IN-WOODS EXPO 2007 HOSTS PRENTICE LOADER CHAMPIONSHIP

RELEASE: February 5, 2007

Larry Boccarossa (501/224-2232) lboccarossa@sbcglobal.net
Neil Ward (301/838-9385) nward@forestresources.org

Rockville, MD – In-Woods Expo 2007 will host the first of this year’s Prentice Loader Championships April 26-28 at its in-woods fairground near Hot Springs, Arkansas.

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 Loader Championship will begin at noon on Thursday and continue until 1:00 PM on Saturday. The top five finishers from the regular contest will compete at 2:00 PM Saturday in the Championship Trophy Run to determine the final top five winners.

Several of last year’s Grand National competitors may try to continue their winning streaks at In-Woods Expo. At least one, Brent Hill of Lillington, North Carolina, who placed third in the Grand National, says he is going to go for the “Triple Crown” and try to win all three competitions this year.

In addition to live demonstrations of timber harvesting and processing equipment, and other product exhibitions, the three-day In-Woods Expo, a joint project of the Forest Resources Association and the Arkansas Timber Producers Association, will hold practical educational sessions directed to both loggers and landowners. The Southern chapter of the Council on Forest Engineering will hold its annual meeting, with seminars, on In-Woods Expo’s opening day, April 26. A Log A Load For Kids® fundraising dinner will be held in Hot Springs that evening.

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

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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