There are times when something you attempt turns out to be, in the words of the late Joe Wood, the one-of-a-kind Barko icon, “about as difficult as putting a raw oyster into a parking meter.” So it was with Timber & Biomass Expo Southeast, sponsored by Hatton-Brown Publishers, the parent company of this and other magazines, and finally staged June 11-12 near Valdosta, Ga. Thankfully, the “most advertised and highly promoted forestry event in modern history” turned out quite well, all things considered. Check out the account found on pages 16-18.
Approximately 3,000 people braved the heat, dust and bugs across two days. Attendance was about what we expected, but the number of states (21) represented by attendees was a surprise. They came from as far away as Michigan, Wisconsin and New York. A group of 10 came all the way from Argentina. The largest number came from Georgia, of course, followed by Florida, Alabama, South Carolina, Illinois and Tennessee