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
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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
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Mary Mushinsky
marymushinsky@att.net
www.town.wallingford.ct.us/Content/Quinnipiac_River_Linear_Trail_Advisory_Committee.asp
Grant Number: 20150151
to support the study of several sites along the Quinnipiac River to determine whether endocrine disruptors are present and then to trace their source.
Year Issued: 2015 | Amount: $11,000
University of New Haven, Department of Biology & Environmental Science
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Dr. Melanie Eldridge
meldridge@newhaven.edu
http://www.newhaven.edu/4486/academic-departments/biology-environmental-science/
Grant Number: 20150147
to support the study of the biodiversity of benthic algal communities and the potential for copper contamination in communities throughout the Quinnipiac River.
Year Issued: 2015 | Amount: $10,000
University of New Haven, Department of Biology & Environmental Science
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Dr. Amy Carlile
acarlile@newhaven.edu
http://www.newhaven.edu/4486/academic-departments/biology-environmental-science/
Grant Number: 20150082
to support the study of the effects of endocrine disrupting chemicals in wild fish within the freshwater regions of the Quinnipiac River watershed.
Year Issued: 2015 | Amount: $10,600
University of New Haven, Department of Biology & Environmental Science
Contact Information
Dr. John Kelly
jkelly@newhaven.edu
http://www.newhaven.edu/4486/academic-departments/biology-environmental-science/
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: 20060116
To support the creation and development of the Organic Land and Turf Handbook for school, municipal, and commercial groundskeepsers to manage lawns and turf without the use synthetic fertilizers and pesticides.
Year Issued: 2006 | Amount: $14,000
Connecticut Northeast Organic Farmers Organization
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Grant Number: 20070054
Funds are requested to support implementation of informational and educational efforts and activities advocating for pesticide use reduction. These efforts will focus on the 80 property owners whose properties abut the Quinnipiac River in Plainville, CT. The activities will include 2 river clean-ups, coordination of a fishing derby, Earth Day Extravaganza, promotion and advocacy of Freedom Lawn Initiative, and a Tomasso Nature Park clean-up. (see grant notes)
Year Issued: 2007 | Amount: $2,000
Farmington River Watershed Association, Inc.
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Grant Number: 20080176
Funds are requested to support the implementation of an intensive workshops to teach 100 Connecticut school groundskeepers how to mamnage fields without the use of harmful pesticides.
Year Issued: 2008 | Amount: $6,530
Connecticut Northeast Organic Farmers Organization
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