Tug Hill Tomorrow Land Trust

Name

Tug Hill Tomorrow Land Trust

Legal name

Tug Hill Tomorrow Land Trust

Website

https://tughilltomorrowlandtrust.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Tug Hill Tomorrow Land Trust is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit land trust, founded in 1990 and based in Watertown, NY, that protects wildlands, working forests, and farms across the 41-town Tug Hill region of upstate New York through conservation easements, partnerships, and community education programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Land Conservation and Stewardship Services

NAICS

Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions (71219)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531)

akta.pro primary industry

Land Trusts & Protected Areas (BPAGAGAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Conservation Easements & Land Trust Services (AFAMAMAH), Conservation & Protected Land Brokerage (Easements, Land Trust Sales) (BPAJADAH)

Keywords

• Land conservation services
• Conservation easement agreements
• Land trust stewardship
• Community conservation programs
• Natural resource protection

Headquarters

HQ city

Watertown

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations and Memberships: One-time and recurring donations from individuals supporting conservation work. Tax-deductible charitable contributions as a 501(c)(3) organization.
2. Grants and Contracts: Grants focused on conservation easements and stewardship initiatives. Revenue for 2024 primarily came from grants and contracts.
3. Stewardship Fund Investments: Responsible investments from the stewardship fund contribute to overall income.
4. Merchandise Sales: Sale of branded merchandise including calendars, guidebooks, tote bags, posters, and apparel through the online shop.
5. Planned Giving and Legacy Gifts: Bequests, charitable distributions from IRAs, endowment gifts, gifts of property, and gifts of securities.
6. Corporate Sponsorships: Business sponsorships for programs, events, or conservation publications.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Tug Hill Tomorrow Land Trust is a community-supported, nationally accredited 501(c)(3) land trust that permanently protects wildlands, working forests, and farms in the Tug Hill region of upstate New York. Its core offerings are conservation easement agreements with private landowners, the Land Registry Program, and the ACUB partnership program with Fort Drum and Ducks Unlimited, complemented by educational programming, trail-based recreation initiatives, and a merchandise shop.

Product overview

Tug Hill Tomorrow Land Trust operates as a single unified conservation organization rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The organization offers land protection services including conservation easements, the Land Registry Program, and the ACUB partnership program with Fort Drum. Its programmatic offerings include educational initiatives like Bird Quest and field trip programs, trail challenges (Tug Hill 10 Challenge, Winter Fun Challenge), and the annual Calendar Photo Contest. Publications include the Four Season Guide book ($27), Tug Hill calendars ($15), the Heart of Tug Hill PDF, and the 12 Steps to Conserving Your Land eBook. The shop offers merchandise including tote bags, satellite posters, books, and wildlife illustration card sets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 23,725 acres permanently protected
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and secondary.

• Fort Drum - ArmycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2006Partnership through the Army Compatible Use Buffer (ACUB) program initiated in 2006. The purpose is to limit use or development of property near the Fort Drum installation to agricultural and forestry uses, minimizing encroachment while protecting conservation values and open space. The Army maintains or enhances training capabilities, the land trust protects open space, and landowners are paid not to develop their land. As of 2017, 24 farms protected covering 7,390 acres.
• Ducks UnlimitedcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic conservation partner working with the land trust and Fort Drum on the ACUB program. Provides expertise in wetland and waterfowl habitat conservation, helping create conservation plans for ACUB properties.
• The Nature ConservancycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor conservation organization partner collaborating on land protection efforts and climate change initiatives in the region.
• SLELO PRISMcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization offering hands-on conservation and stewardship events including invasive species removal (water chestnut, yellow iris) at Lakeview Wildlife Management Area and other locations.
• New York State Tug Hill CommissioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState agency partner supporting the region's conservation and community development efforts. Partners on initiatives including the Venerable Folks Exhibit and other cultural programs.
• Wildlife Conservation SocietysecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerConservation organization partner contributing to wildlife protection and habitat conservation efforts in the Tug Hill region.
• The Town of TrentonsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal government partner, particularly involved in the Trenton Greenbelt public conservation area and trail development.
• Thompson Park ZoosecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal partner organization in the Thompson Park area, supporting conservation education and community programs.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Wildlife Conservation Society: International conservation organization partnering with THTLT on habitat protection in the Tug Hill region. Operates similar habitat-focused conservation programs and partnership models, though at significantly larger scale.
• Adirondack Land Trust: New York-based land trust conserving forests, farms, and wildlands in the Adirondacks through conservation easements and direct land acquisition. Same organizational structure, same funding model (grants, donations, easements), and same regulatory environment.
• Vermont Land Trust: Accredited state-wide land trust conserving farmland, forest, and recreation land through conservation easements. Comparable scale and program mix to THTLT, with a similar community-supported rural conservation model.
• Ducks Unlimited: National wetland and waterfowl habitat conservation nonprofit and an active co-partner with THTLT in the Fort Drum ACUB program. Operates the same conservation easement and habitat protection model, focused on wetlands similar to Tug Hill's 117,000 acres.
• Maine Coast Heritage Trust: Statewide land trust in Maine operating a similar mix of conservation easements, fee-owned preserves, and educational programming. Closely aligned mission and revenue model to THTLT, with comparable accredited status.
• Open Space Institute: Regional nonprofit active in New York and the Northeast that protects scenic, recreational, and ecologically significant land through acquisition and easements. Operates a near-identical land trust model in overlapping upstate NY geographies.

Regional players

• New York State Tug Hill Commission: State agency partner supporting Tug Hill conservation and community development. Overlapping geographic focus and conservation mission, but as a public agency rather than nonprofit land trust.
• Scenic Hudson: New York-based land trust focused on the Hudson River Valley using easements, land acquisition, and public advocacy. Comparable land-protection mechanism to THTLT but operates in a different region and with a stronger public-policy orientation.

Broad incumbents

• The Nature Conservancy: Global nonprofit that acquires conservation easements and protects land via direct ownership and partnership, including active projects in upstate NY. Directly comparable to THTLT's easement and stewardship model but at vastly larger scale and broader geography.
• Trust for Public Land: National nonprofit that creates parks and protects land for public use, often working through conservation easements, land acquisition, and public-private partnerships. Comparable to THTLT's land-protection and community engagement approach but at a national scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/tughillnature
• Facebookfacebook.com/TugHillTomorrowLandTrust

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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