WESTERN REGION COUNCIL ON FOREST ENGINEERING SEMINAR
Valley River Inn, Eugene, Oregon January 14, 2016
THEME: IMPROVING FOREST HARVESTING OPERATIONS
7 Hours + 1 Forest Practices AOL Professional Logger Credits
8 Washington Master Loggers Program Credits
6.0 Cat 1 Contact Hours SAF Continuing Forestry Ed Credits
WR.COFE is a regional chapter (western United States and British Columbia) of the COUNCIL ON FOREST ENGINEERING (COFE). 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. COFE serves the forestry profession by disseminating technical information about forest engineering. For more information, see the COFE website at: www.cofe.org
SEMINAR SCHEDULE
0700 – 0815 REGISTRATION & CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST (Provided)
0815 – 0830 Introduction to WR.COFE & Seminar Jeff Wimer, Chair, WR.COFE & OSU FERM Department
SESSION 1: Steep Slope Tethered Assist
0830-0900 Protecting the Logging Workforce: Development of Innovative Logging Techniques for a Safer Working Environment Kevin Boston Oregon State University
0900 – 0930 Building a Dual Purpose System Steep Slope Machine Bruce Skurdahl Summit Machinery
0930 – 1000 New Zealand Cable-Assist in the Pacific Northwest Frank Chandler Jr. C & C Logging
1000 – 1010 Blount / Oregon Cutting Systems Update
1010 – 1040 BREAK (Refreshments Provided)
1040 – 1050 Peterson Cat
SESSION 2: Logging Applications
1050 – 1120 Wayne Stone Logging – Extreme downhill Show Jason Colter, Student Oregon State University
1120 – 1150 Skyline Tension Monitoring Systems Why, What, and How? Brian Tuor Cable Logging Specialist
1150 – 1200 Triad Machinery / Link-Belt update
1200 – 1240 LUNCH (Provided)
1240 – 1310 ANNOUNCEMENTS, Ticket Raffle, OSU Student Scholarship Awards,
Jerry Sedlak Memorial Scholarship – Loren Kellogg
1310 – 1320 Pape’ Machinery update
SESSION 3: Technological Innovation in Forestry
1320 – 1350 A New Generation of Geomatics Richard Gabriel – Spectrum Geomatix
SESSION 4: Forest Practices Update
1350 – 1420 FE licensure OSBEELS
1420 – 1430 Vendor Update
1430 – 1500 BREAK (Refreshments Provided)
1500 – 1530 Federal Forest Management Affects All Oregonians, Especially Private Timberland Owners Bob Ragon Douglas Forest Operators
1530 – 1600 SHIPO Jason Robison- Cow Creek Indians
1600 – 1630 ODF riparian rule analysis Terry Frueh ODF
1630 – 1645 Wrap-Up and Evaluation — Jeff Wimer
Registration and Fees
Registration is now handled through: Western Forestry and Conservation.
The fee for this conference is: $135. This includes a one year membership in The Council on Forest Engineering
Please use the following secure link to register for the program: LINK
If you have difficulty with the registration webpage or any questions regarding registration please contact:
Western Forestry and Conservation
4033 SW Canyon Road, Portland, OR 97221
Phone: (503) 226-4562