Projects

Marsh migration at the Quinnipiac Meadows Preserve
Grant Number: 20170094
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 analysis of marsh migration at the Quinnipiac Meadows Preserve.
Year Issued: 2017 | Amount: $14,000
Yale University
Contact Information
Dr. Shimon Anisfeld
shimon.anisfeld@yale.edu
www.yale.edu
Reports: QRF Final report 20170094.pdf
Measuring mercury in fish from ponds spanning the Quinnipiac River
Grant Number: 20170089
To support measuring mercury in fish from ponds spanning the Quinnipiac River's watershed to see where it exceeds safety thresholds.
Year Issued: 2017 | Amount: $19,000
Yale University
Contact Information
Dr. Gaboury Benoit
gabouryb@gmail.com
www.yale.edu
Trace sources of endocrine disruptors and toxicity
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
Contact Information
Dr. Melanie Eldridge
meldridge@newhaven.edu
www.newhaven.edu
Reports: QRF Final Report Grant 20170146.pdf
Study of copper uptake efficiency of various ulvoid species
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
Contact Information
Dr. Amy Carlile
acarlile@newhaven.edu
www.newhaven.edu
Lower Quinnipiac Access & Advocacy activities
Grant Number: 20170090
To support Lunch and Learn sessions for municipal department of public works crews in the lower Quinnipiac watershed for best practices in stormwater pollution prevention; enforcement of public access site at Little River, a Quinnipiac tributary at Lowe's on Route 80 in New Haven; education of phosphorus control; and monitoring of pollution and diversion permits.
Year Issued: 2017 | Amount: $10,000
River Advocates of South Central CT
Contact Information
Mary Mushinsky
marymushinsky@att.net
www.riveradvocatesSCCT.org
Identification, characterization and assessment of industrial pollutants
Grant Number: 20170077
to support identification, characterization and assessment of industrial pollutants in Wallingford and North Haven with an emphasis on the pollutant's impact to indigenous fish populations in the Quinnipiac River.
Year Issued: 2017 | Amount: $21,000
Quinnipiac University
Contact Information
Dr. Courtney McGinnis
courtney.mcginnis@quinnipiac.edu
www.qu.edu
Reports: QRF Final report _final.pdf
Educational programming and volunteer events at the Quinnipiac Meadows and Long Wharf Nature Preserves
Grant Number: 20170076
To support educational programming and volunteer events at the Quinnipiac Meadows and Long Wharf Nature Preserves and as well as to support the process of acquiring land adjacent to Quinnipiac Meadows.
Year Issued: 2017 | Amount: $16,000
New Haven Land Trust, Inc.
Contact Information
Justin Elicker
justin.elicker@newhavenlandtrust.org
www.newhavenlandtrust.org
Reports: NHLT Q River Fund 2017 Final Report.pdf
Public access to rowing and other non-motorized watercraft
Grant Number: 20170091
To support start up staff to expand public access to rowing and other non-motorized watercraft, to grow participation in the annual dragon boat regatta, and to maintain a partnership with the University of New Haven, which will offer programs in environmental education to the general public.
Year Issued: 2017 | Amount: $15,000
Canal Dock Boathouse, Inc.
Contact Information
John Pescatore
jpescatore11@gmail.com
www.canaldock.org
Reports: QRF Final report form Executed.pdf
Study of the risk of runoff from artificial turf fields into the Quinnipiac River's watershed
Grant Number: 20160127
To support the study of the risk of runoff from artificial turf fields into the Quinnipiac River's watershed.
Year Issued: 2016 | Amount: $16,700
Yale University
Contact Information
Dr. Gaboury Benoit
gabouryb@gmail.com
www.yale.edu
Study of sediment accretion and elevation change in the Quinnipiac marshes
Grant Number: 20160132
To support the study of sediment accretion and elevation change in the Quinnipiac marshes, and for a wildlife-exclusion experiment to test the hypothesis that herbivory is preventing vegetation from recolonizing mudflat areas.
Year Issued: 2016 | Amount: $13,500
Yale University
Contact Information
Dr. Shimon Anisfeld
shimon.anisfeld@yale.edu
www.yale.edu
Reports: 20160132 final report.pdf