Projects and Reports

Organization	Date Issued Sort ascending	Amount	Title	Description
University of New Haven, Dept. of Biology and Environmental Science	20 May 1999 - 12:00	$10,000	Web Page Development/GIS data & QRW data	Establish and maintain an internet web site for the Quinnipiac River Watershed Partnership.
Yale School of Forestry/Environmental Studies	18 Mar 1999 - 12:00	$16,500	Symposium on Point Source Pollution	To support the project 'Symposium on Point Source Pollution and Toxic Legacies in the Quinnipiac River'.
Quinnipiac River Watershed Association	18 Mar 1999 - 12:00	$12,500	Stream Team	To continue to develop the Stream Team volunteer water quality monitoring programs as a force for river conservation, and to further analyze data…
Yale School of Forestry/Environmental Studies	18 Mar 1999 - 12:00	$12,500	Study of Biological Impoverishment	To study the biological impoverishment of the Lower Quinnipiac River.
Long Island Soundkeeper Fund, Inc.	18 Mar 1999 - 12:00	$5,000	Protocol for Handling Specific Pollution Problems	In collaboration with Quinnipiac River Watershed Partnership members to set up a written protocol for handling specific types of pollution problems,…
Yale School of Forestry/Environmental Studies	19 Mar 1998 - 12:00	$5,000	Quinnipiac River: Point Source White Paper	To support the proposal entitled, Quinnipiac River: Point Source White Paper which would bring together information on all current discharges into…
Quinnipiac River Watershed Association	19 Mar 1998 - 12:00	$5,000	Stream Team	To continue to develop the Stream Team volunteer water quality monitoring programs as a force for river conservation, and to further analyze data…
New Haven Land Trust, Inc	19 Mar 1998 - 12:00	$2,500	Purchase a 16.8 acre parcel along the Q River	To purchase a 16.8 acre parcel along the Quinnipiac River to encourage the use of the property for recreational and educational purposes.
Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station	19 Mar 1998 - 12:00	$6,850	Analyze Food Fish	To continue to analyze food fish from the Quinnipiac and Mill Rivers for toxic organic and inorganic contaminants.
Yale School of Forestry/Environmental Studies	19 Mar 1998 - 12:00	$6,800	Chemical Tracer Technique	To complete the development of a chemical tracer technique for identifying nonpoint sources of pollution.
Long Island Soundkeeper Fund, Inc.	19 Mar 1998 - 12:00	$1,000	Advocate for Clean Water	To continue to be an advocate for clean water and to address local pollution problems using Soundkeeper's resources and expertise.
Yale University	19 Mar 1998 - 12:00	$12,000	State of Knowledge	To conduct an assessment of the state of knowledge about pollution sources and legacies in the Quinnipiac River and produce a report to be used by…
Yale School of Forestry	19 Mar 1998 - 12:00	$6,800	Point and Nonpoint Source Loading	To provide a more accurate estimate of point and nonpoint source loading of organic and inorganic nitrogen to the Quinnipiac River.
University of New Haven	19 Mar 1998 - 12:00	$13,000	Web Page Development/GIS data & QRW data	Continued support for the development of a geographic information system for the Quinnipiac River watershed.
Quinnipiac River Linear Trail Advisory Committee	19 Mar 1998 - 12:00	$2,500	Linear Trail	To plan an initial layout for an active inear trail along the Quinnipiac River corridor, initially through Wallingford from boarder to boarder,…
Connstep	19 Mar 1998 - 12:00	$7,000	Pollution Prevention Assessments	To conduct pollution prevention assessments at six volunteer manufacturing companies to assist in identifying opportunities to reduce discharges and…
Yale University	20 Mar 1997 - 12:00	$12,000	Purchase Gas Chromatograph/Mass Spectrometer	To purchase a gas chromatograph/mass spectrometer in order to conduct studies on the types and levels of organic contaminants in water & tissue…
University of CT/Institute of Water Resources	20 Mar 1997 - 12:00	$3,925	Bioassessing Quinnipiac Headwaters & Tributaries	To bioassess the Quinnipiac Headwaters and Tributaries in Southington.
Long Island Soundkeeper Fund, Inc.	20 Mar 1997 - 12:00	$5,000	Advocate for Clean Water	For current information on how the Long Island Soundkeeper Fund is advocating for clean water and solutions to local pollution problems, please visit…
Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station	20 Mar 1997 - 12:00	$7,000	Analyze Food Fish	To sample and analyze food fish from the Quinnipiac and Mill Rivers for toxic organic and inorganic contaminants.
University of New Haven, Dept. of Biology and Environmental Science	20 Mar 1997 - 12:00	$10,000	Web Page Development/GIS data & QRW data	Continued support for the development of a geographic information system for the Quinnipiac River watershed.
UCONN-Department of Marine Science	20 Mar 1997 - 12:00	$5,000	Enhance Quinnipiac River Home Page	To continue to enhance & update the home page of the Quinnipiac River fund on the World Wide Web to disseminate information regarding the QR and…
Quinnipiac River Watershed Association	20 Mar 1997 - 12:00	$5,000	Research & Analyze the River	To research and analyze the issue of river pollution by landfill leacheates in the Quinnipiac Watershedd, to plan Y begin implementation of…
Yale School of Forestry/Environmental Studies	21 Mar 1996 - 12:00	$5,000	Measure Quantity of Bioavailable Toxic Forms	To measure the quantity of bioavailable toxic forms of dissolved heavy metals in the QR seasonally and during storm events.
Univ of Connecticut, Coop. Extension System	21 Mar 1996 - 12:00	$4,264	Protecting Marine Environment	To involve inner-city youth in learning how they are connected to their aquatic and marine environment.
Quinnipiac River Watershed Association	21 Mar 1996 - 12:00	$5,000	Graphic displays	To produce three large laminated computer-generated graphic displays on the Quinnipiac River for use on educational field trips and canoe trips.
Department of Parks, Recreation, and Trees	21 Mar 1996 - 12:00	$5,740	Educational and Recreational Activities	To involve young people from Quinnipiac Terrace in Fair Haven in educational and recreational activities on the Quinnipiac River.
University of New Haven, Dept. of Biology and Environmental Science	21 Mar 1996 - 12:00	$9,872	GIS Database	Continued development of the GIS for the Quinnipiac River Watershed.
The New Haven Land Trust, Inc.	21 Mar 1996 - 12:00	$5,000	Restoration of 9.4 acre parcel along Q'River	To conduct restoration of its 9.4 acre parcel along the Quinnipiac River to remove rubble and debris degrading tidal wetland on the parcel.
Long Island Soundkeeper Fund, Inc.	21 Mar 1996 - 12:00	$5,000	Advocate for Clean Water	To establish an individual as the primary point person to be an advocate for clean water and to address local pollution problems using Soundkeeper.
Yale School of Forestry/Environmental Studies	21 Mar 1996 - 12:00	$10,000	Comprehensive Multi-disciplinary Watershed	To establish a comprehensive multi- disciplinary watershed planning initiative to improve the quality of the environment in the QR Watershed.
University of Connecticut, Department of Marine Science	21 Mar 1996 - 12:00	$3,978	World Wide Web/QR and New Haven Harbor Ecosystems	To establish a site or home page on the World Wide Web to disseminate information regarding the QR and New Haven Harbor ecosystems.
Yale School of Forestry/Environmental Studies	23 Mar 1995 - 12:00	$8,000	Survey	To conduct a survey that would evaluate the occurrence of several metals, esp. silver, in oyster & sediments in the Quinnipiac River estuary.
Univ. of Connecticut, Coop. Extension System	23 Mar 1995 - 12:00	$2,960	Protecting Marine Environment	To involve inner city youth in learning about and protecting the marine environment.
New Haven Urban Resources Initiative	23 Mar 1995 - 12:00	$3,000	Organize Community	To organize the community that live in NH QRiver section to learn about the river & establish a permanent advocacy group.
Yale School of Forestry/Environmental Studies	23 Mar 1995 - 12:00	$4,600	Survey on the Content of Heavy Metals	To conduct a survey of the content of heavy metals in the wood, bark, and leaf litter of woody plant species in southern part of Quinnipiac River
University of New Haven, Dept. of Biology and Environmental Science	23 Mar 1995 - 12:00	$11,000	Geographical Information System Database	To develop a geographical information system database for the Quinnipiac River Watershed.
Univ. of Connectict, Dept. of Ecology & Evol.	23 Mar 1995 - 12:00	$5,000	Research on Tidal Wetland Plants	Research on tidal wetland plants in the Quinnipiac River estuary related to wetland restoration.
University of Connecticut, Dept. of Chemistry	23 Mar 1995 - 12:00	$5,000	Research on the utilization of sunlight for the destruction of toxic water pollutants	To continue research on the utilization of sunlight for the destruction of toxic water pollutants.
New Haven Board of Park Commissioners	23 Mar 1995 - 12:00	$4,000	Build New Touchtank at East Shore Park Station	To build a new touchtank at the East Shore Park Ranger Station at Lighthouse Point Park & to develop printed materials.
N H Urban Resources Init.	23 Mar 1995 - 12:00	$3,000	Organize Community	To organize the community that live in NH QRiver section to learn about the river & establish a permanent advocacy group.
National Marine Fisheries Service	24 Mar 1994 - 12:00	$4,700	Assess Tautog Embryos	Use plankton net to collect tautog embryos and assess their viability in New Haven Harbor.
CT Dept. of Agriculture/Aquaculture Division	24 Mar 1994 - 12:00	$7,000	3 Hydrographic Dye Dilution Studies	Complete three hydrographic dye dilution studies of the Wastewater Pollution Control Facilities.
University of New Haven, Dept. of Biology and Environmental Science	24 Mar 1994 - 12:00	$10,000	Geographical Information System Database	To develop a geographical information system database for the Quinnipiac River Watershed.
University of Connecticut, Dept. of Chemistry	24 Mar 1994 - 12:00	$4,541	Utilization of Sunlight for the ...	To continue research on the utilization of sunlight for the destruction of toxic water pollutants.
Quinnipiac River Watershed Association	24 Mar 1994 - 12:00	$5,000	Adopt the River Program	To start an "Adopt the River" program and to continue a lecture series.
University of New Haven, Dept. of Biology and Environmental Science	24 Mar 1994 - 12:00	$5,000	Measure/Assess Organic & Metal Contaminants	To measure and assess organic and metal contaminants in the eggs, liver, kidney and flesh of tautog (blackfish) from New Haven Harbor.
New Haven County Soil & Water Conservation Di	24 Mar 1994 - 12:00	$5,000	Evaluate Road Salt Management & Applications	To evaluate road salt management and application practices; correlate problems and recommend future action.
National Marine Fisheries Service	24 Mar 1994 - 12:00	$3,400	Sampling of Various Species	For a yearround sampling of various species to estimate incidences of erythrocyte micronucleation to evaluate effects on health fish.
Yale School of Forestry/Environmental Studies	24 Mar 1994 - 12:00	$5,380	Ultra Clean Methods	Use ultra-clean methods to pinpoint sources of toxic heavy metals, to establish a history of metal pollution in the river.

Organization	Date Issued Sort ascending	Amount	Title	Description
University of New Haven, Dept. of Biology and Environmental Science	20 May 1999 - 12:00	$10,000	Web Page Development/GIS data & QRW data	Establish and maintain an internet web site for the Quinnipiac River Watershed Partnership.
Yale School of Forestry/Environmental Studies	18 Mar 1999 - 12:00	$16,500	Symposium on Point Source Pollution	To support the project 'Symposium on Point Source Pollution and Toxic Legacies in the Quinnipiac River'.
Quinnipiac River Watershed Association	18 Mar 1999 - 12:00	$12,500	Stream Team	To continue to develop the Stream Team volunteer water quality monitoring programs as a force for river conservation, and to further analyze data…
Yale School of Forestry/Environmental Studies	18 Mar 1999 - 12:00	$12,500	Study of Biological Impoverishment	To study the biological impoverishment of the Lower Quinnipiac River.
Long Island Soundkeeper Fund, Inc.	18 Mar 1999 - 12:00	$5,000	Protocol for Handling Specific Pollution Problems	In collaboration with Quinnipiac River Watershed Partnership members to set up a written protocol for handling specific types of pollution problems,…
Yale University	19 Mar 1998 - 12:00	$12,000	State of Knowledge	To conduct an assessment of the state of knowledge about pollution sources and legacies in the Quinnipiac River and produce a report to be used by…
Yale School of Forestry	19 Mar 1998 - 12:00	$6,800	Point and Nonpoint Source Loading	To provide a more accurate estimate of point and nonpoint source loading of organic and inorganic nitrogen to the Quinnipiac River.
University of New Haven	19 Mar 1998 - 12:00	$13,000	Web Page Development/GIS data & QRW data	Continued support for the development of a geographic information system for the Quinnipiac River watershed.
Quinnipiac River Linear Trail Advisory Committee	19 Mar 1998 - 12:00	$2,500	Linear Trail	To plan an initial layout for an active inear trail along the Quinnipiac River corridor, initially through Wallingford from boarder to boarder,…
Connstep	19 Mar 1998 - 12:00	$7,000	Pollution Prevention Assessments	To conduct pollution prevention assessments at six volunteer manufacturing companies to assist in identifying opportunities to reduce discharges and…
Yale School of Forestry/Environmental Studies	19 Mar 1998 - 12:00	$5,000	Quinnipiac River: Point Source White Paper	To support the proposal entitled, Quinnipiac River: Point Source White Paper which would bring together information on all current discharges into…
Quinnipiac River Watershed Association	19 Mar 1998 - 12:00	$5,000	Stream Team	To continue to develop the Stream Team volunteer water quality monitoring programs as a force for river conservation, and to further analyze data…
New Haven Land Trust, Inc	19 Mar 1998 - 12:00	$2,500	Purchase a 16.8 acre parcel along the Q River	To purchase a 16.8 acre parcel along the Quinnipiac River to encourage the use of the property for recreational and educational purposes.
Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station	19 Mar 1998 - 12:00	$6,850	Analyze Food Fish	To continue to analyze food fish from the Quinnipiac and Mill Rivers for toxic organic and inorganic contaminants.
Yale School of Forestry/Environmental Studies	19 Mar 1998 - 12:00	$6,800	Chemical Tracer Technique	To complete the development of a chemical tracer technique for identifying nonpoint sources of pollution.
Long Island Soundkeeper Fund, Inc.	19 Mar 1998 - 12:00	$1,000	Advocate for Clean Water	To continue to be an advocate for clean water and to address local pollution problems using Soundkeeper's resources and expertise.
University of New Haven, Dept. of Biology and Environmental Science	20 Mar 1997 - 12:00	$10,000	Web Page Development/GIS data & QRW data	Continued support for the development of a geographic information system for the Quinnipiac River watershed.
UCONN-Department of Marine Science	20 Mar 1997 - 12:00	$5,000	Enhance Quinnipiac River Home Page	To continue to enhance & update the home page of the Quinnipiac River fund on the World Wide Web to disseminate information regarding the QR and…
Quinnipiac River Watershed Association	20 Mar 1997 - 12:00	$5,000	Research & Analyze the River	To research and analyze the issue of river pollution by landfill leacheates in the Quinnipiac Watershedd, to plan Y begin implementation of…
Yale University	20 Mar 1997 - 12:00	$12,000	Purchase Gas Chromatograph/Mass Spectrometer	To purchase a gas chromatograph/mass spectrometer in order to conduct studies on the types and levels of organic contaminants in water & tissue…
University of CT/Institute of Water Resources	20 Mar 1997 - 12:00	$3,925	Bioassessing Quinnipiac Headwaters & Tributaries	To bioassess the Quinnipiac Headwaters and Tributaries in Southington.
Long Island Soundkeeper Fund, Inc.	20 Mar 1997 - 12:00	$5,000	Advocate for Clean Water	For current information on how the Long Island Soundkeeper Fund is advocating for clean water and solutions to local pollution problems, please visit…
Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station	20 Mar 1997 - 12:00	$7,000	Analyze Food Fish	To sample and analyze food fish from the Quinnipiac and Mill Rivers for toxic organic and inorganic contaminants.
Yale School of Forestry/Environmental Studies	21 Mar 1996 - 12:00	$10,000	Comprehensive Multi-disciplinary Watershed	To establish a comprehensive multi- disciplinary watershed planning initiative to improve the quality of the environment in the QR Watershed.
University of Connecticut, Department of Marine Science	21 Mar 1996 - 12:00	$3,978	World Wide Web/QR and New Haven Harbor Ecosystems	To establish a site or home page on the World Wide Web to disseminate information regarding the QR and New Haven Harbor ecosystems.
Yale School of Forestry/Environmental Studies	21 Mar 1996 - 12:00	$5,000	Measure Quantity of Bioavailable Toxic Forms	To measure the quantity of bioavailable toxic forms of dissolved heavy metals in the QR seasonally and during storm events.
Univ of Connecticut, Coop. Extension System	21 Mar 1996 - 12:00	$4,264	Protecting Marine Environment	To involve inner-city youth in learning how they are connected to their aquatic and marine environment.
Quinnipiac River Watershed Association	21 Mar 1996 - 12:00	$5,000	Graphic displays	To produce three large laminated computer-generated graphic displays on the Quinnipiac River for use on educational field trips and canoe trips.
Department of Parks, Recreation, and Trees	21 Mar 1996 - 12:00	$5,740	Educational and Recreational Activities	To involve young people from Quinnipiac Terrace in Fair Haven in educational and recreational activities on the Quinnipiac River.
University of New Haven, Dept. of Biology and Environmental Science	21 Mar 1996 - 12:00	$9,872	GIS Database	Continued development of the GIS for the Quinnipiac River Watershed.
The New Haven Land Trust, Inc.	21 Mar 1996 - 12:00	$5,000	Restoration of 9.4 acre parcel along Q'River	To conduct restoration of its 9.4 acre parcel along the Quinnipiac River to remove rubble and debris degrading tidal wetland on the parcel.
Long Island Soundkeeper Fund, Inc.	21 Mar 1996 - 12:00	$5,000	Advocate for Clean Water	To establish an individual as the primary point person to be an advocate for clean water and to address local pollution problems using Soundkeeper.
Yale School of Forestry/Environmental Studies	23 Mar 1995 - 12:00	$8,000	Survey	To conduct a survey that would evaluate the occurrence of several metals, esp. silver, in oyster & sediments in the Quinnipiac River estuary.
Univ. of Connecticut, Coop. Extension System	23 Mar 1995 - 12:00	$2,960	Protecting Marine Environment	To involve inner city youth in learning about and protecting the marine environment.
New Haven Urban Resources Initiative	23 Mar 1995 - 12:00	$3,000	Organize Community	To organize the community that live in NH QRiver section to learn about the river & establish a permanent advocacy group.
Yale School of Forestry/Environmental Studies	23 Mar 1995 - 12:00	$4,600	Survey on the Content of Heavy Metals	To conduct a survey of the content of heavy metals in the wood, bark, and leaf litter of woody plant species in southern part of Quinnipiac River
University of New Haven, Dept. of Biology and Environmental Science	23 Mar 1995 - 12:00	$11,000	Geographical Information System Database	To develop a geographical information system database for the Quinnipiac River Watershed.
Univ. of Connectict, Dept. of Ecology & Evol.	23 Mar 1995 - 12:00	$5,000	Research on Tidal Wetland Plants	Research on tidal wetland plants in the Quinnipiac River estuary related to wetland restoration.
University of Connecticut, Dept. of Chemistry	23 Mar 1995 - 12:00	$5,000	Research on the utilization of sunlight for the destruction of toxic water pollutants	To continue research on the utilization of sunlight for the destruction of toxic water pollutants.
New Haven Board of Park Commissioners	23 Mar 1995 - 12:00	$4,000	Build New Touchtank at East Shore Park Station	To build a new touchtank at the East Shore Park Ranger Station at Lighthouse Point Park & to develop printed materials.
N H Urban Resources Init.	23 Mar 1995 - 12:00	$3,000	Organize Community	To organize the community that live in NH QRiver section to learn about the river & establish a permanent advocacy group.
Yale School of Forestry/Environmental Studies	24 Mar 1994 - 12:00	$5,380	Ultra Clean Methods	Use ultra-clean methods to pinpoint sources of toxic heavy metals, to establish a history of metal pollution in the river.
Univ. of Connecticut, Coop. Extension System	24 Mar 1994 - 12:00	$4,175	Proteting Marine Environment	To involve inner city youth in learning about and protecting the marine environment.
Southern Connecticut State University	24 Mar 1994 - 12:00	$4,739	Document the Macrobenthic Structure of River	To document the macrobenthic structure of the lower Quinnipiac River as an "ecological benchmark" against future changes.
National Marine Fisheries Service	24 Mar 1994 - 12:00	$4,700	Assess Tautog Embryos	Use plankton net to collect tautog embryos and assess their viability in New Haven Harbor.
CT Dept. of Agriculture/Aquaculture Division	24 Mar 1994 - 12:00	$7,000	3 Hydrographic Dye Dilution Studies	Complete three hydrographic dye dilution studies of the Wastewater Pollution Control Facilities.
University of New Haven, Dept. of Biology and Environmental Science	24 Mar 1994 - 12:00	$10,000	Geographical Information System Database	To develop a geographical information system database for the Quinnipiac River Watershed.
University of Connecticut, Dept. of Chemistry	24 Mar 1994 - 12:00	$4,541	Utilization of Sunlight for the ...	To continue research on the utilization of sunlight for the destruction of toxic water pollutants.
Quinnipiac River Watershed Association	24 Mar 1994 - 12:00	$5,000	Adopt the River Program	To start an "Adopt the River" program and to continue a lecture series.
University of New Haven, Dept. of Biology and Environmental Science	24 Mar 1994 - 12:00	$5,000	Measure/Assess Organic & Metal Contaminants	To measure and assess organic and metal contaminants in the eggs, liver, kidney and flesh of tautog (blackfish) from New Haven Harbor.