IN-WOODS EXPO DRAWS 3,000 TO HOT SPRINGS!
RELEASE: May 28, 2004
CONTACT: Larry Boccarossa (501/224-2232)
boccarossa@msn.com
Neil Ward (301/838-9385)
nward@forestresources.org
 Rockville, MD – Nearly 3,000 loggers,
foresters, landowners, teachers, kids, and others curious about the future
of forestry and logging met April 30 and May 1 in a managed forest near
Hot Springs, Arkansas to view today’s and tomorrow’s harvesting and forest
management systems in action.
“We had a great turn-out from loggers—-more than 1,200—-as well as 300
company foresters,” stated Richard Lewis, President of the Forest
Resources Association, which hosted In-Woods Expo 2004 along
with the Arkansas Timber Producers Association. “We asked
exhibitors to show us their best and their latest, and we are extremely
pleased about the solid attendance.”
Of the 79 exhibitors that displayed equipment and systems at In-Woods
Expo 2004, 16 actually provided live demos of equipment at work in the
woods: Bandit, Barko, BW&C Equipment, CSI, Deere, Franklin, JNS Equipment,
Komatsu Forest, Timber Ax, Morbark, Peterson, Ponsse, Vines Equipment,
Tigercat, Warrior of Arkansas, and Wilson Equipment. In addition, portable
saw mill manufacturers Baker Products and Wood Mizer each demonstrated
their systems, and Stihl staged its “Ironjack” show of traditional
woodsmen’s skills.
 “We’ve heard from exhibitors that they not only obtained strong leads for
future customer contacts but that several actually closed some major sales
right at the Expo,” stated Expo co-manager Larry Boccarossa, of the
Arkansas Timber Producers Association. “This was a case of the right
people meeting in the right setting.”
Although most visitors were from the South, the two-day event drew
attendance from all over the United States, including the Pacific Coast,
the Lake States, and New England, as well as guests from Brazil, New
Zealand, Norway, and Canada.
In-Woods Expo 2004 was staged on a 150-acre section of
International Paper’s “Kentucky Refuge” forest, just east of Hot Springs,
Arkansas. IP generously donated the use of this mixed forest, which it
manages for multiple values, including wildlife habitat, stream
protection, and timber, under the Sustainable Forestry Initiative®.
In-Woods Expo 2004, April 30-May 1, 2004 near Hot Springs,
Arkansas, was a joint project of the Arkansas Timber Producers
Association and the Forest Resources Association. Visit
www.in-woods-expo.com.
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