The fonds consists of files documenting the silviculture issues considered by PASIS, and are arranged under the following series: Biodiversity and Forest Management, BC Reforestation Methods, Clearcutting, Forest Resource Development, Government Implementation of its Laws and Policies, Pesticide/Herbicide Concern, Public Awareness, and Correspondence and Reports.
Public Access Silviculture Information System CommitteeSeries contains the following files: Public polls on issues: Old growth forests should be preserved, Logging should be banned in all watersheds, Current forestry practices are destroying fish and wildlife habitats, the Biological diversity of forests must be protected; ministry publications; newspaper clippings (photocopies).
File contains the following items: "Maintaining Productive Forest Soils - Our Future Depends On It"; "Two Billionth Tree, 1930-1989"; "Managing Wilderness in Provincial Forests"; "Towards a Silviculture Strategy: A Discussion Paper on Growing and Managing British Columbia’s Future Wood Supply"; "Wildlife Trees: Their Role in British Columbia’s Forests -- Submission to the B.C. Forest Resources Commission"; "Forest Management in British Columbia" and "Basic Silviculture Interpretation: Questions and Answers".
File contains the following items: "Logging on Mule Deer Winter Range: A Guide for Loggers"; "Managing Wilderness in Provincial Forests: Resource Management"; "Canada - British Columbia - Partnership Agreement on Forest Resource Development: FRDAII"; "Towards an Old-growth Strategy: Executive Summary of old-growth workshop recommendations"; "Habitat-Effectiveness Index for Elk on Blue Mountain Winter Ranges"; "Integrated Management of Timber-Elk-Cattle: Interior Forests of Western North America" and "Ground skidding guidelines: With Emphasis on Minimizing Site Disturbance".
Series contains the following files: public polls on the issue: the federal government is not contributing enough to reforestation in the province; ministry publications and pamphlets; newspaper clippings; correspondence.
Series contains the following files: public polls on the issue: chemicals used for forest protection are hazardous to the environment and to humans; ministry publications and pamphlets, 1985-1991; newspaper clippings (photocopies); correspondence.
Series consists of the following files: public polls on the issue: the Ministry of Forests in not an effective steward of the forest resource; ministry pamphlets; newspaper clippings (photocopies); correspondence.
Series contains the following files: Public polls on the issue: Provincial forests are being overcut; ministry publications and pamphlets; newspaper clippings (photocopies); correspondence.
Series contains the following files: Public polls on the issues: Old growth forests should be preserved, Logging should be banned in all watersheds, current forestry practices are destroying fish and wildlife habitats, clearcutting should not be the primary method of harvesting timber, selection should be used as an alternative to clearcutting; ministry publications and pamphlets; newspaper clippings (photocopies); correspondence.
File contains the following items: "Managing Vegetation in Provincial Forests"; "Pesticide Advisory Committee - Terms of reference"; "Forest Diseases and Forest Management"; "Velpar® Use In Forest Management"; "Herbicides and Forest Management in B.C.: Weeding the Garden Means Better Forest Crops"; and "Questions & Answers about Vision Silviculture Herbicide".
File contains the following items: "Enhancing Our Forest Resources: A Forest Renewal Program 1991-1996" and "Reforestation: more than 7 seedlings planted every second".
File contains the following items: "Wildfires in B.C.: Control Responsibilities" and "Timber Marks for Private Land".
Series contains the following files: 1989 National Survey of Canadian Public Opinion on Forestry Issues; newspaper clippings; correspondence.