Short Courses

This 4-day workshop will include a thorough study and explanation of the NHLA Lumber Grading Rules, emphasizing the basics of hardwood lumber inspection. It will give yardmen, sawyers, edgermen, sales and office staff, and management level personnel an introduction to lumber inspection.

For Spanish speakers with a desire to learn lumber grading, the NHLA Inspector Training School is offering a Spanish language two-week, "Introduction to Hardwood Lumber Grading” in Memphis, Tennessee The course will be taught in Spanish by NHLA National Inspector Mark Bear. It is 60 hours of concentrated instruction for Spanish speaking lumber graders. Over the two-week period, instruction will include both classroom time and practical hands-on hardwood lumber grading experience. Class size is limited to 20 students.


The National Hardwood Lumber Association, USDA Forest Service, and the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities is cooperating to hold a Hardwood Industry Needs Workshop May 8-10, 2024. The objective of the workshop is to understand the state of the U.S. hardwood industry and identify critical needs to improve the hardwood lumber sector through enhanced wood utilization, product, and market development. The summit will be open to academics, government, and associations with limited manufacturers on a first come first serve basis.



This popular workshop gives yardmen, sawyers, edgermen, sales and office staff, and management level personnel an introduction to lumber inspection. This course will be instructed by National Inspector Mark Depp.