Projects

Course on river processes
Grant Number: 20030657
To offer a short course in river processes to local environmental activist and municipal officials.  The course will cover the basic hydrologic, geomorphic, chemical and biological processes that govern stream ecosystems and how they are perturbed by human activities. Participants will receive the scientific tools that they need in order to understand and critically evaluate environmental data on the Quinnipiac River.
Year Issued: 2003 | Amount: $10,000
Yale School of Forestry/Environmental Studies
Reports: 20030657 Yale School of Forestry, Environmental Studies final.pdf
Quinnipiac River Watershed Partnership
Grant Number: 20030651
To educate the community about the effects of pollution, to increase access to the Quinnipiac River, to empower the residents to right environmental wrongs and to enhance appreciation for parkland and its preservation.
Year Issued: 2003 | Amount: $8,000
Elm City Parks Conservancy
Course in River Processes
Grant Number: 20020634
To offer a 2-day short course in river processes to local environmental activists and municipal officials.  The course will cover the basic hydrologic, geomorphic, chemical, and biological processes that govern stream ecosystems, and how they are perturbed by human activity.  Participants will receive the scientific tools that they need in order to understand and critically evaluate environmental data on the Quinnpiac River.
Year Issued: 2002 | Amount: $10,000
Yale School of Forestry/Environmental Studies
GIS Data Layers and Analyses
Grant Number: 20021005
For development of GIS data layers and analyses in support of conservation and sustainable development activities in the lower Quinnipiac River Watershed.
Year Issued: 2002 | Amount: $17,992
University of New Haven, Dept. of Biology and Environmental Science
Quinnipiac River Park
Grant Number: 20020637
To continue the work the Fair Haven community has done towards cleaning, maintaining and planning for an eco-sensitive Quinnipiac River Park.
Year Issued: 2002 | Amount: $10,000
Elm City Parks Conservancy
The Quinnipiac River Watershed and Region Geographic Information System
Grant Number: 20010207
To develop GIS data layers of selected brownfield sites in Hamden, CT, and develop and analyze detailed GIS data layers for the marshes in the lower Quinnipiac River.
Year Issued: 2001 | Amount: $15,050
University of New Haven, Dept. of Biology and Environmental Science
Pollution Prevention Assessments
Grant Number: 980283
To conduct pollution prevention assessments at six volunteer manufacturing companies to assist in identifying opportunities to reduce discharges and environmental impacts.
Year Issued: 1998 | Amount: $7,000
Connstep
Reports: 980283 CONNSTEP.pdf
Stream Team
Grant Number: 980289
To continue to develop the Stream Team volunteer water quality monitoring programs as a force for river conservation, and to further analyze data collected in both 1998-1999 grant years.
Year Issued: 1998 | Amount: $5,000
Quinnipiac River Watershed Association
Restoration of 9.4 acre parcel along Q'River
Grant Number: 961214
To conduct restoration of its 9.4 acre parcel along the Quinnipiac River to remove rubble and debris degrading tidal wetland on the parcel.
Year Issued: 1996 | Amount: $5,000
The New Haven Land Trust, Inc.
Reports: 961214 - New Haven Land Trust, Inc..pdf
Build New Touchtank at East Shore Park Station
Grant Number: 950100
To build a new touchtank at the East Shore Park Ranger Station at Lighthouse Point Park & to develop printed materials.
Year Issued: 1995 | Amount: $4,000
New Haven Board of Park Commissioners