Projects

Comprehensive Multi-disciplinary Watershed
Grant Number: 961371
To establish a comprehensive multi- disciplinary watershed planning initiative to improve the quality of the environment in the QR Watershed.
Year Issued: 1996 | Amount: $10,000
Yale School of Forestry/Environmental Studies
Advocate for Clean Water
Grant Number: 961210
To establish an individual as the primary point person to be an advocate for clean water and to address local pollution problems using Soundkeeper.
Year Issued: 1996 | Amount: $5,000
Long Island Soundkeeper Fund, Inc.
Organize Community
Grant Number: 950104
To organize the community that live in NH QRiver section to learn about the river & establish a permanent advocacy group.
Year Issued: 1995 | Amount: $3,000
N H  Urban Resources Init.
Protecting Marine Environment
Grant Number: 950063
To involve inner city youth in learning about and protecting the marine environment.
Year Issued: 1995 | Amount: $2,960
Univ. of Connecticut, Coop. Extension System
Research on Tidal Wetland Plants
Grant Number: 950101
Research on tidal wetland plants in the Quinnipiac River estuary related to wetland restoration.
Year Issued: 1995 | Amount: $5,000
Univ. of Connectict, Dept. of Ecology & Evol.
Reports: 950101 UCONN EEB.pdf
Geographical Information System Database
Grant Number: 950065
To develop a geographical information system database for the Quinnipiac River Watershed.
Year Issued: 1995 | Amount: $11,000
University of New Haven, Dept. of Biology and Environmental Science
Reports: Final report 950065.pdf
Survey
Grant Number: 950102
To conduct a survey that would evaluate the occurrence of several metals, esp. silver, in oyster & sediments in the Quinnipiac River estuary.
Year Issued: 1995 | Amount: $8,000
Yale School of Forestry/Environmental Studies
Survey on the Content of Heavy Metals
Grant Number: 950103
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
Year Issued: 1995 | Amount: $4,600
Yale School of Forestry/Environmental Studies
3 Hydrographic Dye Dilution Studies
Grant Number: 940075
Complete three hydrographic dye dilution studies of the Wastewater Pollution Control Facilities.
Year Issued: 1994 | Amount: $7,000
CT Dept. of Agriculture/Aquaculture Division
Assess Tautog Embryos
Grant Number: 940077
Use plankton net to collect tautog embryos and assess their viability in New Haven Harbor.
Year Issued: 1994 | Amount: $4,700
National Marine Fisheries Service