Projects
Grant Number: 20251470  
to support the improvement of public access on the lower Quinnipiac River, as well as to support advocating on state and local permits affecting water quality and quantity, and carry out bacteria monitoring. 
Year Issued: 2025 | Amount: $17,000 
        River Advocates of South Central CT  
  
  Contact Information
Mary Mushinsky 
marymushinsky@att.net 
https://www.riveradvocatesscct.org/
Grant Number: 20251468  
to support the restoration, conservation, and maintenance of the Quinnipiac Meadows/Fargeorge and Hemingway Creek Nature Preserves. 
Year Issued: 2025 | Amount: $20,300 
        Gather New Haven  
  
  Contact Information
Jonathon Savage 
jonathon@gathernewhaven.org 
http://www.gathernewhaven.org
Grant Number: 20241218  
to support the creation of public access on the lower Quinnipiac River, as well as to support advocating on state and local permits affecting water quality and quantity, and carry out bacteria monitoring.
 
Year Issued: 2024 | Amount: $17,000 
        River Advocates of South Central CT  
  
  Contact Information
Mary Mushinsky 
marymushinsky@att.net 
https://www.riveradvocatesscct.org/
Grant Number: 20241216  
to support the restoration, conservation, and maintenance of the Quinnipiac Meadows/Fargeorge Nature Preserve, 
Year Issued: 2024 | Amount: $15,000 
        Gather New Haven  
  
  Contact Information
Jonathon Savage 
jonathon@gathernewhaven.org 
http://www.gathernewhaven.org
Grant Number: 20231326  
to support the creation of public access on the lower Quinnipiac River, as well as to support advocating on state and local permits affecting water quality and quantity, and carry out bacteria monitoring. 
Year Issued: 2023 | Amount: $16,500 
        River Advocates of South Central CT  
  
  Contact Information
Mary Mushinsky 
marymushinsky@att.net 
https://www.riveradvocatesscct.org/
Grant Number: 20231325  
to support the protection and care of the Quinnipiac Meadows/Fargeorge Nature Preserve, as well as to support enhancements to the Growing Entrepreneurs program, Schooner scholarships, expansion of environmental programming and land acquisition.        
Year Issued: 2023 | Amount: $18,000 
        Gather New Haven  
  
  Contact Information
Tyra Pendergrass Boomer 
tmpendergrass@gmail.com 
http://www.gathernewhaven.org
Grant Number: 20211286  
to support a coliform bacteria testing program that uses trained volunteers to collect and a professional lab to analyze to support a coliform bacteria testing program that uses trained volunteers to collect and a professional lab to analyze bacteria in stream and river segments of the Quinnipiac Watershed, and to support advocacy for state and local permits affecting water quality of the Quinnipiac River. 
Year Issued: 2021 | Amount: $15,000 
        River Advocates of South Central CT  
  
  Contact Information
Mary Mushinsky 
marymushinsky@att.net 
https://www.riveradvocatesscct.org/
Grant Number: 20201262  
to support the monitoring of state level permits affecting water quality, and then support water quality testing of the Quinnipiac River as well as recruitment and training of a permits observer corps to monitor local land use commissions and screen for testimony local land use permits.
 
Year Issued: 2020 | Amount: $15,769 
        River Advocates of South Central CT  
  
  Contact Information
Mary Mushinsky 
marymushinsky@att.net 
https://www.riveradvocatesscct.org/
Grant Number: 20201260  
to support the protection and care of the Quinnipiac Meadows and Long Wharf Nature Preserves, as well as to support efforts increase outreach programming, volunteer events and Schooner programs and to design and implement a Preserves Intern training program.
 
Year Issued: 2020 | Amount: $15,000 
        Gather New Haven  
  
  Contact Information
Brent Peterkin 
brent@gathernewhaven.org 
https://gathernewhaven.org/
Grant Number: 20190130  
To support the recruitment and training of a permits observer corps to monitor local land use commissions and screen for testimony local land use permits, as well as assist in monitoring of state level permits affecting water quality. 
Year Issued: 2019 | Amount: $15,000 
        River Advocates of South Central CT  
  
  Contact Information
Mary Mushinsky 
marymushinsky@att.net 
www.riveradvocatesscct.org
 
 



