Mission Statement

The NHT’s mission is to receive and administer gifts, grants, devises and bequests of real and personal property to further conservation, outdoor recreation, historic preservation and waterfront and community revitalization. The NHT accomplishes its mission by facilitating private investment for these purposes. The NHT ensures the safekeeping, prudent investment and appropriate expenditure of funds on cooperative programs and projects with its agency partners: New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP), Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and the Department of State (DOS). The NHT also partners with other public and private entities, not-for-profits and friends groups that share mission-compatible goals and purposes.