COUNCIL  ON   FOREST  ENGINEERING

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NER.COFE

The New England Regional Council on Forest Engineering Annual Workshop was held at the University of Maine in Orono on March 10-11, 2008.  Topics were "Impacts of Wildlife on the Forest Industry" and "Building and Maintaining Forestry Relationships."  Attendance was 223 people. NER.COFE  increased their yearly donation to $1,500 for the Thomas J. Corcoran Memorial Scholarship Fund.  More information about NER.COFE is available at at: www.forest.umaine.edu/nercofe

 

WR.COFE

Western Regional Council on Forest Engineering held two one-day seminars on the theme, “Advancements in Forest Harvesting Operations.”  The first one in Eugene, Oregon, January 17, 2008 was attended by 160 people.  The second one in Chehalis, Washington, was attended by 100 people.

 

Proceedings 1979 — 2007

Individual copies of papers from proceedings of past meetings can be ordered from our website.  If members do not have access to the Internet, the COFE office would be happy to mail out order forms on request.

 

Guide to Forest Road

Engineering in Mountainous Terrain

This Guide is written to promote the use of recommended practices in the planning, design, construction, and maintenance of forest roads in mountainous terrain.  The recommendations are drawn from the practices that have proven effective in minimizing the adverse impact of forest roads.  The guide addresses the four major activities in constructing forest roads—planning, design, construction, and maintenance.  Copies can be obtained from Joachim Lorbach <joachim.lorbach@fao.org>

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Recruitment Results

Chad Bolding receives the honor of recruiting the most new members (21) from 7/1/07 to 6/30/08.  Also thanks to the following people who recruited members:  Ed Aulerich, Jim Frost, and John Garland.

 

New Memberships

Between 7/1/07 and 6/30/08, 85 new members joined COFE. That number included 21 free memberships given to Clemson University and  University of Laval undergrad students (paid by John Garland); 5 free memberships given to graduate students attending Clemson University, Louisiana State University, and Oregon State University (paid by COFE); and 2 free memberships given to the Annual Meeting Operator and Student awardees (paid by COFE).