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- No.23
Trails and Tales - No. 23 February 2025
Successful AGM Turnout / W.N. Millar: An American Forester in the United States and Canada / Vanderwell Turns 80! / ANC – 100 Millionth Seedling Planted / Record Diameter Douglas Fir / Telephone Party Line / Alberta Forest Service Radio Branch Budget and Activities – 1940s and 1950s / Mark Your Calendar / Ranger Jacob Haase Recognized / C-FAFK Gets a Facelift! / The Eastern Rockies Forest Conservation Board and its Work / Rock Lake Lookout / Grey Nuns White Spruce Park Tour / The Canadian Forest Service Turns 125! An Alberta View / A Walk in the Woods, A Walk Through Time / Where Did The Burl Come From? / University of Toronto – Forestry 6T6 58th Reunion / The Fires of ’36 / History on the Move / Mackenzie Region – 2024 and 2025 Forest Capital of Canada / Community Supporter – Magnetic North Images / Peter Murphy and the Wood Stove / Early Firefighting / Manning West Fraser Sawmill Celebrates 30 Years / Edson Weyerhaeuser OSB Mill Turns 40 / Commercial Thinning as a part of Sustainable Forest Management / Donation of Simpson Timber Material / Retirements / Obituaries / Forestry Photo Corner / Forest History Corner
Read and Download - No.22
Trails and Tales No. 22 - March 2024
In-Person and Virtual AGM Draws Over Sixty People / The Origin Story of the Photographic Survey Corporation / Who was James Alexander Hutchison? / Bertie Beaver Turns 65 / 70 Year Anniversary of the Forestry Trunk Road – Crowsnest to Bow River / National Forest Week Celebration in Slave Lake / Mackenzie Region of Northwest Alberta, Forestry Capital of Canada for 2024! / Forest Management and Wetland Stewardship Initiative Wins Award / Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee Medal / Class of 1968 Reunion / Class of 1969 Reunion / Hot Off the Press / Silvacom – Looking at 40! / Spray Lake Sawmills Turns 80! / Zavisha Sawmills Turn 80! / Alberta Pacific Forest Industries Celebrates Three Decade Milestone / Early Air Patrols in the West / Retirements / Obituaries / Forestry Photo Corner / Forest History Corner
Read and Download - No.21
Trails and Tales No.21 - February 2023
First Virtual AGM Draws Over 30 People / Second Virtual AGM Draws Over 40 People / Alberta Loses a Great Forester and Historian Peter Murphy Passes Away / The History of Lumber Grading in Alberta / The Silver Screen & The Wild Rose: A History of Film and Alberta / Blue Ridge Lumber Celebrates 200 Millionth / Burnt Timber Thinning Trials / A Day in the Life of a Compassman / The Legend of the Lobstick / The Story of GIS and Alberta Forestry / Weyerhaeuser Celebrates Planting 250 Million Trees / The Northern Forestry Centre…Building on 50 Years of Forest Research / Spray Lake Sawmills Plants 65 Million Seedlings / Spray Lake Sawmills Sign C5 Forest Management Agreement / U of A Forestry Since 1970 – 50 Years of Graduates! / Alberta’s Forestry Division Recognized for Action on Diversity and Inclusion / Tolko Celebrates 65 Years in Forestry / Where it all Began: Lavington Planer / Forestry Women and Girls in Science / Mark Your Calendar / Jake’s 50th Year of Firefighting / Vanderwell Contractors Plants 100 Millionth Tree / Delta Helicopters Ltd. Celebrating 50 Years! / Forestry Class Reunions / Women's Forest Congress, A Historic First / FRIAA Celebarting 25 Years / Forestry Diviison, Wildfire Management Retirements / Alberta Forest Products Association Annual General Meeting / Partners in Protection FireSmart Canada Recognition Event / Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee Medal / Retirements / Obituaries / Forestry Photo Corner / Forest History Corner
Read and Download - No.20
Trails and Tales - Compendium
Issue #1 March 2006 / Issue #2 Summer 2006 / Issue #3 Winter 2007 / Issue #4 Summer 2007 / Issue #5 February 2008 / Issue #6 November 2008 / Issue #7 June 2009 / Issue #8 February 2010 / Issue #9 October 2010 / Issue #10 February 2011 / Issue #11 October 2011 / Issue #12 January 2013
Read and Download - No.19
Trails and Tales - No.19 March 2020
15th Annual General Meeting / Hinton And Edson Woodlands, 300 Million Trees Planted / Manning Forest Products Plants 50 Millionth Seedling / Land Administration and Crown Timber Office’s / Homing Pigeons For Reporting Fires / Millar Western Marks 100th Anniversary / La Crete Sawmills Turns 30 / Two Teenage Firefighters Killed In 1944 Bush Fire Honoured With Memorial Plaque / 1969 Nait Forest Technology 50th Reunion / 1970 Nait Forest Technology 49th Reunion / 1984 Nait Forest Technology 35th Year Reunion / Fire Permits From The Past / The Lumber Industry In The Breton Area / Bob Petite Honoured With John Schneider Historical Award / Tellef Vaasjo – Early Helicopter Pioneer In Alberta / Birth Of The Helicopter Industry In Alberta / Calendar Of Events / Tom Daniels Honoured At Des Crossley Demonstration Forest / Retirements / Obituaries / Forestry Photo Corner
Read and Download - No.18
Trails and Tales - No. 18 March 2019
14th AGM - 120 Attend / AGM of The Canadian Institute of Forestry / Anniversary: Vanderwell Contractors (1971) Ltd., Bertie Beaver, The Seven Days in May 1968, Alberta-Pacific Forest Industries, Footner Lake Arboretum / Northland Forest Products Plants 30 million seedlings / Class of 1968 - 50th Reunion / Paying Tribute to the Canadian Forestry Corps / Learning from the Landscape, The fRI Research Story / Forestry Division Meeting 1961 / Retirements / Forest History Photo Corner
Read and Download - No.17
Trails and Tales - No. 17 March 2018
13th AGM - Over 100 Attend / Memories of a Lookoutman / Adams Creek Lookout Construction - 1958 / Blefgen Family Visit to Alberta / Theodore (Ted) Francis Blefgen History / Events / Anniversary: Forest Industry Lecture Series, Air Spray (1967) Ltd., Phoenix Heli-Flight, Alberta Forest Products Association, Western Archrib / Life At The Sheep Ranger Station / Retirements / Forest History Photo Corner
Read and Download - No.16
Trails and Tales - No. 16 March 2017
12th AGM / Memories of a Lookoutman / Towerman Training and Weather / Forestry 'Green Tails' / Celebrates: Millar Weatern, Tolko Industries / The Balloon Bomb Offensive / University of Toronto Reunions held in Alberta / Class Reunion: 6T0, 6T6 / Willis Millar and Harry Parker / A Home was all they Needed / February Fire at Rocky Mountain House / Canadian Fallen Firefighters Foundation / Retirements / Forest History Photo Corner
Read and Download - No.15
Trails and Tales - No. 15 February 2016
11th AGM / The Hinton 55ers / The Future of the Pulp and Paper Industry In Alberta / North Western Pulp and Power Limited / Forestry and Lumbering in the Crowsnest Pass / Anniversary: West Fraser Lumber, Canfor, Alberta Newsprint Mill / Memories of a Mountain Lookout / Chopping Alberta’s Lumberjack History Down to Size / Junior Forest Ranger Program – 50th / Aboriginal Firefighter Training in Alberta / Pinto Lake Carvings / Retirements / Forest History Photo Corner
Read and Download - No.14
Trails and Tales - No. 14 March 2015
10th AGM / Smack Dab in the Middle / Lumber Jacks / The Northwest Lumber Company / MacMillan & Jim Clark / Moon' Mill / Archival Donations / Clarence Sawyer / M.P. Bridgland / Logger Sports / Forestry Minimum Security Crew / Retirements / JFR 50th Anniversary / Photo Corner
Read and Download - No.13
Trails and Tales - No. 13 January 2014
9th AGM / The Forest Ranger as a Specialist / The Growth of Radio Equipment / Southern Alberta Wildfires of 1910 / Anniversary: Millar Western, Spray Lake Sawmills / Pulp Mills in Alberta / Forest Capital of CANADA / Retirements / Forest History Photo Corner
Read and Download - No.12
Trails and Tales - No. 12 January 2013
8th AGM - Over 70 Attend / A Grisly Tale / The Legend of the Lobstick / Hot off the Wire / Spring-Cleaner, Spare that Box of Old Photos / Trevor Wakelin FHAA Director / Retirements
Read and Download - No.11
Trails and Tales - No. 11 October 2011
7th AGM - Impressive Gathering / Bob Stevenson – FHAA Director / 1919 Fires and Lac La Biche / Forestry Round-up Poem / Route of the Columbia Express / Retirements / Bob Steele passes away
Read and Download - No.10
Trails and Tales - No. 10 February 2011
Hinton Training Centre Celebrates 50 Years / Bob Udell - FHAA Director / Early History of Forestry Training / Mac Millar Recipient of AFPA Honorary life Membership / Don Hamiton in the Aviation Hall of Fame / Frank Crawford Samills / 1910 Fires in Alberta's Rocky Mountain and Foothills Regions / Recent Forestry Retirements
Read and Download - No.9
Trails and Tales - No. 9 October 2010
6th Annual General Meeting / Fred McDougall - Past Director FHAA / St. Jean Lumber Ltd. / Hinton Training Centre Celebrates 50 Years / Recent Forestry Retirements
Read and Download - No.8
Trails and Tales - No. 8 February 2010
Arden Rytz - Founding Member and First President Passes Away / Rytz A Champion of Forest Management / Jack(John) Holden - Forest Ranger in Wabiskaw / A Touch of the Past
Read and Download - No.7
Trails and Tales - No. 7 June 2009
5th AGM Attended by 28 Members / Bruce Mayer - Treasurer of FHAA / Recent Forestry Retirements / Donations of Prints: George Schultz and Bob Guest / Hot Off the Wire
Read and Download - No.6
Trails and Tales - No. 6 November 2008
FHAA Holds 4th AGM / 100 Years of History - Millar Western Forest Products / Bob Newstead - Secretary of FHAA / Dedication Ceremony of William Stephens / Chief Sorrel Horse retires
Read and Download - No.5
Trails and Tales - No. 5 February 2008
Huestis Curling Bonspiel Regenerated / Peter J. Murphy- Vice President of the FHAA / Cliff Henderson Retirement / Bertie Beaver Turns 50 / Hot Off the Wire
Read and Download - No.4
Trails and Tales - No. 4 August 2007
3rd AGM Biggest and Best Ever / Arden Rytz - FHAA President / Eric Huestis - Short History / Hard Road to Travel Chronicles
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Trails and Tales - No. 3 February 2007
100 Years of Alberta Forest History / The tale of 'Mostowich'/ Brief History on Alberta's Trail Markers
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Trails and Tales - No. 2 August 2006
2nd Annual General Meeting Success / Forestry Program Celebrates 40 years
Read and Download - No.1
Trails and Tales - No. 1 March 2006
Newsletter of the Forest History Association of Alberta / Historical Notes on 'Chisholm Sawmills'
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