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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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...

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...

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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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