NEWS ROOMOur next winter outing is Saturday, February 4th in Watertown. It was originally scheduled for January 28th, but is rescheduled do to lack of snow. So pray for snow and join us on February 4th!
Do you want to get outside this winter and explore a new place? Then please join us for our 2012 Winter Snowshoe Treks!
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Sold Out! 2012 Tug Hill Calendars are no longer available.
The 2012 Tug Hill Calendar is now sold out! Thank you to everyone who purchased a calendar, your support is making such a difference! We hope you love your calendar, too.
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Celebrating 20 Years! Thank You for Joining Us
Thank you to everyone who celebrated 20 successful years at this year's Annual Dinner. The great enthusiasm and energy makes our work possible ...more
Calling all Forest Landowners!
Do you own wooded land in the Tug Hill region? Would you like to learn how to maintain or encourage birds and other wildlife on your property and what you can do to take care of your land for future generations? Then please attend the Tug Hill Private Forest Landowner Workshop.
Landowners will learn about:
A Family's Dream Becomes Reality - Wildlife and Farming are Connected
“Our dream is to have our land be our own wildlife sanctuary, and pass the farm down to the next generation,” explained Jefferson County farmer, David Lambright, “and now through this partnership program we’re going to be able to do just that.”
Mr. Lambright, his wife Velda, and their 11 children moved to northern New York over 10 years ago. As David and Velda continued dairy farming they saw the rapid development beginning to surround their farm located on busy State Route 11 in Philadelphia, NY. “I remember when we first moved here ... the cars going by were probably less than half of what they are now,” David points out as he shows us around the farm with his nine year-old daughter, Bethany, “and of course with that comes all the development.”
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Bash the Trash this Saturday! Join us at Watertown's Waterworks Park
Show your community support and love of the outdoors at the 2nd Annual Black River Trash Bash! ...more
Tug Hill Paint Out Tells the Story of the Land & Helps Raise Funding
The farm has been there for generations. A windmill graces the field, surrounded by hay bales. The comforting presence of hay bales alongside the impressive stature of a wind turbine represents the bounty of nature and the beauty of both old and new. ...more
Grab Your Bike! Join us on the most remote mountain bike trails around.
Do you mountain bike? Would you like to explore the core of our region? If you answered yes, then the annual Tour de Core mountain bike trek is for you!
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Just Protected - Check out Two Family Farms!
“When it’s time for me to leave this earth, I know I will be leaving my land better than how I found it,” stated fifth generation dairy farmer, William (Bill) Gleisner, “I value the tranquility and peacefulness of the land – and I want to keep it that way.”
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