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A world-class live, dynamic forestry and logging demo exhibiting the equipment, services, and specialties essential to forest management today and in the near future—demonstrated in an actual forested setting! In-Woods Expo 2011 will be held on a 300-acre forest managed by Weyerhaeuser near Hot Springs Arkansas, May 19-21, 2011.

An opportunity to see today’s and tomorrow’s forest machinery at work in real forest conditions from designated safe viewing areas, with opportunities to meet with technicians and other exhibitor personnel and to view the equipment up close between live demonstrations.

All the tools, large and small, that make forest management possible in today’s environment. That includes: Skidders * Feller bunchers * Loaders * Cutting heads * Delimbers * Cut-to-length systems * Mobile chippers * Portable sawmills * Stump grinders * Mobile hog fuel processors * Land clearing machines and attachments * Site prep machines and attachments * Biomass processing systems . . . as well as support systems such as communication equipment, portable scales, surveying and forest measurement systems, safety gear, portable hand-held equipment, reforestation equipment, seedlings, and much more.

In-Woods Expo 2011 will be held on a 300-acre forest managed by Weyerhaeuser located along Arkansas’s Little Rock-Hot Springs corridor, May 19-21, 2011.

In-Woods Expo’s exhibits, active and static, will provide valuable insights to both in-woods professionals and others. Please view our video for an overview of our previous In-Woods Expo 2007 to get a feel for what you can expect!

In-Woods Expo 2011 will offer full and varied educational sessions, directed to loggers, foresters, and forest landowners. For logging contractors and their employees, course offerings will be accredited under the Arkansas Timber Producers Association’s ArkProLogger program, and members of the Society of American Foresters will be able to earn CFE credits. Visit the training page for current schedule and new additions!

In-Woods Expo’s co-sponsors and business managers are the Forest Resources Association, based in Rockville, Maryland, and the Arkansas Timber Producers Association, based in Little Rock, Arkansas. They will draw on a full range of national and regional forestry organizations to add to the depth and breadth of In-Woods Expo 2011. Current partners include the Arkansas Forestry Association, the Arkansas Forestry Commission, the Council on Forest Engineering, the American Tree Farm System, the Society of American Foresters, the Forest Landowners Association, as well as Hatton-Brown Publishers.

The Forest Resources Association represents diverse segments of the wood fiber supply chain, promoting forest products industry members’ ability to compete successfully in the global marketplace. Its mission is to promote the interests of forest products industry members in the economical, efficient, and sustainable use of forest resources to meet the needs of the wood fiber supply chain through private enterprise.

The Arkansas Timber Producers Association is a statewide member organization for professional loggers, affiliates and businesses which serve or supply the logging and timber industry, promoting the economic and conservation contributions of the state’s timber harvesters in policy circles and to the public, while providing skills improvement programs and information to its members.

The Arkansas Forestry Commission will provide a full program specially directed to Arkansas junior high and high-schoolers in the In-Woods Expo forest on the opening day. There will be a special admissions policy for children 15 years or younger, but they must remain under the supervision of responsible adults while on the Expo site, for safety. For families, the Hot Springs area offers many attractions—restaurants, shops, museums, and much else, including the lakes and trails within Hot Springs National Park.

Markham Travel is the official travel agent for In-Woods Expo 2011. If you need assistance planning flights or making hotel reservations, contact agents at (888) 685-9853.

Driving instructions from all points (including Little Rock airport), and a map, will be provided here.

NOTE: There will be NO PARKING at or adjacent to the In-Woods Expo site. Instead, attendees for the 2011 Expo will meet at the Hot Springs Convention Center, located at 134 Convention Blvd., Hot Springs, AR 71901 each day to sign in. From the Convention Center, shuttles will transport attendees to the In-Woods Expo 2011 site gates each day, running several trips throughout the day.

Register here online, or contact the Forest Resources Association for a registration mailer. Registration is $10 in advance, $20 day-of-show; discounts for accompanying family members.

Lodgings to suit every budget are available in the greater Hot Springs area. Please contact any of the following hotels and ask for special In-Woods Expo 2011 Group Rates:

The Arlington Resort Hotel & Spa

239 Central Avenue

Hot Springs, AR  71901

(501) 609-2566; toll-free (800) 626-9768

groupsales@arlingtonhotel.com

The Austin Hotel

305 Malvern Avenue

ph (501) 623-6600; toll-free (877) 623-6697

austinadmin@cablelynx.com

Clarion Resort on the Lake

4813 Central Avenue

Hot Springs, AR 71913

ph (501) 525-0336; toll-free (800) 432-5145

Comfort Inn & Suites

3627 Central Avenue

Hot Springs, AR 71913

ph (501) 623-1700; toll-free (877) 682-4442

Comfort SUITES

320 Nash Street

Hot Springs, AR 71913

ph (501) 624-3800; toll-free (877) 424-6423

Embassy Suites Hotel

400 Convention Boulevard

Hot Springs, AR 71901

ph (501) 321-4430; toll-free (800) 362-2779

For help with flights or hotels, contact Markham Travel at 866/685-9853.

Please contact us directly for more information for information. A downloadable Exhibitor’s Manual is also located on the Exhibitors Page.