Projects

Bioswales and native plant/pollinator gardens
Grant Number: 20180210
To support curriculum development and implementation assistance for the design and installation of bioswales and native plant/pollinator gardens at Lincoln Middle School and Washington Middle School in Meriden.
Year Issued: 2018 | Amount: $15,000
Connecticut Audubon Society
Contact Information
Patrick Comins
pcomins@ctaudubon.org
www.ctaudubon.org
Reports: CAS-QRF Final Report.pdf
Recreational and Educational Programs
Grant Number: 20180206
To provide general operating support for recreational and educational programs related to the Quinnipiac River and New Haven Harbor.
Year Issued: 2018 | Amount: $20,000
Canal Dock Boathouse
Contact Information
John Pescatore
jpescatore11@gmail.com
www.canaldock.org
Reports: QRF Final report.pdf
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
Informational signage, and educational programs and printed materials about North Haven's Tidal Marsh Trail
Grant Number: 20170088
To support informational signage, as well as educational programs and printed materials about North Haven's Tidal Marsh Trail.
Year Issued: 2017 | Amount: $5,000
North Haven Trail Association
Contact Information
Steve Fontana
safontana@aol.com
www.northhaventrails.org
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
Purchase a 20.8 acres addition to Quinnipiac River State Park
Grant Number: 20164968
to support the purchase of a a 20.8 acres addition to Quinnipiac River State Park in North Haven.
Year Issued: 2016 | Amount: $13,000
Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Contact Information
Allyson Clarke, Property Agent
allyson.clarke@ct.gov
www.ct.gov/deep
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
Training public work crews in stormwater pollution prevention and enforcing lower Quinnipiac River public access
Grant Number: 20160129
To support, as a first priority, monitoring of pollution and diversion permits, and only then 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 at an abandoned, neglected Quinnipiac River site at Lowe's on Route 80 in New Haven and education of phosphorus control.
Year Issued: 2016 | Amount: $20,000
River Advocates of South Central Connecticut
Contact Information
Mary Mushinsky
marymushinsky@att.net
Reports: QRF Final report form 2016 March 30 2017.doc
Benches and enhancements to informational signage along Phase III of the trail
Grant Number: 20160135
To support the purchase of additional benches along Phase III of the trail which will add 1.25 miles to Fireworks Island as well as graphic art designs for the informational sign to showcase history, natural history, and location information.
Year Issued: 2016 | Amount: $5,000
Quinnipiac River Linear Trail Advisory Committee
Contact Information
Mary Mushinsky
marymushinsky@att.net
www.town.wallingford.ct.us/Content/Quinnipiac_River_Linear_Trail_Advisory_Committee.asp