COUNCIL  ON   FOREST  ENGINEERING

WESTERN REGION COUNCIL ON FOREST ENGINEERING SEMINAR

January 17, 2008

Valley River Inn, 1000 Valley River Way, Eugene, Oregon

 

WR.COFE is a regional chapter (western United States and British Columbia) of the COUNCIL ON FOREST ENGINEERING (COFE).  COFE is an international professional organization formed to foster the development of forest engineering in industry, government, and education in order to promote the best methods of managing and operating forests, both private and public.  COFE serves the forestry profession by disseminating technical information about forest engineering.  For more information check the COFE website at: www.cofe.org

 

 

Theme:  Advancements in Forest Harvesting Operations

(7 Hours of Oregon Professional Logger Credits    5 Hours of SAF CFE Contact Hours, Category 1)

 

0715 – 0815           Continental Breakfast

0815 – 0830           Introduction

                                  -- Jeff Wimer, Oregon State University

0830 – 0900           Economics of extended shift and 24/7 forest harvesting

                                  -- Glen Murphy, Oregon State University

0900 – 0930           Fuel supply issues for a biomass co-generation facility

                                  -- Kyle Freres, Freres Lumber Company

0930 – 1000           Opportunities for reducing transportation costs

                                  -- John Sessions, Oregon State University

1000 - 1045            Break

1045 - 1115            Eagle Claw grapple carriage

                                  -- Sam Baker, Eagle Carriage Company

1115 - 1145            Workforce recruitment

                                  --Julie Woodward, Oregon Forest Resources Institute

1200 – 1300           Lunch

1300 – 1330           Announcements (COFE & AOL)

1330 – 1400           Preventing tower failures

                                  --Rod Huffman, AOL

1400 - 1430            Landowner responsibilities for danger tree abatement

                                  Larry Fipps, OR-OSHA

1430 – 1500           Break

1500 – 1530           Aggregate pavement design to reduce sediment production from forest roads

                                  during wet-weather use

                                  -- Arne Skaugset, Oregon State University

1530 – 1600           Log prices and trends / log buyers directory

                                  Steve Bowers, OSU Forestry Extension

1600 – 1630           Official rules for 2 saw vs. oversize 3 saw

                                  --Gary Curtis, Columbia Log Scaling Bureau

1630 – 1700           Wrap-up and Evaluation

 

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REGISTRATION FORM  -  WR.COFE SEMINAR  -  EUGENE, OREGON  -  JANUARY 17, 2008

 

Registration can be made by mail, telephone, fax, or email.  Make your check payable to WR.COFE and mail it and your registration to WR.COFE, 620 SW Fourth Street, Corvallis, OR 97333.  Registrations must be received one week prior to the meeting.

 

Non-members: $100  ▪  COFE Members: $75  ▪  Students $25  ▪  Speakers: No Charge  ▪  COFE Dues: $15/year

 

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Council on Forest Engineering - 620 SW 4th Street - Corvallis, OR 97333 - Tel: 541-754-7558 - Fax: 541-754-7559

Email: office@cofe.org - Website: www.cofe.org