Beacon Institute for Rivers and Estuaries, Clarkson University

beacon institute for rivers and estuaries of clarkson university is a not-for-profit environmental research organization working to expand understanding of rivers and estuaries for the benefit of public health, ecosystems, new york's economy and quality of life. we are headquartered in beacon, new york. www.bire.org through a multi-disciplinary focus on science and technology, education and policy, beacon institute is advancing real-time monitoring of new york's rivers to create new standards for environmental science, promoting environmental stewardship with unique academic offerings, and informing long-term public policy solutions to protect water.