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Building a Sustainable Future with Hardwood Education

Discover the legacy and opportunities in the hardwood industry with NHLA's Education Programs and the Hardwood Forest Foundation. From Inspector Training to Educational Seminars, learn about forestry management and market trends.

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Building a Sustainable Future with Hardwood Education

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  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. www.nhla.com

  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

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