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...

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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

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

2016 Annual Meeting

The 2016 COFE Annual meeting will be held in Vancouver, British Columbia CANADA on September 19 - 21,  2016.  The meeting will coordinate with the Canadian Woodlands Forum, The faculty of Forestry at UBC, and the DEMO International Conference.   This...

2015 Annual Meeting in Lexington Kentucky

2015 Annual Meeting in Lexington Kentucky

COFE Annual Meeting Registration NOW OPEN!  Early Registration Before June 1st!   Register today at http://cofe.ca.uky.edu/ For the first time, the 2015 COFE annual meeting will be hosted by the Department of Forestry at the University of Kentucky. It...

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