Projects

Monitoring Vegetation Change and Mudflat Development
Grant Number: 20020633
To continue monitoring vegetation change and mudflat development in the Quinnipiac River tidal marshes.  In addition, to conduct field and lab work to begin to test hypothesized causes for the observed wetland loss and to assess how marsh loss has affected the load of pollutants (N,trace metals) to the river.
Year Issued: 2002 | Amount: $14,500
Yale School of Forestry/Environmental Studies
Various programs
Grant Number: 20020626
To support volunteer monitoring, Stream Walk problem assessment, regulatory research, grassroots advocacy, education - upper and lower river, and general public education.
Year Issued: 2002 | Amount: $20,000
Quinnipiac River Watershed Association
Research & Analyze the River
Grant Number: 970245
To research and analyze the issue of river pollution by landfill leacheates in the Quinnipiac Watershedd, to plan Y begin implementation of "stream team" bio-assessment in two watershed sub-basins, & to improve office as a resource center.
Year Issued: 1997 | Amount: $5,000
Quinnipiac River Watershed Association
Bioassessing Quinnipiac Headwaters & Tributaries
Grant Number: 970243
To bioassess the Quinnipiac Headwaters and Tributaries in Southington.
Year Issued: 1997 | Amount: $3,925
University of CT/Institute of Water Resources
Enhance Quinnipiac River Home Page
Grant Number: 970238
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 New Haven Harbor ecosystems.
Year Issued: 1997 | Amount: $5,000
UCONN-Department of Marine Science
Web Page Development/GIS data & QRW data
Grant Number: 970239
Continued support for the development of a geographic information system for the Quinnipiac River watershed.
Year Issued: 1997 | Amount: $10,000
University of New Haven, Dept. of Biology and Environmental Science
Purchase Gas Chromatograph/Mass Spectrometer
Grant Number: 970240
To purchase a gas chromatograph/mass spectrometer in order to conduct studies on the types and levels of organic contaminants in water & tissue of fish & other organisms.
Year Issued: 1997 | Amount: $12,000
Yale University