IN-WOODS EXPO 2007 – THIS APRIL IN ARKANSAS!

RELEASE: January 1, 2007

CONTACT: Neil Ward (301/838-9385)
  nward@forestresources.org

Rockville, MD – In-Woods Expo 2007, following up on the very successful 2004 event, will come back to Hot Springs, Arkansas, April 26 through 28, this time on a 300-acre managed forest owned by Weyerhaeuser. Join 5,000 forestry professionals—-loggers, foresters, and landowners—-to interact with manufacturer and dealer representatives in a situation in which equipment can be demonstrated, in action, in a full-scale harvesting situation.

The theme is Connecting to Change. Expo co-manager Richard Lewis, of the Forest Resources Association, says, “We want In-Woods Expo 2007 to be the place where logging and industry professionals can connect to change as it develops. We also want it to be the place where members of the community of forestry change agents connect with each other.”

In addition to the live demonstrations, showcasing Conventional and CTL systems from companies like Deere, Komatsu, and Tigercat, and biomass processing systems from companies like Morbark and Peterson, In-Woods Expo 2007 will feature practical educational sessions directed at both loggers and landowners.

Larry Boccarossa, of the Arkansas Timber Producers Association, which is co-sponsoring the Expo with FRA, points out, “The logging community is our core, of course, and 40% of the attendees at In-Woods Expo 2004 were professional loggers, but we’ll also emphasize the relationship between logging and the rest of the community. The Southern chapter of the Council on Forest Engineering will hold its annual meeting, with seminars, on our opening day, April 26, and we’ll have workshops for private landowners.”

Husqvarna will provide hands-on “Game of Logging” training; and a special Biofuels Pavillion will display exhibits on the biomass processing and utilization technologies serving the emerging biofuels business. Stihl will again hold its “Ironjack” exhibition of traditional lumberjack skills, and In-Woods Expo is proud to welcome the Prentice Loader Championship to the scene.

On the opening night, In-Woods Expo will host a Log A Load For Kids ® fundraising dinner at the Hot Springs Convention Center.

For a registration form, contact FRA at 301/838-9385, fra@forestresources.org. A video preview is loaded at www.in-woods-expo.com.

Editors: Please click here to download a print quality In-Woods-Expo 2007 logo.

In-Woods Expo 2007, April 26-28, 2007 in western Arkansas, is a joint project of the Arkansas Timber Producers Association and the Forest Resources Association. Please visit www.in-woods-expo.com.

 

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