Beacon Institute for Rivers and Estuaries

Beacon Institute for Rivers and Estuaries, headquartered in the City of Beacon in Dutchess County, New York, is a not-for-profit environmental research organization. Its mission is to create and maintain a global center for scientific and technological innovation that advances research, education and public policy regarding rivers and estuaries.

The bookstore/gift shop and gallery are focused on the Hudson, its history and cultural, artistic, scientific and educational developments from the seventeenth through the twenty-first century. Hiking maps are available for purchase.