Projects
Grant Number: 20190127  
To support an examination of the seasonal variation in the composition and quantity of microplastic particles from wastewater treatment facilities discharging treated wastewater into the Quinnipiac River. 
Year Issued: 2019 | Amount: $16,000 
        Southern Connecticut State University  
  
  Contact Information
Vincent Breslin 
Breslinv1@southernct.edu 
www.southernct.edu
Grant Number: 20160135  
To support the purchase of additional benches along Phase III of the trail which will add 1.25 miles to Fireworks Island as well as graphic art designs for the informational sign to showcase history, natural history, and location information.  
Year Issued: 2016 | Amount: $5,000 
        Quinnipiac River Linear Trail Advisory Committee   
  
  Contact Information
Mary Mushinsky 
marymushinsky@att.net 
www.town.wallingford.ct.us/Content/Quinnipiac_River_Linear_Trail_Advisory_Committee.asp
Grant Number: 20140148  
to support the costs of an informational kiosk for Fireworks Island which is included in Phase III of the Quinnipiac River Linear Trail in Wallingford.   
Year Issued: 2014 | Amount: $2,000 
        Quinnipiac River Linear Trail Advisory Committee   
  
  Contact Information
Mary Mushinsky 
marymushinsky@att.net 
www.qRiverTrail.org
Grant Number: 20120106  
To support signage which will include a trail map and information about the natural history and historical aspects of the area for the Phase III section of the Quinnipiac River Linear Trail which will extend 1.25 miles northward from the current terminus of the Trail at the Wilbur Cross Parkway underpass. 
Year Issued: 2012 | Amount: $3,500 
        Quinnipiac River Linear Trail Advisory Committee  
  
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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  
  
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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  
  
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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  
  
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Grant Number: 940078  
For a yearround sampling of various species to estimate incidences of erythrocyte micronucleation to evaluate effects on health fish.  
Year Issued: 1994 | Amount: $3,400 
        National Marine Fisheries Service  
  
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Grant Number: 940035  
To document the macrobenthic structure of the lower Quinnipiac River as an "ecological benchmark" against future changes. 
Year Issued: 1994 | Amount: $4,739 
        Southern Connecticut State University  
  
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Grant Number: 930086  
To assess relative abundance, health and body burden of selected contaminants in winter flounder. 
Year Issued: 1993 | Amount: $5,000 
        National Marine Fisheries Service  
  
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