Crystal Oldham

NHLA Director of Education

Hardwood Forest Foundation Executive Director

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

IT STARTED AS A SEED.AS AN IDEA.A SINGLE MISSION.

•Inspector Training School

•Continuing Education

•Hardwood Forest Foundation

Inspector Training School

Inspector Training School

• Sixty Years of Traditional Excellence• More than 7,000 Graduates

• Memphis Campus• Traveling Summer Program

Inspector Training School

Memphis Campus

• Total collegiate experience• NHLA Headquarters• 14 weeks• 10,000 square feet grading facility

Inspector Training School

Inspector Training School

Memphis Campus Accreditation

• Higher Education Vocational Institution• Title IV funding through FASFA• Two Year Process• ‘Self Evaluation’

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

Continuing Education

Hardwoods 101

• Hardwood industry professionals that do not have hardwood background

• Industry history• Forest tour• Species identification• Sawmill tour• Grading• Drying• Imports• Market conditions

Hardwoods 101

Lumber Grading Short Courses

• Three to Four Day Grading Courses

• National Inspectors

• Other organizations and companies

• Species Specific

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

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

Webinars

• What to Do if OSHA Calls

• Crushing Price Objections

• Disaster Planning

• Security and Fraud

Hardwood Forest Foundation

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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

Hardwood Forest Foundation

• Truth About Trees

• Educator Scholarship Program

• Spotlight On- The Forest

Hardwood Forest Foundation

Truth About Trees

Hardwood Forest Foundation

Educator Scholarship Program

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