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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2026 Western Region COFE Seminar | Jan 8, 2026
The Western Region COFE Seminar will be held on Thursday, January 8, 2026 in Lebanon, OR at the Boulder Falls Inn Event Center. The 2026 Western Region Council on Forest Engineering Seminar will host speakers from Oregon, Washington, California and beyond to highlight...
2025 Annual Meeting – Morgantown, WV
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...
Recent Reseach Publications
- Predicting the occurrence of root rot in tree stumps based on harvester data
- Use of video to promote skill development in loading machine operators
- Forestry workers’ perceptions on occupational safety: a comparative study of British Columbia and South Korea
- Exploring barriers and facilitators to well-being among logging industry workers: a mixed methods study
- Repetitive movements of harvester operators during thinnings in a pine-planted forest
- Toward a digital twin to improve the training and performance of forestry operators
- Assessment of machine productivity for a feller-buncher, processor, and harvester: a case study in the southern pine plantations of Queensland, Australia