Saint John's Arboretum to Host Hardwood Lumber Grading Course
7/7/2004
COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. -- The University of Minnesota's 34th Annual
Hardwood Lumber Grading Short Course will be held Aug. 3-5, at Saint
John's University. This course is designed to provide a practical
introduction to hardwood lumber grading through classroom discussion
of the National Hardwood Lumber Association (NHLA) rules and "hands
on" practice grading of actual lumber. The cost for this three-day
course is $250 per person or $225 per person for companies sending two
or more participants. Maximum enrollment is 36, and minimum enrollment
is 20.Registration is honored in the order received. For more
information or to register for the class, contact Harlan Petersen at
612-624-3407 or [email protected].
The event is co-sponsored by Saint John's Arboretum; National Hardwood
Lumber Association; Wood-Mizer Products, Inc.; and University of
Minnesota, Wood and Paper Science Department. For more information, go
to http://www.csbsju.edu/arboretum/Hardwoodlumbergrading.htm
The College of Saint Benedict for women and Saint John's University
for men are partners in liberal arts education, providing students the
opportunity to benefit from the distinctions of not one, but two
nationally recognized Catholic, Benedictine, residential undergraduate
colleges. Together, the colleges challenge students to live balanced
lives of learning, work, leadership and service in a coeducational
environment.