{"id":86,"date":"2016-10-12T12:23:29","date_gmt":"2016-10-12T16:23:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/historicenvironments\/?p=86"},"modified":"2016-10-12T12:23:30","modified_gmt":"2016-10-12T16:23:30","slug":"the-beacon-river-institute-interactive-science-in-the-heart-of-beacon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/historicenvironments\/2016\/10\/12\/the-beacon-river-institute-interactive-science-in-the-heart-of-beacon\/","title":{"rendered":"The Beacon River Institute: Interactive Science in the Heart of Beacon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the middle of Beacon, NY&#8217;s Main Street, lies the Beacon Institute for Rivers and Estuaries. Their mission? To: &#8220;leverag[e] science and technology to understand and protect rivers, estuaries and other important freshwater resources&#8221;. In 2003 Beacon was announced as the future home for a research and education institute on the Hudson River envisioned by the former Governor George Pataki. Eight years later the Institute officially partnered with Clarkson Institute and is now the home of educational resources and community events.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_91\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-91\" class=\"wp-image-91 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/historicenvironments\/files\/2016\/10\/14725217_10209286021322237_387542204_o-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"14725217_10209286021322237_387542204_o\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/historicenvironments\/files\/2016\/10\/14725217_10209286021322237_387542204_o-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/historicenvironments\/files\/2016\/10\/14725217_10209286021322237_387542204_o-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/historicenvironments\/files\/2016\/10\/14725217_10209286021322237_387542204_o-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/historicenvironments\/files\/2016\/10\/14725217_10209286021322237_387542204_o.jpg 1136w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-91\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Institute Storefront on Main Street<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Institute has an interactive &#8220;Sensor Place&#8221; where visitors may interact with a 3D visual watershed, among other activities. It also serves as a beautiful gallery, complete with exposed brick walls, which is currently exhibiting: &#8220;Along the Mt. Beacon Incline Railway: Past, Present &amp; Future&#8221;. One of the institutes latest event series is &#8220;Science Caf\u00e8&#8221; where professors, scientists, and community members can all interact.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_92\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-92\" class=\"wp-image-92 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/historicenvironments\/files\/2016\/10\/14741180_10209286023042280_2139325047_n-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"14741180_10209286023042280_2139325047_n\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/historicenvironments\/files\/2016\/10\/14741180_10209286023042280_2139325047_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/historicenvironments\/files\/2016\/10\/14741180_10209286023042280_2139325047_n.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-92\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Interactive Watershed<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In our visit we were able to attend a special presentation about the Institute&#8217;s history and Denning&#8217;s Point. We learned about the struggles to make Dennings Point the place and resource it is today, to visions of the future. These goals ranged from new building proposals and modifications to visions of the Institute being the national and international hub of river research. I would recommend that anyone already interested in environmental studies or who is curious to learn about something new (for free) stop by the Beacon Institute for Rivers and Estuaries on the way to Dennings Point or as part of a Beacon day trip.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_93\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-93\" class=\"wp-image-93 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/historicenvironments\/files\/2016\/10\/14699498_10209286044362813_588436859_o-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"14699498_10209286044362813_588436859_o\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/historicenvironments\/files\/2016\/10\/14699498_10209286044362813_588436859_o-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/historicenvironments\/files\/2016\/10\/14699498_10209286044362813_588436859_o-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/historicenvironments\/files\/2016\/10\/14699498_10209286044362813_588436859_o-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/historicenvironments\/files\/2016\/10\/14699498_10209286044362813_588436859_o.jpg 1136w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-93\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Gallery with Current Exhibition<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the middle of Beacon, NY&#8217;s Main Street, lies the Beacon Institute for Rivers and Estuaries. Their mission? To: &#8220;leverag[e] science and technology to understand and protect rivers, estuaries and other important freshwater resources&#8221;. 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