Documents describing the forest history in the Whistler area. File includes an interview of Don MacLaurin and John Hammons by Karen Overgaard (Whistler Museum Staff), conducted November 20, 2007, as well as notes for a Forest History Project, dated 2004.

File includes a document titled "A Short History of the Garibaldi Area and 'Indian Annies' Part in the Action," subtitled "Prepared (without prejudice) by Ian Barnet who cannot guarantee all the facts." Dates listed chronologically on the document begin in 1908 and end in 1986.

Documents concerning the history of Lost Lake. The file includes a 1965 memorandum regarding a proposed park at Lost Lake; a recreational site report; an assessment of developmental possibilities in Squamish-Pemberton Valley; maps of the area (one with severely fading ink); a print-out of a 2012 Whistler Museum blog post titled "How Lost Lake Park Was Nearly Lost; correspondence with Don MacLaurin regarding the aforementioned blog post.

Faded portion of text on item MACLAURIN_2017_011_009_004_003:
LEGEND
CULTURE
Survey boundary: Black
Unsurveyed boundary: Black broken line
Lines traced or fire boundary: Red full line
Boundary lines not traced: Red broken line
[?] line boundary: Black broken and dotted line
[?] [posts?] visited: Red
[Railroad] grade: Black
Railroad grade, abandoned: Black
Logging road: Black
Log landing: [B]lack
A[spen?] timber felled, not skidded: Hatched black
NOTE - For abbreviations and map symbols see Fores Surveys Manual, page 52.
FOREST COVER
Merchantable timber: Dark green.
Immature timber (fully stocked), all ages: Light green.
Logged (not restocked): Yellow.
Logged and burned (not restocked): Orange.
Burned (not restocked): Red.
Non-commercial cover on productive forest sites, deciduous or coniferous: Blue.
Non-productive sites (scrub forest): Grey.
Non-productive alpine or lowland rock or other barren areas: Leave uncoloured but qualify with type symbol
Cultivated: Brown.
Open grazing and pasture land (lowland or alpine): Purple.
Wild-hay meadow (not cultivated): Purple.
Suitable for cultivation: Hatched brown over fores type.
Map of Green Lake Logging Co.'s operations. Atlas Ref. 63/B-1
Scale: 20 chains = 1 inch } scratch out scales not applicable.
*F.S. 351

Documents concerning the history of Whistler. File includes correspondence regarding a Whistler Forest History Project (also mentioned in MACLAURIN_2017_011_009_002); Whistler Blackcomb Historical Timeline covering 1960 - 2004; Whistler Lift and Blackcomb Lift specification charts; handwritten History of Whistler list; document titled "A Brief History of Forestry, Wildland Recreation and Whistler" covering 1980 - 1997; document titled "Whistler's Roots: The Origins of Our Old Forests" by Bob Brett; document section titled "Whistler's History" covering 1873 - 1989, taken from a larger document; documents from the Whistler Museum and Archives Society detailing aspects of Whistler's history; document titled "Observations on the Whistler area wildfires, 1919 - 1985"; charts, maps, and data regarding wildfires in the Whistler area; handwritten notes; chart titled "History of Cooperation/Coordination by Whistler with Agencies and Industry."

Series includes records concerning the Squamish area. Series includes documents concerning the Squamish Forest District,

File includes a document with two panoramic photos accompanied by identifying captions of Squamish 1914, created by the Squamish Historical Society.

Documents pertaining to the Squamish Forest District. The file includes select pages from the Forest Development Plan 2001 - 2005; document titled "Economic Impact of the Forest Industry on the Squamish Region Including the Municipalities of Squamish, Whistler, and Pemberton"; document titled "Squamish, an Internationally Acclaimed Heritage Destination - A viability study exploring the potential for creating: A Coastal Forestry Heritage Museum and A Day in the Life of a Working Forest Tours."

File also contains bound document titled "Mountain Pine Beetle Assessment and Strategies for the Whistler-Pemberton Corridor"; correspondence; works permits and minor service contracts; maps; commercial recreation tenure documents; road closure bulletins; Squamish District Interpretive Forest(s) Program documents; document titled "The Mayors' Option for Resolving Land and Resource Issues in the Squamish Forest District"; Request for Proposals documents; draft of the Squamish Forest District Road Access Management Plan; document titled "Proposal for Visual Landscape Inventory and Digital Terrain Modelling"; bound document titled "Squamish Forest District Field Tour - Callaghan Area"; notes on Whistler.

Note: There are two file folders for this file.

File includes a copy of the "Stawamus River and Mashiter Creek Total Resource Plan: An Integrated Forest Harvesting and Management Plan."

File includes a draft of the August 2000 Public Recreational Study Of Squamish Forest District, prepared for the Ministry of Forests and The Land Use Coordination Office by The Outdoor Recreation Council of B.C.

File includes notes on an informal meeting Don MacLaurin had with the Ministry of Forests about the Squamish Forest District; copies of the 1991 Callaghan Valley Management Strategy; a map on the last page of the document of the Whistler Interpretive Forest.