Projects

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
Quinnipiac Meadows Preserve
Grant Number: 20000302
To support educational activities and access improvements at the Quinnipiac Meadows Preserve.
Year Issued: 2000 | Amount: $8,000
New Haven Land Trust, Inc
Linear Trail
Grant Number: 20000303
To help design and build a bicycle/hiking bridge over the Quinnipiac River.
Year Issued: 2000 | Amount: $10,000
Quinnipiac River Linear Trail Advisory Committee
Bioaccumulation of Sediment Contaminants by the Benthos of the Quinnipiac River
Grant Number: 20000305
To support the project entitled Bioaccumulation of Sediment Contaminants by Benthos of the Quinnipiac River.  This proposed research is an investigation of the sediment contaminant load of two sites in the Quinnipiac River and the availability of the contaminants to the benthic organisms living in them.
Year Issued: 2000 | Amount: $20,000
Yale University Grant and Contract Administration
Purchase a 16.8 acre parcel along the Q River
Grant Number: 980276
To purchase a 16.8 acre parcel along the Quinnipiac River to encourage the use of the property for recreational and educational purposes.
Year Issued: 1998 | Amount: $2,500
New Haven Land Trust, Inc
Linear Trail
Grant Number: 980284
To plan an initial layout for an active inear trail along the Quinnipiac River corridor, initially through Wallingford from boarder to boarder, eventually connecting with other towns along the river.
Year Issued: 1998 | Amount: $2,500
Quinnipiac River Linear Trail Advisory Committee
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
Research on Tidal Wetland Plants
Grant Number: 950101
Research on tidal wetland plants in the Quinnipiac River estuary related to wetland restoration.
Year Issued: 1995 | Amount: $5,000
Univ. of Connectict, Dept. of Ecology & Evol.
Reports: 950101 UCONN EEB.pdf
Assess Tautog Embryos
Grant Number: 940077
Use plankton net to collect tautog embryos and assess their viability in New Haven Harbor.
Year Issued: 1994 | Amount: $4,700
National Marine Fisheries Service
Adopt the River Program
Grant Number: 940082
To start an "Adopt the River" program and to continue a lecture series.
Year Issued: 1994 | Amount: $5,000
Quinnipiac River Watershed Association