News 
Irving Saw Mill in Aroostook County is closing for good
Irving Forest Product’s Pinkham Saw Mill in Aroostook County is being permanently closed, resulting in the loss of 64 jobs.
NELMA Partners with Habitat for Humanity and SFI® on Minnesota Project
What happens when a couple of tree farmers, a troop of Girl Scouts, a lumber grading agency, and dozens of volunteers get together?
Grading Rules Now Online in Full-Size Format
The online version of NELMA’s 2006 Standard Grading Rules for Northeastern Lumber has been re-formatted to full-page size PDF files to maximize viewing and printing of the book.
Proposed Removal of the Exemption of ISPM No. 15 for Wood Packaging Material Moving Between the United States and Canada
The United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) are considering enforcing a standard for wood packaging to prevent the introduction and spread of invasive species between the two countries.
NELMA’s Grading Committee Reviews Grading Policy
The members of NELMA’s Grading Committee met June 17 at the Association’s Headquarters Office in Cumberland, Maine for their bi-annual review of the current Grading Services Policy.
Supplement No. 1 to Standard Grading Rules for Northeastern Lumber Now Available
Supplement No. 1 has been published by the Association and available free of charge from NELMA.
USDA-APHIS Issues Sirex Woodwasp Quarantine Directive for the Northeast; Carolina Weighs In
This invasive pest has since spread to other areas in the Northeast and Great Lakes as confirmed by surveys and trapping over the past 3 years. Moving forward in an attempt to reduce or stall the spread to other areas, the USDA-APHIS Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) and Emergency & Domestic Program (EDP) developed a directive in May 2008 titled, Sirex noctilio Domestic Quarantine Regulated Articles, Regulated Area, Conditions of Movement, and Treatments.
Pin Blanc des Etats-Unis
France served as the location for NELMA’s first official appearance this year at an international trade show, as part of the Association’s membership in the Softwood Export Council.
NELMA Grade Rule Changes Approved
Effective June 15, 2008, revisions to Paragraphs 6.0, 6.2.2, 6.2.3, 6.2.4, and 6.3 of Section 3 for Eastern White PIne within the NELMA Standard Grading Rules for Northeastern Lumber will be implemented.
NELMA Lumber Grading Demo Conducted at Expo
This year’s Northeastern Forest Products Equipment Expo, held May 9 and 10 in Essex Junction, Vermont played host to a requested demonstration by NELMA of Eastern White Pine lumber grading.
New Digitized Version of 1940's Industry Film - The Story of Wood in the Northeast - now available for purchase.
In the late 1940’s, NELMA produced a short documentary on lumber. Titled “Story of Wood in the Northeast”, this 25 minute film shows
NELMA Celebrates 75
New York City was the setting for NELMA’s celebration of the Association’s 75th Anniversary, held April 10-12. The Grand Hyatt Hotel played the fitting host to this year’s special Convention, the very location where many of NELMA’s early meetings were conducted when the Association was headquartered on Madison Avenue from 1933 to 1969.
Hancock Lumber's Pittsfield Mill Graders Sweep NELMA's 2008 Competition
NELMA’s 5th annual Eastern White Pine Grader’s Competition was held Saturday, February 9, hosted by Hancock Lumber Company’s Pittsfield, Maine sawmill facility.
US-Canada Softwood Lumber Agreement News
Recent articles & local news broadcast regarding the US-Canada Softwood Lumber Agreement and its enforcement failure impact on lumber industry.
