1. Crystal Oldham
NHLA Director of Education Hardwood Forest Foundation Executive Director

2. IT STARTED AS A SEED. AS AN IDEA. A SINGLE MISSION.
At the National Hardwood Lumber Association our foundation is built on a legacy of visionaries who saw the future. As both our members and industry continue to undergo significant change, we’re moving forward with them – building on new opportunities that help sustain our future and strengthen our value. Our founders would be proud.
STRONG ROOTS. GLOBAL REACH.

3. Inspector Training School
Continuing Education
Hardwood Forest Foundation

4. Inspector Training School

5. Inspector Training School
Sixty Years of Traditional Excellence
More than 7,000 Graduates
Memphis Campus
Traveling Summer Program

6. Inspector Training School
Memphis Campus
Total collegiate experience
NHLA Headquarters
14 weeks
10,000 square feet grading facility

7. Inspector Training School

8. Inspector Training School
Memphis Campus Accreditation
Higher Education Vocational Institution
Title IV funding through FASFA
Two Year Process
‘Self Evaluation’

9. Inspector Training School
Traveling Summer Program
10 Weeks
Currently in Oil City, PA
-Partnership with the Following Organizations
Clarion University
Venango Technology Center
Keystone Community Education Council
Allegheny Hardwood Utilization Group
Different City Next Summer

10. Continuing Education

11. Hardwoods 101
Hardwood industry professionals that do not have hardwood background
Industry history
Forest tour
Species identification
Sawmill tour
Grading
Drying
Imports
Market conditions

12. Hardwoods 101

13. Lumber Grading Short Courses
Three to Four Day Grading Courses
National Inspectors
Other organizations and companies
Species Specific

14. Leadership, Management and Development Program
Three tier program to kick off in Spring 2010
Offered every three years
Lower to mid-level management
Industry overview
Hands-on
Legislative

15. Educational Seminars at NHLA Annual Convention & Showcase
A New Era- The Next Generation of the Lumber Industry
Green is the New Black- Current Hardwood Trends and Fads in Homes
The State of the Hardwood Market Place
Banking, Economy and Hardwood
Lumber Credit Insurance
Truth About Trees

16. Webinars What to Do if OSHA Calls Crushing Price Objections
Disaster Planning
Security and Fraud

17. Hardwood Forest Foundation:

18. Hardwood Forest Foundation
Headquartered in NHLA Offices
Teaches children and educators the truth about the forest products industry
Uses science-based facts in educational programs
Highlights need for forest management

19. Hardwood Forest Foundation
Truth About Trees
Educator Scholarship Program
Spotlight On- The Forest

20. Hardwood Forest Foundation
Truth About Trees

21. Hardwood Forest Foundation
Educator Scholarship Program

22. Hardwood Forest Foundation
Spotlight On- The Forest
Five minute television documentary
Aired on PBS nationwide
Aired more than 500 times
DVDs distributed individually and in Truth About Trees kits

24. IT STARTED AS A SEED. AS AN IDEA. A SINGLE MISSION.
At the National Hardwood Lumber Association our foundation is built on a legacy of visionaries who saw the future. As both our members and industry continue to undergo significant change, we’re moving forward with them – building on new opportunities that help sustain our future and strengthen our value. Our founders would be proud.
STRONG ROOTS. GLOBAL REACH.

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