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
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