This series consists of range management records transferred from the 100 Mile House Forest district in the Cariboo Forest Region, 1923-2000. This series may contain records created by the 100 Mile House, Kamloops, Cariboo, Williams Lake and Clinton Forest Districts and/or Grazing Districts. Note that the names and boundaries of districts and regions varied over the years. Records relate to the administration of Grazing Licences and Grazing Permits as defined under the Range Act, and Grazing Leases as defined under the Land Act, including issuance, amendments, transfers, billing, monitoring, policy administration, and plans specific to tenures, such as Grazing System Plans. Also includes records concerning additions and deletions of land and/or authorized Animal Unit Months (AUM) from grazing tenures. Records include tenure application forms, grazing plans, authorized livestock, correspondence, maps, records determining range boundaries and use, and information on range improvements and clearing. Each file relates to a particular range tenure. Note that there may be additional individuals or companies who held the tenure who are not listed in the file title. Files are arranged alphabetically. The ministries responsible for the Forest and Range Districts, and the years that they were responsible, are: British Columbia. Dept. of Lands (1908-1945) British Columbia. Dept. of Lands and Forests (1945-1962) British Columbia. Dept. of Lands, Forests and Water Resources (1962-1975) British Columbia. Dept. of Forests (1975-1976) British Columbia. Ministry of Forests (1976-1986) British Columbia. Ministry of Forests and Lands (1986-1988) British Columbia. Ministry of Forests (1988-2005) This series is classified under ORCS number 15700-20 of the Ministry of Forests schedule (881261).
The series consists of cutting permits and other timber tenure records. These records were created from 1973-2006 by the 100 Mile House Forest District, a division of the Cariboo Forest Region. Files include cutting permits, forest licences, timber sale licences, timber sale harvesting licences, woodlot licences and licences to cut. Records regard the issuance, evaluation, administration, monitoring, planning, replacement, cancellation, deletion and extension of these timber tenures. The vast majority of records are cutting permits for forest licences. Licensees were required to apply for a forest licence and cutting permits in order to harvest timber. The records may include legal documents, management plans, development plans, correspondence, forms, reports, maps, licences, permits, permit amendments and renewals, logging plans, cruise compilations, compilation summaries, reports, silviculture prescriptions, traverse cards, appraisals, harvesting reports and inspection forms, permit extension documentation, road permits, financial records, timber scales, timber mark designations, inspection records, photos, and stumpage fees. The ministries responsible for creating these records, and the years that they were responsible, are: Dept. of Lands, Forests and Water Resources (1961-1975) Dept. of Forests (1975-1976) Ministry of Forests (1976-1986) Ministry of Forests and Lands (1986-1988) Ministry of Forests (1988-2005) Ministry of Forests and Range (2005-2010) The records were classified as 19500-45, 19540-25, 19620-25, 19720-25, 19720-45, 19720-50 and 19720-55 in the Forest Operational Records Classification System (ORCS).