Projects
Grant Number: 20201266  
to support to the study of the thermal profile of the Quinnipiac River in response to climate change.
 
Year Issued: 2020 | Amount: $13,822 
        University of New Haven  
  
  Contact Information
R. Christopher O'Brien 
rcobrien@newhaven.edu 
https://www.newhaven.edu/
Grant Number: 20201268  
to support the study of microplastics in storm run-off to tributaries in the Quinnipiac River watershed.
 
Year Issued: 2020 | Amount: $19,757 
        Yale University  
  
  Contact Information
Gaboury Benoit 
gabouryb@gmail.com 
https://www.yale.edu/
Grant Number: 20201267  
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 soil salinity and vegetation cover in marsh-bordering areas at the Quinnipiac Meadows Preserve.
 
Year Issued: 2020 | Amount: $4,856 
        Yale University  
  
  Contact Information
Shimon Anisfeld 
shimon.anisfeld@yale.edu 
https://www.yale.edu/
Grant Number: 20201265  
to support the study of the prevalence, concentration, and physical characteristics of microplastics in water and sediment samples throughout the lower Quinnipiac River and New Haven Harbor, and their fish communities.
 
Year Issued: 2020 | Amount: $13,859 
        University of New Haven  
  
  Contact Information
Christian Conroy 
cwconroy@newhaven.edu 
https://www.newhaven.edu/
Grant Number: 20201264  
to support the study of the prevalence of the ulvoid bloom in the New Haven Harbor.
 
Year Issued: 2020 | Amount: $9,675 
        University of New Haven  
  
  Contact Information
Amy Carlile 
acarlile@newhaven.edu 
https://www.newhaven.edu/
Grant Number: 20201263  
to support cleaning logs and debris from a blocked access for boats in the Quinnipiac River.
 
Year Issued: 2020 | Amount: $3,650 
        Southwest Conservation District  
  
  Contact Information
Chris S. Sullivan 
CSullivan@conservect.org 
https://conservect.org/southwest/
Grant Number: 20201262  
to support the monitoring of state level permits affecting water quality, and then support water quality testing of the Quinnipiac River as well as recruitment and training of a permits observer corps to monitor local land use commissions and screen for testimony local land use permits.
 
Year Issued: 2020 | Amount: $15,769 
        River Advocates of South Central CT  
  
  Contact Information
Mary Mushinsky 
marymushinsky@att.net 
https://www.riveradvocatesscct.org/
Grant Number: 20201261  
to support monitoring, identifying and quantifying known pollutants from industrial outflows along the Quinnipiac River, specifically industrial areas in Wallingford and North Haven.   
 
Year Issued: 2020 | Amount: $20,000 
        Quinnipiac University  
  
  Contact Information
Courtney McGinnis 
Courtney.mcginnis@quinnipiac.edu 
https://www.qu.edu/
Grant Number: 20201260  
to support the protection and care of the Quinnipiac Meadows and Long Wharf Nature Preserves, as well as to support efforts increase outreach programming, volunteer events and Schooner programs and to design and implement a Preserves Intern training program.
 
Year Issued: 2020 | Amount: $15,000 
        Gather New Haven  
  
  Contact Information
Brent Peterkin 
brent@gathernewhaven.org 
https://gathernewhaven.org/
Grant Number: 20201259  
to support boating activities on the New Haven Harbor and on the Quinnipiac and Mill rivers including after-school boating programs for New Haven high school students, dragon boat competitions for adults and community boating events for adults.
 
Year Issued: 2020 | Amount: $15,000 
        Canal Dock Boathouse, Inc.  
  
  Contact Information
Hollis Martens 
hollis@canaldock.org 
https://www.canaldock.org/

