Fonds documents Douglas Rickson’s work as a forester, particularly as Chief Forester then Vice-President and Chief Forester at both Canadian Forest Products and Canfor from the mid-1970s to mid-1990s. Material relates to Rickson’s various forestry responsibilities with respect to Canfor’s forest management policies and standards, tenure administration, government relations, representing Canfor on various forestry committees, forest education programs, internal forest practice performance reviews, and presentations to Canfor’s major customers in North America and overseas. The fonds also includes photographs from Rickson’s time as a student timber cruiser in 1954 or 1955 at Hemmingsen Creek.

Fonds consists of memoranda, reports, presentation scripts, briefs, and other material created as part of Rickson’s career at Canfor, as well as photographs from Rickson’s time as a student timber cruiser.

Fonds is arranged into three series: Photographs; DER correspondence; and Reports and presentations.