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  • Alex Fraser Research Forest main office – Williams Lake, BC

  • Lakefront view from private accommodation space available at the AFRF Headquarters in Williams Lake.

  • Private Accommodation available for short and long-term stays at the AFRF Headquarters in Williams Lake

  • Studying growth response in tree seedlings

  • Arrow-leaved Balsamroot blooms in May in our very dry Douglas-fir forest

  • Demonstration sites show examples of new practices at the fall field school

  • Interpreting a soil profile

  • A great place to study and view wildlife

  • Gavin Lake Camp is the location of UBC researchers cabin pictured here on the right

Welcome to our classroom

The Alex Fraser Research Forest is part of the Faculty of Forestry at the University of British Columbia.

Situated on close to 10,000 hectares of crown forest in the Cariboo region of south-central British Columbia, it is one of two UBC Research Forests managed to create opportunities for research, education and demonstration of sustainable forest management.

The Alex Fraser Research Forest has 3 sites:

  • Main office located on 55 acres just south of the Williams Lake Airport
  • Gavin Lake Research Forest
  • Knife Creek Research Forest

Office Hours:

Monday – Friday, 8:00am – 4:30pm

To book an appointment:

(250) 392-2207
jodi.taylor@ubc.ca

Alex Fraser Research Forest
Faculty of Forestry
795 Campbell Road
Williams Lake, BC Canada V2G 5M2
Tel 250 392 2207
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