Projects

Chemical lawn pesticides and fertilizer study
Grant Number: 20040387
To support a before and after pilot study of a residential neighborhood within the Quinnipiac River Watershed after it has participated in an education program that encourages the use of organic lawn care agents versus chemical lawn care agents.
Year Issued: 2004 | Amount: $20,000
Quinnipiac River Watershed Partnership
Internet/Handheld computer field guide
Grant Number: 20040386
To support the production of a student lead project of internet based-handheld computer field guides resources for the Quinnipiac River that calculates water quality data, geology, oysters, plants, macro-invertabrates, birds and oystering history.
Year Issued: 2004 | Amount: $4,995
Cold Spring School
Reports: 20040386 Cold Spring School.pdf, 20040386 powerpoint.ppt
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