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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: Sea Lamprey Control in Lake Ontario and the Great Lakes

01/10/2025

Part 1: Sea Lamprey Control in Lake Ontario and the Great Lakes Join the Great Lakes Fishery Commission (GLFC) for a webinar on efforts to protect the health of the Great Lakes from the continuous...

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2025 Commission Meeting Schedule

12/24/202412/31/2024

The Tug Hill Commission's 2025 meeting calendar is as follows: Date Day Location COG January 27 Monday Parish Salmon Rivers March 17 Monday Harrisburg CTHC May 19 Monday Annsville NOCCOG June 16 Monday Champion RACOG...

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Commission Meeting January 27, 2025

12/24/202412/24/2024

The next board meeting of the Tug Hill Commission will be on Monday, January 27, 2025 at 10 am at the Parish Village Gym, 2938 East Main Street, Parish, NY.

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2024-2025 DOS Winter Webinar Series

12/02/202412/02/2024

2024-2025 DOS Winter Webinar Series Farmland Protection & Agricultural Viability: (with Jeff Kehoe from Ag & Markets) Monday, December 9, 2024 6-8 PM (2 hours credit) Registration: https://meetny-gov.webex.com/meetny-gov/k2/j.php?MTID=t01c9de1c064cfd7f311dcdba65b01ed0 Floodplain Regulations for Local Review Boards: (with...

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Training

2024-2025 DOS Winter Webinar Series

2024-2025 DOS Winter Webinar Series Farmland Protection & Agricultural Viability:...

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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