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
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS NOW OPEN!
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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Special Issue Announcement IJFE
Please consider submitting a manuscript to the special issue of the International Journal of Forest Engineering on Digitalization of forest operations Special Issue Editor: Janine Schweier, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL) ...
One Big Family – Shaping Our Future Together – October 4-7, 2022
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! The Council on Forest Engineering (COFE), the International Symposium on Forest Mechanization (FORMEC), and the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) Division 3 will meet in Corvallis, Oregon. This year’s international...
NER.COFE Meeting April 11-12 — Brewer, Maine
The New England Region COFE group will be meeting April 11 and 12, 2022. April 11th will focus on Workforce Capacity Issues and Forest Management and Markets, While April 12 will focus on Forest Management and Wildlife and Zoning, Lidar, Pests in Forestry....
2018 Annual Meeting Summary
The Virginia Tech Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation hosted the 41 Annual Council on Forest Engineering Meeting in Williamsburg, Virginia at the Williamsburg Lodge in Colonial Williamsburg July 15-18, 2018. The meeting was co-chaired...
2017 Annual Meeting Save the Date
The 2017 COFE Annual Meeting will be held July 30 – August 2, 2017 in Bangor, Maine, with an optional tour of the Bar Harbor area on August 3, 2017. The meeting will be hosted by Wagner Forest Management and lead by Ray Berthiaume More details will...
Western Region COFE Seminar Jan 14, 2016
Details have been released for the 2016 WR.COFE meeting! The seminar will be January 14, 2016 at the Valley River Inn, in Eugene, Oregon. Western Region COFE Seminar January 14, 2016
Recent Reseach Publications
- Dynamic cost allocation in horizontal collaboration – a case study in forest transportation in Québec
- Strength analysis of different design solutions of boom extensions for attaching the harvester head to the excavator
- Hand-arm vibration levels in hardwood and softwood cutting with battery-powered and petrol chainsaws
- Automated terrain roughness assessment using remotely sensed data
- 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