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.
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2025 Annual Meeting | Morgantown WV | 16-18 September
Join us in the heart of Appalachia, where the 2025 Council on Forest Engineering Annual Meeting, hosted by West Virginia University in scenic Morgantown, West Virginia, USA! Get ready to shape the future of forest operations in one of the most scenic regions of the country.
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2025 Annual Meeting Save the Date
We are excited to announce that the next COFE Annual Meeting will be held from September 16-18, 2025, in Morgantown, WV - the mountain home of West Virginia University. This year’s theme is “COUNTRY ROADS: BUILDING ON OUR FOREST OPERATIONS FOUNDATIONS FOR A...
2024 Southern Region COFE Meeting – March 13 – Wakulla Springs FL
The Southern Region Council on Forest Engineering (SRCOFE) will hold a joint meeting with the Southeastern Region Forest Resources Association (FRA) on March 13, 2024, from 8 am–noon at the Lodge at Wakulla Springs, which is near Tallahassee, FL. You will have the...
2024 Annual Meeting – May 22-24 – Moscow Idaho
2024 COFE Annual Meeting The Future of Forest Operations Greetings! We are honored and excited to host the 2024 Council on Forest Engineering Annual Meeting in the College of Natural Resources at the University of Idaho! Please join friends and colleagues in Moscow...
2024 Western Region COFE Meeting 11 January
About This Event The conference will be offered with both an in-person and streaming option. Please select which option you prefer when registering. A recording of the seminar will be available to all registered attendees for the remainder of 2024. WR.COFE is a...
COFE-FETEC 2023 Registration Now Open!
Forest Operations: A Tool for Forest Management May 23 – 25, 2023 Flagstaff, Arizona, USA Early bird discount is available through April 21st 2023…don’t wait! This meeting will be hosted by Northern Arizona University, USDA Forest Service and FETEC (Forest Engineering...
Remembering Bennie Jack Warren
It is with deep sadness that we share the news of the passing of one of our long-term members, Bennie Jack Warren. COFE is committed to ensuring that his dedication to our mission continues to inspire us. Jack was a 2008 recipient of the International FE Achievement...
Recent Reseach Publications
- Assessing harvesting productivity and fuel efficiency in secondary Nothofagus antarctica forest management in Northern Patagonia
- Influence of excavator mass on CO2 emissions and energy consumption during biomass stacking
- Global coverage path planner in 2.5 dimensions for nonholonomic vehicles
- Pre-commercial thinning in small-scale forestry: Operational cost and carbon footprint
- Updating the machine rate costing approach for forest harvesting machines in the southeastern United States
- The state of logging businesses in North and South Carolina in 2022
- The connection between Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and forest operations research