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World Commission of Environment and Development, 1986

Consists of a copy of a report prepared by Hubert (as part of Reid Collins) for the World Commission on Environment and Development. The paper is entitled "'Common Future' Acid Rain and Forest Decline, Forest Land Use and Desertification: New Ideas for Change."

Woodlot 38 - General

Includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, a Hydrologic Assessment of Blue Mountain Provincial Forest, and other documents related to the Woodlot 38.

Woodlot 38

Contains administrative documents and communication from BC Ministry of Forests.

Terminology subcommittee [and CFIC]

Documents related to Hubert's work on the terminology subcommittee of the Canadian Forestry Inventory Committee. Also includes a publication about forestry in Tasmania entitled "State of the Forests Report" (1998), likely connected in some way to Hubert's trip to Tasmania.

Smelter, air pollution, and forest health research

Subseries consists of research and reports done by Hubert on the topic of the effect of air pollution on forest health. Most of the research is around the Alcan aluminum smelter in Alberta. In 1972, the aluminum manufacturing company Alcan (now known as Rio Tinto Alcan) approached Reid Collins to do a study on the effect of emissions from their Kitimat aluminum smelter plant on the surrounding environment and forests. This became a long term project on which Bunce was heavily involved. A number of published articles and maps were produced over the years, some of which can be found in this subseries.

[Skeena Valley, BC, research and report]

Contains a report written by Hubert for Reid Collins, titled Black Cottonwood: Yield in Volume in Natural Forests in the Skeena Valley, BC and a 1987 document TFL /1 and Forest Licenses of Skeena Cellulose Inc.).

Romania '74

Includes program from a 1974 joint meeting of IUFRO groups in Romania, in which Hubert participated, and a copy of a report presented by Hubert at a 1982 workshop in Vancouver on water resources and forestry.

[Resource Inventory Committee newsletters]

Consists of copies of "RIC's Fast Fax Facts," a flyer sent to the provincial inventory community with news and information about the Resources Inventory Committee (RIC) and the Corporate Resources Inventory Initiative (CRII).

Reid, Collins and Associates

Series consists of documents related to Hubert's work as part of Reid, Collins and Associates, a Vancouver based forestry consulting company where Bunce worked for 21 years, starting in 1972. Bunce's work with Reid Collins was largely in British Columbia, but also included international projects. Materials in the series include collected research, final reports, maps, and promotional material for the company.

Series includes two subseries that include files from the larger bodies of work from Bunce's time with Reid Collins: "Smelter, air pollution, and forest health research" (which includes documents related to research on behalf of Alcan into the effect of the company's aluminum smelter on forest growth). and "International work."

Publications and Presentations

Series consists of working documents and final drafts of articles published by Bunce, notes from presentations that he gave, as well as publications collected by Bunce.

Additional publications and presentations that could be identified as having been prepared by Bunce on behalf of Reid Collins are located in the Reid, Collins and Associates series. Publications that Bunce wrote on the work at the Blue Mountain Woodlot are located in the Blue Mountain Woodlot series.

Professional Associations

Series consists of documents related to Bunce’s involvement with several professional associations, including the Forest History Association of BC, the Association of BC Professional Foresters, and the British Columbia Forestry Association.

Personal and unaffiliated work

Series consists of documents related to Bunce's work and studies in forestry that were not done in affiliation with his employer. Material includes papers written as a student, early career applications, and items related to his role in converting the Canadian forest industry to the metric system.

Pakistan [correspondence and final master plan]

Consists of correspondence and other documents related to Hubert's work in Pakistan (for Reid Collins) and a copy of what appears to be the final report from this project: "Forestry Research in Pakistan, 1993-2018, Forestry Sector Master Plan."

NWAES [Conference] Spokane '85

Consists of a copy of a paper presented by Hubert, entitled "Measured Benefits for the Forest Environment Related to Reduced Aerial Fluoride Emissions" and a copy of a 1980 paper by Hubert entitled "The Application of Geothermal Energy in British Columbia."

[Metrication]

Consists of pamphlets and conversion information, most likely related to Hubert's involvement in the process of converting the forestry industry in Canada to the metric system.

International work

Subseries consists of documents related to Reid, Collins and Associates work in Pakistan, China, Indonesia, and Brazil.

IALE [conference], Toulouse '95

Consists of a copy of a paper on clear-cutting that Hubert presented at the 1995 Congress of the International Association for Landscape Ecology. The file also includes the program and other documents related to this conference.

Hubert Bunce, Sr. fonds

  • RBSC-ARC-1727
  • Fonds
  • 1957 - [2012]

Fonds consists of documents spanning Bunce’s career in the forestry sector, covering both his paid and volunteer work. The bulk of the material relates to his work as a forestry consultant at Reid, Collins & Associates and his work on several national forestry committees. Additional material relates to his years as a graduate student, his early career, his involvement with various professional associations, and his years as part owner of a woodlot near Maple Ridge, BC. Also included are articles he published and notes from presentations that he gave.

The archivist removed some documents that had come with the original donation, but that did not have significant value. These included duplicates, published material available elsewhere, personal documents (such as hotel reservations and journal subscription receipts), and loose documents that had no context. Also removed were documents that contained personal and/or confidential information, such as school transcripts of individuals besides Bunce and private documents of company's for whom Bunce did consulting work.

Some works that Bunce had collected, but not authored, were removed from this fonds and added to the library’s general collection.

Bunce, Hubert William Ferdinand, Sr.

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