Projects

A Fair Haven for Wildlife: Community-based land stewardship to benefit wildlife and waterways Project
Grant Number: 20130052
To support the "A Fair Haven for Wildlife: Community-based land stewardship to benefit wildlife and waterways" project, in partnership with the Urban Resources Initiative.

Year Issued: 2013 | Amount: $12,000
Audubon Connecticut
Contact Information
Francis Grant Suttie
fgrantsuttie@audubon.org
www.ct.audubon.org
Reports: 20130052 Audubon CT.pdf
Improve habitat for birds and other wildlife within the Quinnipiac River Watershed
Grant Number: 20110131
To raise awareness among legislators, homeowners, and the general public about ways to reduce both non-point and point sources of pollution and to improve habitat for birds and other wildlife within the Quinnipiac River Watershed.
Year Issued: 2011 | Amount: $10,000
Audubon Connecticut
Reports: QRF Final Report_ Audubon Connecticut.pdf
Wharton Brook Mercury Contamination Research
Grant Number: 20070060
Funds are requested to conduct mercury contamination research at Wharton Brook in Quinnipiac River system. Research activities include measuring mercury in water, benthic macroinvertebrates, and fish along the length of thw Wharton Brook and its tributaries.
Year Issued: 2007 | Amount: $18,446
Yale University Grant and Contract Administration
Aquatic Mercury Testing
Grant Number: 20060119
To support the measurement of methyl mercury in the Quinnipiac River and the New Haven Harbor. The work will also provide direct information on safety of local finfish and shellfish.
Year Issued: 2006 | Amount: $14,000
Yale University Grant and Contract Administration
Mercury Contamination
Grant Number: 20040390
To measure contamination along the Quinnipiac River and in oysters of the New Haven Harbor and evaluate the extent of mercury pollution and  identify sources and hotspots.
Year Issued: 2004 | Amount: $7,500
Yale University Grant and Contract Administration