News

News

NTHA 2026 Executive Board & Expansion

In January 2026, NTHA has elected new officers for the year. Matt Carney of Elite Timber Harvesting will be NTHA President. Paul Reining of R Ranch will be the Vice-President, Frank Sperry of Sperry Logging and Transport will be the

Read More »

NTHA Hosts 2025 Sustainable Timber Harvesting Event

Five-Day Gathering Showcases Industry Best Practices in Northeast Pennsylvania The Northern Tier Hardwood Association (NTHA) welcomed attendees to its second annual Sustainable Timber Harvesting event, held over five days in late September 2025 in the scenic woodlands of northeast Pennsylvania.

Read More »

August 2025 Board Meeting

The August 2025 board meeting will be held on July 31 at 9am at the Lackawanna State Park office in North Abington Township. Please contact NTHA with any questions- 570-265-7753

Read More »

June 2025 Board Meeting

Northern Tier Hardwood Association’s June board meeting will be held on Thursday, June 5 at the Lackawanna State Park Office in North Abington Township with a start time of 9am.

Read More »

April 3rd Board Meeting

Northern Tier Hardwood Association will hold it’s monthly board meeting on April 3rd at 9am at the Lackawanna State Park Office at 1839 N. Abington Rd., N. Abington Township, Pa.

Read More »

What Will My Woods Look Like?

“What will my woods look like?” This is often one of the first questions that forest landowners ponder when considering forest management options that involve harvesting timber on their property. The visual aesthetics of their forest is important to them

Read More »

NHLA in PA – Lumber Grading Inspector Course

NHLA is excited to bring our 8-week Inspector Training School program to Pennsylvania. The program is a mix of hands-on training and testing, in-class lectures, group study, one-on-one training with the instructor, and more. Students who successfully fulfill all of

Read More »

2023 Scholarship Recipients

NTHA was able to award four $1,500 scholarships this year to one high school student (Community Forests Scholarship) and three college students (College Forest Resources Scholarship). Three of the students were able to join us at our July board meeting.

Read More »

2023 Spotted Lantern Fly Update

The forest products industry in Pennsylvania is committed to doing everything possible to minimize the threat and reduce the risk of spreading Spotted Lanternfly (SLF), as well as any other potential forest invasive insect. To that end, all members of

Read More »

2022 Scholarships Awarded

Northern Tier Hardwood Association was able to award 2 recipients for each of our available scholarships. Dylan Abernathy and Devon Ford were presented the NTHA Community Forests Scholarship for High School Seniors. Rachel Klein and Bradley Tessier were presented the

Read More »

Clay Shoot Fundraiser

Northern Tier Hardwood Association hosted a Clay Shoot in May 2022 to benefit Log-A-Load, a fundraiser to benefit the Children’s Miracle Network hospitals in Pennsylvania. We raised $11,000 to be distributed through 5 hospitals! Thank you to everyone that attended!

Read More »