Projects

Be the Solution to Pollution project
Grant Number: 20150153
to support the Be the Solution to Pollution project which raises awareness of how pollution threatens the health of humans, animals, and the environment along the Quinnipiac River.
Year Issued: 2015 | Amount: $13,000
Connecticut Coalition for Environmental Justice
Contact Information
Ms. Sharon Lewis
sharonelewis2001@aol.com
www.environmental-justice.org
The impacts of wastewater from municipal waste water treatment plants on fish health in the Quinnipiac River
Grant Number: 20120101
To support a study about the impacts of wastewater from municipal waste water treatment plants on fish health in the Quinnipiac River.
Year Issued: 2012 | Amount: $18,000
University of Connecticut, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Reports: Quinnipiac project report.pdf
Municipal regulation review of the Quinnipiac River watershed towns
Grant Number: 20120102
To support a municipal regulation review of the Quinnipiac River watershed towns in order to collect and assess provisions that are protective of water quality and to support two one-half day workshops for land use commission members and staff in which the findings will be presented and recommendations will be discussed.
Year Issued: 2012 | Amount: $12,000
Land Use Leadership Alliance (LULA)
Reports: Water Quality Regulation Review.pdf
Definition and granting of land easements
Grant Number: 20110104
To support consultant/professional work required to support the definition and granting of land easements from private property owners along the river where the intended route of the trail is located.
Year Issued: 2011 | Amount: $3,000
North Haven Trail Association
Reports: 20110104 North Haven Trail Association.pdf
Quinnipiac Urban River Stewardship project
Grant Number: 20110105
To support the Quinnipiac Urban River Stewardship project, which will install several river stewardship signs in prominent locations to promote human links to this urban river and foster stewardship of the shared resource, as recommended in the watershed management plan for a similar urban river, the North Branch of the Park River in Hartford/Bloomfield.
Year Issued: 2011 | Amount: $16,000
Quinnipiac River Watershed Association
Reports: Final report Quinnipiac River Watershed 20110105.pdf
New Haven Harbor Data Project
Grant Number: 20110137
To support the New Haven Harbor Data Project which will create and maintain an online catalog of data about New Haven Harbor and will be accessible on Schooner's website.
Year Issued: 2011 | Amount: $5,000
Schooner, Inc
Homeowner workshops on organic land care
Grant Number: 20100144
To support homeowner workshops and outreach and to initiate data analysis and focus group research to design a program to best serve homeowners who want organic land care for their properties.
Year Issued: 2010 | Amount: $5,000
Northeast Organic Farming Association of Connecticut, Inc.
Friends of the Quinnipiac Project
Grant Number: 20090106
To support The Friends of the Quinnipiac Project which will remedy the effects of poor land use practiced by managers and owners of riparian properties through outreach, education, training, public recognition and technical assistance. 
Year Issued: 2009 | Amount: $15,000
Quinnipiac River Watershed Association
Residential organic landscaping workshops and website enhancements
Grant Number: 20090103
To support residential organic landscaping workshops and website enhancements to better serve homeowners of the Quinnipiac River watershed in protecting their health and the environment.  
Year Issued: 2009 | Amount: $9,000
Connecticut Northeast Organic Farmers Organization
General Operating expenses
Grant Number: 20080169
Funds are requested to design and order letterhead, envelopes, postcards, postage and produce mapping for the trail.
Year Issued: 2008 | Amount: $5,000
North Haven Trail Association