Projects
Grant Number: 20180209
To support expanding the trail network, conservation management plan, and educational programming of Quinnipiac Meadows Nature Preserve and expanding the Schooner Summer Camp programming.
Year Issued: 2018 | Amount: $15,000
New Haven Land Trust
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Justin Elicker
justin.elicker@newhavenlandtrust.org
www.newhavenlandtrust.org
Grant Number: 20170146
To support the study of several sites along the Quinnipiac River to trace sources of endocrine disruptors and toxicity.
Year Issued: 2017 | Amount: $12,000
University of New Haven
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Dr. Melanie Eldridge
meldridge@newhaven.edu
www.newhaven.edu
Grant Number: 20170087
To support the study of copper uptake efficiency of various ulvoid species in order to pinpoint potential candidates for bioremediation of heavy metals at marine and brackish water sites along the Quinnipiac River.
Year Issued: 2017 | Amount: $10,500
University of New Haven
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Dr. Amy Carlile
acarlile@newhaven.edu
www.newhaven.edu
Grant Number: 20160156
To support the study of benthic algae to detect seasonal variation in species composition, as well as testing copper content in situ algal samples and conducting mesocosm copper uptake experiments to test the bioremediation potential of various algal species.
Year Issued: 2016 | Amount: $12,000
University of New Haven
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Dr. Amy Carlile
acarlile@newhaven.edu
www.newhaven.edu
Grant Number: 20160157
To support the study of several sites along the Quinnipiac River to determine whether endocrine disruptors are present and then trace their source.
Year Issued: 2016 | Amount: $11,500
University of New Haven
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Dr. Melanie Eldridge
meldridge@newhaven.edu
www.newhaven.edu
Grant Number: 20140009
to support outreach, education and advocacy of the current school lawn pesticide ban and activities associated with the expansion of the ban to include all Connecticut parks, playgrounds, municipal playing fields and town greens, as well as the enhancement of the organization's website.
Year Issued: 2014 | Amount: $20,000
The Watershed Partnership, Inc.
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Jerry Silbert
WaterPartnership@SBCglobal.net
www.WatershedPartnership.org
Grant Number: 20140144
to support a study to look for evidence of the deleterious effects of endocrine disrupting chemicals in killifish within the lower Quinnipiac River.
Year Issued: 2014 | Amount: $9,904
University of New Haven
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Dr. John Kelly
jkelly@newhaven.edu
http://www.newhaven.edu/
Grant Number: 20120062
To support the Safe Grounds Campaign to reduce and ultimately eliminate the use of toxic lawn pesticides in the Quinnipiac River watershed and throughout Connecticut.
Year Issued: 2012 | Amount: $20,000
The Watershed Partnership, Inc.
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Grant Number: 20030664
To work directly with municipalities in the Quinnipiac river watershed not only to educate municipal officials, but also to follow up and help them improve municipal regulations that affect water quality in the Quinnipiac and watershed. Primary target for this project are municipal CEO's, Planning and Zoning Commissions, Inland Wetland Commissions, and Town Councils.
Year Issued: 2003 | Amount: $10,000
Quinnipiac River Watershed Partnership
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Grant Number: 20030659
To reach out to businesses close to the Quinnipiac River to educate those who have not registered or are not in compliance with the commercial stormwater general permit. This outreach will also engage businesses close to the river in voluntary programs of good stormwater management practices.
Year Issued: 2003 | Amount: $10,000
Quinnipiac River Watershed Partnership
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