Within the 17 million acres of forested landscape in Pennsylvania lies the Upper Allegheny Plateaus, a region recognized worldwide for its’ high-quality hardwoods. The Allegheny Hardwood Utilization Group, Inc (AHUG) was organized in 1984 for the purpose of promoting this exceptional natural resource asset, and for sustaining and expanding the economic development and employment opportunities within the Pennsylvania forest products industry, with specific emphasis on 14 counties of the Northwest and North Central regions.

We realize that one of the best ways to promote effective use of our Allegheny Plateau hardwoods is to increase value-added secondary manufacturing. While primary manufacturers, such as logging firms, sawmills, and chipping mills are well represented in the area, secondary manufacturers account for only about a third of the total employment in the forest products industry.