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This accession consists of records relating to research on forest fires created and compiled by the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development Northern Affairs Program. The records include research papers and articles, reports, meeting materials, publications list, an aerial photograph, and correspondence.

The material, dating between 1948-1950, represents a compilation of 18 reports on forestry and wildlife management in the Northwest Territories. The photographs document the transfer of beaver and elk to Wood Buffalo Park.

This fonds consists of 24 black and white photographs, approximately 5 cm of textual material, one illustration and 2 handbills generated by the federal Department of Mines and Resources, dating from 1937 to 1950. The records include of a compilation of 18 reports, dated 1948 to 1950, on forestry and wildlife management in Wood Buffalo National Park and the southern and northern Mackenzie Districts. These reports focused on a variety of issues including: numbers and locations of forest fires; the transfer and introduction of various animal species such as beaver, elk and marten; fishing operations and fish levels; buffalo hunts; and the general status of forests and wildlife in these regions. The reports contain 24 black and white photographs and 1 drawing documenting the transfer of beaver and elk to Wood Buffalo Park. Other records include telegrams and correspondence concerning the construction of a landing strip at Wrigley in 1938 and 2 oversize cloth public notices. One warns of the dangers of forest fires; the text is in Tłįchǫ and written in syllabics. The second identifies a hunting and trapping preserve for Indigenous people. An annotation on the front indicates that the Royal Canadian Mounted Policed (RCMP) schooner "St. Roch" may have located this notice in 1944. On the back there is an annotation: "Robert G. Fulton and Gerald Klondike Helicopters on Board M.V. Theta [1931?] Calgary Alberta." In addition, there is a RCAF (Royal Canadian Air Force) Bulletin entitled "A Brief Outline of the History, Customs and Laws Relating to the Indians and Eskimos of the Canadian Arctic and Sub-Arctic" which was produced by the Department of Mines and Resources -- bulletin uses outdated language to refer to the Dene and Inuit. There is also a pamphlet of general information about Yellowknife.

The accession consists of a binder on Fireline Organization created by the Northwest Lands and Forest Service, revised in 1975, and presumably also used by the Northwest Territories Department of Renewable Resources once responsibility for forestry was transferred from the Federal government in 1987.

This accession consists of records likely created during a forest inventory of the Slave River Valley conducted while NWT forests were managed by the federal Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Northwest Lands and Forest Service. The records include reports, maps showing timber blocks and stands and woodlots, lists of board feet per acre and tree types in stands, and photographs of trees. The maps appear to be based on the 1958 Forest Inventory of the Lower Slave.

The fonds consists of records created by the federal Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Lands and Forest Service prior to responsibility for forests being transferred to the territorial government in 1987.

The records include a forest inventory of the Slave River Valley, a binder on Fireline Organization, and fire prevention posters featuring the mascot Tuktu.

Records date from 1985-1994 and include a report from the NWT Business Council regarding participation in a Nordic Tour and the Department's response to the recommendations in the report. Records also include a legal opinion from Department of Justice and departmental strategy for the marketing and distribution of eggs in the NWT, an Inland Fisheries Marketing Study concerning the marketing and distribution of arctic char and whitefish, correspondence and documentation related to the management and development of forest resources in the NWT and a proposal for the Mount Pelly Land Preserve.

Records date from 2002-2007 and consist of workshop meeting materials of the Energy Coordinating Committee, terms of reference of the Gwich'in Forest Management Steering Committee, as well as a related file of correspondence and briefing notes kept by Assistant Deputy Minister Bob Bailey regarding the forest management component of the Gwich'in Land Claim agreements.

This accession consists of records from the Directorate of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, including Minister's Chronos (correspondence) from January 2007-December 2008 and March 2009-December 2010, Deputy Minister's Chronos from January-December 2007 and January 2009-December 2010, Deputy Minister's personal and confidential Chronos from June 2010-April 2011, and briefing material from 2007 and 2009-2011.

The accession consists of records from the Directorate of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, including departmental, Minister's and Deputy Minister's chronos (correspondence), committee records for the Deputy Ministers' Subcommittee on Science, Arctic Energy Alliance, and Giant Mine Oversight Committee, records relating to an amendment of the Wildlife Act, and a memorandum of agreement with the Canadian Wildlife Federation.

This fonds consists of 11.18 m of textual records, 2 drawings, 16 CDs, 1 zip disk, and 1 USB flash drive, including records from the Directorate, Corporate Management division, Policy, Legislation and Communications division, Environment division (and earlier from the Pollution Control division), Wildlife division, Protected Areas Strategy Secretariat, and Inuvik Region.

Records from the Directorate include ministerial and deputy minister chronos, briefing materials, meeting materials of the Senior Management Committee, Managing This Land Strategic Initiative Committee, Deputy Ministers' Land Use Steering Committee, Joint Climate Change Committee, Energy Coordinating Committee, Deputy Minister's Subcommittee on Science, Arctic Energy Alliance, as well as terms of reference of the Gwich'in Forest Management Steering Committee and correspondence and briefing notes regarding the forest management component of the Gwich'in Land Claim agreement. Records also include meeting materials of the Giant Mine Oversight Committee and the Informatics Steering Committee, land and water framework working groups, meeting materials regarding the restructuring of ENR's predecessor, the Department of Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development, into ENR, material relating to the Territorial response to the Dehcho Land Use Plan, and workshop materials for the Development of a Land Use Framework workshop and a Water Strategy workshop. The records also include a memorandum of agreement with the Canadian Wildlife Federation and records relating to an amendment of the Wildlife Act.

Records from the Corporate Management division's Policy, Legislation and Communications unit (known for a time as the Policy and Strategic Planning division) include policy committee meeting materials, Senior Management Committee materials, Deputy Ministers Land Use Steering Committee materials, Natural Resources Conservation Trust Fund material, plans for organizational change in the early days of ENR, protocols documenting shared resources with the Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment, and records relating to enforcement of legislation, land use and protected areas, caribou management, the Mackenzie Gas Project, forest management, and department-wide training. Other records relate to the revision of the Wildlife Act, creation of the Species at Risk Act, and amendment of the Forest Management regulations, including meeting materials, reports, drafts, discussion papers, and records relating to public consultations. Records also include preliminary screening of land use permits, land lease applications, and water licence applications that were reviewed by the department and its predecessor, the Department of Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development, as mandated by the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act (MVRMA). Records also include IRMA (Interim Resource Management Assistance) files, as well as Interim Measures Agreement files (IMA) as managed by DIAND and copied to RWED, who later became the lead on such files after devolution in 2014. Records also include communications on department programs and initiatives, agreements and memoranda of understanding, policies and directives, and records relating to human resources and a possible job action.

Records from the Environment Division include proceedings of the utilities management committee, program results from partnership with Ecology North, and legal opinions on environmental issues and case files in conjunction with the Department of Justice. Records also include agreements related to spills in the NWT.

Records from the Wildlife Division include files from the revision of the Wildlife Act, Species at Risk Programs, various publications, study information, briefing notes (2005-2006), and committee material for the Deputy Ministers’ Sub-Committee on the Science Act, Seismic Guidelines Steering Committee, and West Kitikmeot/Slave Study Society Board.

Records from the Forest Management Division relate to timber supply and NWT Forest Industry Conferences and Workshops (2005-2006).

Records from the Protected Areas Strategy Secretariat include material from the Implementation Advisory Committee, Steering Committee, working groups, Secretariat, funders, forums, and workshop, material related to activities in the Akaitcho, Gwich'in, Sahtu, and Deh Cho regions, agreements, and communications materials.

Records from the Inuvik region include RWED Operations Manual, ENR Field Operations Manual Standard Operating Procedures, Summary of Hunting Regulations July 1, 2006 to June 30, 2007, and material for a 2007 Research Day.

This accession consists of records relating to forest management in the Northwest Territories. The records include records of the NWT Forest Industry Conferences and Workshops (2005-2006) and records on timber supply, particularly in the Liard and Nahanni Butte region. The accession also contains some records of Federal/Provincial/Territorial work on timber supply.

The records are from the Central Registry file system and contain files from the following program areas: Directorate (60 block); Tourism (61 block); Economic and Industrial (62 block); Game (63 block); Forestry (64 block); Fisheries (65 block); Administration (68 block); and Loans and Grants (69 block).

Records relate to the transfer (devolution) of forestry and fire management from the federal Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development to the territorial Department of Renewable Resources and include correspondence, work plans, asset inventories, lists of positions being transferred, organizational charts, and meeting minutes. The content of the records overlaps with the records in G-2007-078 and G-2020-004.

Records include the Annual Fire Report from the Inuvik District for the 1987 fire season, as well as correspondence and report from the Board of Review that was responsible for reviewing forest fire management services.

The accession consists of the Forest Fire Management in the Northwest Territories Public Discussion Paper prepared by the Department of Renewable Resources in January 1990.

Records include a report on future organization and direction of the department and its appendices.

The accession consists of records relating to Department of Renewable Resource policies, including correspondence, draft policies, and draft strategies.

This accession consists of records relating to the transfer (devolution) of Forestry and fire management from the federal Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development to the territorial Department of Renewable Resources. The records include draft agreements, correspondence, work plans, reports, news reports, organizational charts, job descriptions, and meeting minutes. The content of the records overlaps with the records in G-2007-078 and G-2019-046.

This accession consists of records primarily from the Department of Renewable Resources, although some files also include Department of Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development records. The records document some facets of the management of forests, including timber licensing, woodlots, forest utilization, and timber export.

This accession consists of excerpts from the Department of Renewable Resources Operations Manual on Forest Fire Response - Protection of Communities from Forest Fires, including a sample Community Forest Fire Management Agreement.