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COFE 2026 Call for Abstracts – NOW OPEN

Share Your Research in Missoula this Summer! Are you working on the future of forest operations? The submission portal for the 2026 Council on Forest Engineering Annual Meeting is officially open! This year’s theme, Operationalizing Resilience, focuses on the critical...

In Memoriam: Dr. Abdullah Emin Akay

The Council on Forest Engineering is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Dr. Abdullah Emin Akay, Professor in the Department of Forest Engineering at Bursa Technical University, Turkey. An alumnus of Oregon State University, Dr. Akay was a highly respected...

COFE 2026 ANNOUNCEMENT & SAVE THE DATE

Operationalizing Resilience: Sustaining Working Forests The 49th annual meeting of the Council on Forest Engineering will be held August 2-5, 2026 in Missoula, Montana.  Hosted by the WA Franke College of Forestry and Conservation at the University of Montana, the...

2026 Southern Region COFE Meeting – March 11, 2026 – Auburn, AL

The Southern Region Council on Forest Engineering (SRCOFE) will be meeting the morning of March 11, 2026, in Auburn, Alabama at the The Hotel at Auburn University and Dixon Conference Center. The theme of the meeting is Research Results to Address Forest Operations...