NHLA FOUNDATION

The National Hardwood Lumber Association (NHLA) Strategic Planning Committee worked for more than nine months to determine the purpose and foundations to focus on for the next six years. To go along with that, the committee decided how to align each foundation with objectives to accomplish NHLA’s purpose. They have represented this graphically by putting it into a Venn diagram.

The purpose of NHLA is to "Grow and stabilize the hardwood industry" based three foundational focuses: Education Services, Lumber Services, and Membership & Networking Services.

Within these three areas of focus, there are three overlapping focuses. Education, and Membership & Networking Services overlap with the Convention operations. The same applies to the Education and Lumber Services, which overlaps with the Inspector Training School. Finally, a newly created focus area, "Market Impacts," overlaps with Lumber Services and Membership & Networking Services.

The NHLA foundation was used to compile a list of objectives for NHLA to use. These objectives are high-level thinking that the committees will use as a guiding principle in determining goals and guiding staff in decision-making and daily operations.

NHLA FOUNDATION OBJECTIVES 2024-2030 GROW & STABILIZE HARDWOOD INDUSTRY

Lumber Services Objectives

(formerly Inspection Services Committee)

• Provide lumber inspection and training for the hardwood industry.

• Provide quality control, yield recovery services, and training as deemed necessary by membership.

• Expand the value of kiln dried and facility grade certification programs for the hardwood industry.

• Grow the utilization of services by the membership.