JOIN The Hudson River Environmental Society

HRES works to facilitate and coordinate research in the physical, biological and social sciences; environmental engineering, resource management, urban and regional planning and other disciplines in the Hudson River Region. Equally important, HRES serves as a channel of communication between the research community and the researchers themselves.

HRES strives to ensure that the best possible information is available to those who must make decisions potentially affecting the environment. HRES does not take a stand on any specific issue or project.

The Society's membership includes corporate members, individuals from major academic and research institutions, consulting firms, government agencies, industries and conservation organizations concerned with environmental matters in the Hudson Valley region and interested citizens.

The best known activities of HRES are its conferences and workshops on subjects of current environmental interest. HRES has organized topical meetings on such subjects as:

These meetings draw participants from the Hudson Valley as well as neighboring states.

Symposia on Hudson River Ecology were organized in 1966 and 1969 by a consortium of institutions and agencies. Since then, HRES has sponsored these symposia periodically and has published the proceedings.

HRES has one of the largest libraries of environmental research reports, impact statements and related materials on the Hudson River. Many of these documents were originally prepared for limited distribution and are not easily available elsewhere. Under an arrangement with Marist College in Poughkeepsie, NY, the HRES Collection is available to the general public.

HRES also owns a significant collection of Hudson River photographs and related materials, primarily of historical interest, which is on permanent loan to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library at Hyde Park.

To improve the state of environmental knowledge about the Hudson River ecosystem, and to disseminate that knowledge, HRES has established the following goals:

To hold two conferences annually.
Acquire important documents not yet in the research collection.
Hold additional symposia on Hudson River Ecology.
Recognize individuals and groups who contribute significantly to the body of knowledge about the Hudson River.
Support environmental scholarships.

Helping HRES to foster and support a better understanding and awareness of the Hudson River, its environment and its inhabitants.
Access to an interdisciplinary forum in which current, unbiased information about the river is made available and accessable for your continuing education
Opportunities to network with professionals from acedemia, not-for-profits and industry as well as the general public

In addition to the benefits of being a member of an organization dedicated to current, interdisciplinary, unbiased information about the Hudson River and its environment, there are other benefits, listed here by level:

HRES Membership Benefits by Level
	Annual Dues	Voting Rights	*Currents*	Conference Registration Fees	Publication Costs	Banquet Costs	Noted as Contributor: Print and Web
Student	$ 25.00	Y	Y	Student Price	No Discount	No Discount	N
Regular	$ 50.00	Y	Y	Member Rate	No Discount	No Discount	N
Sustaining	$ 100.00	Y	Y	75% Member Rate	75%	No Discount	Y
Life	$ 1000.00	Y	Y	50% Member Rate	50%	Free	Y

Not-for-Profit or Educational Institution	$ 500.00	Y	5 copies + additional copies upon request	3 conference registrations/yr. at 75% Member cost. Additional registrations at full rate	50%	2 Free per year	Y
Corporate	$ 750.00	Y	5 copies + additional copies upon request	2 conference registraions /yr. Additional registrations at full rate	50%	2 Free per year	Y

Contact Stephen to join HRES, or inquire about HRES programs:

Stephen Wilson, Executive Director
6626 Stitt Road
Altamont NY 12009
(518) 861-8020
hres@nycap.rr.com

Click HERE for a printable form to fill out and mail.