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...
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...
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