Western Region Council on Forest Engineering Seminar
Location: Valley River Inn, Eugene, OR
Thursday, January 14, 2016
0700 – 0815 Registration and Continental Breakfast (Included with registration)
0815 – 0830 Introduction to Western Region 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 update
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 3D Laser Vest Richard Gabriel, Spectrum Geomatix
SESSION 4: FOREST PRACTICES UPDATE
1350 – 1420 FE Licensure Update Oregon State Board of Examiners for Engineering and Land Surveying
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 State Historic Preservation Office Jason Robison, Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe
1600 – 1630 Oregon Department of Forestry Riparian Rule Analysis Terry Frueh, Oregon Department of Forestry
1630 – 1645 Wrap-Up and Evaluation Jeff Wimer