Projects
Grant Number: 20221218
to support boating and environmental programming that bring New Haven area residents in contact with New Haven Harbor and Quinnipiac River, highlighting the waterfront's importance to the community.
Year Issued: 2022 | Amount: $20,000
Canal Dock Boathouse, Inc.
Contact Information
Hollis Martens
hollis@canaldock.org
www.canaldock.org
Grant Number: 20211289
to support a study that will focus on characterizing the gut microbiomes of estuarine fish in the lower Quinnipiac River and New Haven Harbor, as well as assessing the relationships between environmental conditions, diet, microplastic prevalence, and these microbial communities.
Year Issued: 2021 | Amount: $19,000
University of New Haven
Contact Information
Dr. Nikolas Stasulli
nstasulli@newhaven.edu
https://www.newhaven.edu/
Grant Number: 20211288
to support the study of the effects of temperature change on the behavior of freshwater crustaceans in the Quinnipiac River.
Year Issued: 2021 | Amount: $20,000
University of New Haven
Contact Information
Dr. R. Christopher O'Brien
rcobrien@newhaven.edu
https://www.newhaven.edu/
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: 20211284
to support the initiation of a Quinnipiac River watershed plan.
Year Issued: 2021 | Amount: $18,000
Land Use Leadership Alliance (LULA)
Contact Information
Jessica Bacher
jbacher@law.pace.edu
https://law.pace.edu/land-use-leadership-alliance-training-program
Grant Number: 20201266
to support to the study of the thermal profile of the Quinnipiac River in response to climate change.
Year Issued: 2020 | Amount: $13,822
University of New Haven
Contact Information
R. Christopher O'Brien
rcobrien@newhaven.edu
https://www.newhaven.edu/
Grant Number: 20201268
to support the study of microplastics in storm run-off to tributaries in the Quinnipiac River watershed.
Year Issued: 2020 | Amount: $19,757
Yale University
Contact Information
Gaboury Benoit
gabouryb@gmail.com
https://www.yale.edu/
Grant Number: 20201267
to support the monitoring of marsh surface elevations as well as the salinity and vegetation in one lobe of the marsh, and to support measurement of soil salinity and vegetation cover in marsh-bordering areas at the Quinnipiac Meadows Preserve.
Year Issued: 2020 | Amount: $4,856
Yale University
Contact Information
Shimon Anisfeld
shimon.anisfeld@yale.edu
https://www.yale.edu/
Grant Number: 20201265
to support the study of the prevalence, concentration, and physical characteristics of microplastics in water and sediment samples throughout the lower Quinnipiac River and New Haven Harbor, and their fish communities.
Year Issued: 2020 | Amount: $13,859
University of New Haven
Contact Information
Christian Conroy
cwconroy@newhaven.edu
https://www.newhaven.edu/
Grant Number: 20201263
to support cleaning logs and debris from a blocked access for boats in the Quinnipiac River.
Year Issued: 2020 | Amount: $3,650
Southwest Conservation District
Contact Information
Chris S. Sullivan
CSullivan@conservect.org
https://conservect.org/southwest/
