Projects / Reports

Organization Date Issuedsort ascending Amount Title Description
ART25 03/21/2019 $4,500 Storm drain stenciling art, data collection, education, and outreach program To support a summer employment program for New Haven youth that will engage participants and community members in reducing the pollution in the...
Canal Dock Boathouse 03/21/2019 $16,800 Boating programs on the New Haven Harbor and on the Quinnipiac and Mill rivers To support staffing for programs including boating event rentals, club boating programs, and vendor-operated rentals of kayaks and paddle boards on...
City of Meriden 03/21/2019 $3,000 Hooded outlet protection on existing stormwater catch basins To support a Public Works Department pilot program to retrofit hooded outlet protection on ten existing stormwater catch basins that are in...
Land Use Leadership Alliance 03/21/2019 $13,000 Policy, planning and regulatory training to municipalities in the Quinnipiac River Watershed To support policy, planning and regulatory training for natural resource protection, storm water runoff, watershed protection, and shoreline...
New Haven Land Trust 03/21/2019 $10,000 Protection and care of the Quinnipiac Meadows and Long Wharf Nature Preserves and environmental programming To support the protection and care of the Quinnipiac Meadows and Long Wharf Nature Preserves, as well as to support efforts to acquire additional...
Quinnipiac University 03/21/2019 $17,000 Monitoring, identifying and quantifying known pollutants from industrial outflows To support monitoring, identifying and quantifying known pollutants from industrial outflows along the Quinnipiac River, specifically industrial...
River Advocates of South Central CT 03/21/2019 $15,000 Recruitment and training of a permits observer corps To support the recruitment and training of a permits observer corps to monitor local land use commissions and screen for testimony local land use...
Southern Connecticut State University 03/21/2019 $16,000 Examination of the seasonal variation in the composition and quantity of microplastic particles from wastewater treatment facilities To support an examination of the seasonal variation in the composition and quantity of microplastic particles from wastewater treatment facilities...
University of New Haven 03/21/2019 $17,300 Cyanobacterial communities in the Quinnipiac River To support the sampling of cyanobacterial communities in the Quinnipiac River in order to identify and monitor known bloom-forming species that may...
Yale University 03/21/2019 $17,000 Measurement of mercury in bottom sediments and in fish To support the measurement of mercury in bottom sediments and in fish from ponds spanning the Quinnipiac River watershed to determine where it...
Yale University 03/21/2019 Monitoring of marsh surface elevations, salinity and vegetation to support the monitoring of marsh surface elevations as well as the salinity and vegetation in one lobe of the marsh, and to support measurement of...
Quinnipiac University 03/15/2018 $11,500 Monitor the ecology of songbirds in the Quinnipiac River watershed To support the establishment of bird nest boxes at multiple locations in the Quinnipiac River watershed and monitor the ecology of songbirds that...
Quinnipiac University 03/15/2018 $21,000 Industrial pollutants in water and on indigenous fish populations To support identification, characterization and assessment of industrial pollutants in water and on indigenous fish populations in the Quinnipiac...
River Advocates of South Central Connecticut 03/15/2018 $20,000 Lower Quinnipiac Access, Education and Advocacy activities To support a half day Quinnipiac Update conference; improvements to public access to the Little River, a Quinnipiac tributary, at Lowe's on...
Yale University 03/15/2018 $13,100 Monitoring of marsh surface elevations, salinity and vegetation To support the monitoring of marsh surface elevations as well as the salinity and vegetation in one lobe of the marsh, and to support analysis of...
Canal Dock Boathouse 03/15/2018 $20,000 Recreational and Educational Programs To provide general operating support for recreational and educational programs related to the Quinnipiac River and New Haven Harbor.
Connecticut Audubon Society 03/15/2018 $15,000 Bioswales and native plant/pollinator gardens To support curriculum development and implementation assistance for the design and installation of bioswales and native plant/pollinator gardens at...
New Haven Land Trust 03/15/2018 $15,000 Quinnipiac Meadows Nature Preserve and Schooner Summer Camp To support expanding the trail network, conservation management plan, and educational programming of Quinnipiac Meadows Nature Preserve and expanding...
North Guilford Studios, Inc. 03/15/2018 $5,000 360 Degree Panoramic Images along the Quinnipiac River To support the creation of 360 degree panoramic images along the Quinnipiac River and its passive recreation trails which will be viewable in an...
Yale University 03/27/2017 $14,000 Marsh migration at the Quinnipiac Meadows Preserve To support the monitoring of marsh surface elevations as well as the salinity and vegetation in one lobe of the marsh, and to support preliminary...
Canal Dock Boathouse, Inc. 03/16/2017 $15,000 Public access to rowing and other non-motorized watercraft To support start up staff to expand public access to rowing and other non-motorized watercraft, to grow participation in the annual dragon boat...
New Haven Land Trust, Inc. 03/16/2017 $16,000 Educational programming and volunteer events at the Quinnipiac Meadows and Long Wharf Nature Preserves To support educational programming and volunteer events at the Quinnipiac Meadows and Long Wharf Nature Preserves and as well as to support the...
North Haven Trail Association 03/16/2017 $5,000 Informational signage, and educational programs and printed materials about North Haven's Tidal Marsh Trail To support informational signage, as well as educational programs and printed materials about North Haven's Tidal Marsh Trail.
Quinnipiac University 03/16/2017 $21,000 Identification, characterization and assessment of industrial pollutants to support identification, characterization and assessment of industrial pollutants in Wallingford and North Haven with an emphasis on the pollutant...
River Advocates of South Central CT 03/16/2017 $10,000 Lower Quinnipiac Access & Advocacy activities To support Lunch and Learn sessions for municipal department of public works crews in the lower Quinnipiac watershed for best practices in stormwater...
University of New Haven 03/16/2017 $10,500 Study of copper uptake efficiency of various ulvoid species To support the study of copper uptake efficiency of various ulvoid species in order to pinpoint potential candidates for bioremediation of heavy...
University of New Haven 03/16/2017 $12,000 Trace sources of endocrine disruptors and toxicity To support the study of several sites along the Quinnipiac River to trace sources of endocrine disruptors and toxicity.
Yale University 03/16/2017 $19,000 Measuring mercury in fish from ponds spanning the Quinnipiac River To support measuring mercury in fish from ponds spanning the Quinnipiac River's watershed to see where it exceeds safety thresholds.
Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection 12/15/2016 $13,000 Purchase a 20.8 acres addition to Quinnipiac River State Park to support the purchase of a a 20.8 acres addition to Quinnipiac River State Park in North Haven.
Yale University 03/25/2016 $13,500 Study of sediment accretion and elevation change in the Quinnipiac marshes To support the study of sediment accretion and elevation change in the Quinnipiac marshes, and for a wildlife-exclusion experiment to test the...
Yale University 03/25/2016 $16,700 Study of the risk of runoff from artificial turf fields into the Quinnipiac River's watershed To support the study of the risk of runoff from artificial turf fields into the Quinnipiac River's watershed.
New Haven Land Trust, Inc 03/25/2016 $15,000 Educational programming at Quinnipiac Meadows/Eugene B. Fargeorge Nature Preserve and Long Wharf Nature Preserve To support educational programming, improving trail and sign infrastructure, and organizing volunteer events at Quinnipiac Meadows/Eugene B....
Quinnipiac River Linear Trail Advisory Committee 03/25/2016 $5,000 Benches and enhancements to informational signage along Phase III of the trail To support the purchase of additional benches along Phase III of the trail which will add 1.25 miles to Fireworks Island as well as graphic art...
Quinnipiac University 03/25/2016 $24,000 Study of plasticizers and other chemical pollutants from industrial point sources To support the study of plasticizers and other chemical pollutants from industrial point sources in Wallingford and North Haven with an emphasis on...
River Advocates of South Central Connecticut 03/25/2016 $20,000 Training public work crews in stormwater pollution prevention and enforcing lower Quinnipiac River public access To support, as a first priority, monitoring of pollution and diversion permits, and only then Lunch and Learn sessions for municipal department of...
University of New Haven 03/25/2016 $11,500 Study to determine presence of encocrine disruptors To support the study of several sites along the Quinnipiac River to determine whether endocrine disruptors are present and then trace their source.
University of New Haven 03/25/2016 $12,000 Study of benthic algae, testing copper content in situ algal samples and mesocosm copper uptake experiments To support the study of benthic algae to detect seasonal variation in species composition, as well as testing copper content in situ algal samples...
Connecticut Coalition for Environmental Justice 03/19/2015 $13,000 Be the Solution to Pollution project to support the Be the Solution to Pollution project which raises awareness of how pollution threatens the health of humans, animals, and the...
New Haven Land Trust, Inc. 03/19/2015 $10,000 Educational programs related to the Quinnipiac Meadows/Eugene B. Fargeorge Nature Preserve to support educational programming, installing educational signs, organizing volunteer events and beginning research into potential acquisition of...
North Haven Trail Association 03/19/2015 $10,000 Improving public access in Quinnipiac River State Park to support the improvement of public access to the Quinnipiac River by clearing, cleaning up, and maintaining the Blue Trail along the river's...
Quinnipiac University 03/19/2015 $18,000 Study of phthalate and organotin plasticizers to support the study of phthalate and organotin plasticizers in an effort to characterize contamination from industrial and municipal sources in the...
University of New Haven, Department of Biology & Environmental Science 03/19/2015 $10,600 Study of the effects of endocrine disrupting chemicals in wild fish to support the study of the effects of endocrine disrupting chemicals in wild fish within the freshwater regions of the Quinnipiac River watershed.
University of New Haven, Department of Biology & Environmental Science 03/19/2015 $10,000 Study of the biodiversity of benthic algal communities and the potential for copper contamination to support the study of the biodiversity of benthic algal communities and the potential for copper contamination in communities throughout the...
University of New Haven, Department of Biology & Environmental Science 03/19/2015 $11,000 Study to determine presence of endocrine disruptors to support the study of several sites along the Quinnipiac River to determine whether endocrine disruptors are present and then to trace their source.
Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies 03/19/2015 $12,300 Monitoring of sediment accretion and elevation change in the Quinnipiac marshes to support continued monitoring of sediment accretion and elevation change in the Quinnipiac marshes, and to support a marsh organ experiment to...
River Advocates of Greater New Haven, Inc. 03/19/2015 $5,000 Stormwater pollution prevention training to support training 3 municipal department of public works crews in stormwater pollution prevention using Lunch and Learn sessions and to support...
Yale University 03/20/2014 $16,517 Study of pH variations and the resulting changes in copper's bioavailability and toxicity to support the study of pH variations and the resulting changes in copper's bioavailability and toxicity in the Quinnipiac River.
Connecticut Coalition for Environmental Justice 03/20/2014 $15,000 Education course to reduce water pollution in the Quinnipiac River and its human health impacts to support a community education course to train 20 New Haven residents about ways to reduce water pollution in the Quinnipiac River and its human...
Connecticut Urban Legal Initiative, Inc. 03/20/2014 $6,000 Compliance history and indirect discharges of publically owned treatment works to support the continuation of investigating the compliance history and indirect discharges of publically owned treatment works on the Quinnipiac...
New Haven Land Trust Inc 03/20/2014 $6,500 Educational programs related to the Quinnipiac Meadows/Eugene B. Fargeorge Nature Preserve to support a series of educational programs related to the Quinnipiac Meadows/Eugene B. Fargeorge Nature Preserve, which is a significant means of...

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