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Water Resources Institute

Identifying and addressing the critical water resource issues facing the state of New York.

About WRI

At the New York State Water Resources Institute at Cornell University (NYSWRI), we support robust science and dialogue between researchers, managers, policymakers, and the general public to improve water management through:

  • Original research and outreach on topics of local, state, and national importance.
  • Grant and funding opportunities for the higher education community.
  • Outreach and education, related to state-of-the-art research, to various stakeholders throughout New York state.
  • Relationship-building with state agencies, professional organizations, and citizen stakeholder groups.

Work with us

Check below for our current open positions. If there are none below, continue to check back or learn about other ways to get involved with WRI.

Photograph of a stone path on the left running right along a small creek with a bright green canopy of trees.
WRI staff hike up Cascadilla Gorge on a spring morning.

WRI in the News

Hudson River in New York City
Watersheds
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People
Front view of Mural
Year of Water

Contact Us

New York State Water Resources Institute

B60 Riley-Robb Hall
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY 14853-5701

Email: nyswri [at] cornell.edu (nyswri[at]cornell[dot]edu)
Phone: 607-254-7163
Fax: 607-255-4449

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Cohoes Falls near the mouth of the Mohawk River. Photo provided.

Great Lakes Watershed Program

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
700 Delaware Avenue 
Buffalo, NY 14209

Hudson River Estuary Program

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
21 South Putt Corners Road
New Paltz, NY 12561