as well as many other kinds of insecticide. An unofficial survey Kingcome River areas. Young. summer. reveals no marked preference for back bacon, but indications are they will drink beer· when it's available. ~v"'Kee..enPboto'