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What is the Tug Hill Commission?

The NYS Tug Hill Commission is a small, non-regulatory state agency charged with “helping local governments and citizens shape the future of the Tug Hill region.” The Tug Hill region includes 41 towns and 18 villages in portions of Jefferson, Lewis, Oneida and Oswego counties. Click here to learn more.

About The Tug Hill Region

The Tug Hill region lies between Lake Ontario and the Adirondacks. Larger than Delaware or Rhode Island, its 2,100 square miles comprise one of the most rural and remote sections of New York State and the Northeast. A scattering of public lands covers a tenth of the region, with most of that land used extensively for timber production, hunting, and recreation. The rest is privately owned forest, farms, and homes, all of it working land that supports the region’s way of life. Tug Hill’s total population is just over 100,000, with two-thirds of those people concentrated in villages around its edge. Its densely forested core of about 275 square miles is among New York’s most remote areas, with a population of just a few thousand and few public roads. Click here to learn more.

News Spotlights

Winter Wildlife Webinar Series: Bats of New York: Challenges and Conservation

01/30/2025

Part 2: Bats of New York: Challenges and Conservation Join us for an exciting webinar with Lucara Aman, a bat technician with the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, as we dive into the fascinating world...

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Commission Meeting March 17, 2025

12/24/202402/04/2025

The next board meeting of the Tug Hill Commission will be on Monday, March 17, 2025 at 10 am at the Harrisburg Town Hall, 7886 Cobb Rd., Copenhagen, NY 13626

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Register Now – Tug Hill Local Government Conference March 31-April 1, 2025

12/02/202412/24/2024

Registration for our 34th annual Tug Hill Local Government Conference is now open. The full day of sessions will be on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, from 7:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. at Turning Stone Conference...

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Town & Village Budget and Accounting Technical Assistance Available

12/30/202110/31/2023

The commission has contracted with Laird Petrie in his retirement to provide budgeting and accounting technical assistance to towns and villages belonging to one of the region’s five Councils of Governments. Starting the program in...

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Training

Register Now – Tug Hill Local Government Conference March 31-April 1, 2025

Registration for our 34th annual Tug Hill Local Government Conference...

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