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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 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
****************************************************************************** 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 |