Projects

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.

To support the Biodiversity and Impacts of Drift Algae in the New Haven Harbor study, which will continue to assess habitat structure and species diversity in New Haven Harbor, and to investigate the dynamics and potential impacts of extensive drift algal mats that have been found in portions of the harbor.

To continue to educate fishers on safe consumption of fish by volunteers, bilingual safe fishing signage posted at river locales and by building grassroots support for a new state ban on lead fishing weights in the interest of fishers' and wildlife well-being.

Complete three hydrographic dye dilution studies of the Wastewater Pollution Control Facilities.

Use plankton net to collect tautog embryos and assess their viability in New Haven Harbor.

For a yearround sampling of various species to estimate incidences of erythrocyte micronucleation to evaluate effects on health fish.

To document the macrobenthic structure of the lower Quinnipiac River as an "ecological benchmark" against future changes.

To measure and assess organic and metal contaminants in the eggs, liver, kidney and flesh of tautog (blackfish) from New Haven Harbor.