Projects

Bioswales and native plant/pollinator gardens
Grant Number: 20180210
To support curriculum development and implementation assistance for the design and installation of bioswales and native plant/pollinator gardens at Lincoln Middle School and Washington Middle School in Meriden.
Year Issued: 2018 | Amount: $15,000
Connecticut Audubon Society
Contact Information
Patrick Comins
pcomins@ctaudubon.org
www.ctaudubon.org
Reports: CAS-QRF Final Report.pdf
Stormwater pollution prevention training
Grant Number: 20150149
to support training 3 municipal department of public works crews in stormwater pollution prevention using Lunch and Learn sessions and to support investigating the lower Quinnipiac River public access potential at two locations: Lowe's on Route 80 in New Haven and behind Toelles Road businesses in Wallingford, adjacent to Quinnipiac River State Park. Mill River Watershed Association of South Central Connecticut, Inc. is acting as the fiscal sponsor.
Year Issued: 2015 | Amount: $5,000
River Advocates of Greater New Haven, Inc.
Contact Information
Mary Mushinsky
marymushinsky@att.net
Reports: QRF Final report form 2015 River Advocates.doc
Public events and implementing recommendations from the Urban River Permits Project
Grant Number: 20140147
to support increasing capacity of the organization, sponsoring public events to focus attention on the lower Quinnipiac and urban rivers of Greater New Haven, and implementing certain recommendations from the Urban River Permits Project to reduce polluted runoff.
Year Issued: 2014 | Amount: $20,000
River Advocates of Greater New Haven, Inc.
Contact Information
Martin Mador
martin.mador@aya.yale.edu
Reports: QRF Final report 2014 River Advocates.doc
Fill in voids in the Rip-Rap at the edge of the river in Quinnipiac Park
Grant Number: 20090112
To support the work of filling in the voids in the Rip-Rap at the edge of the river in Quinnipiac Park with crushed shells to reduce erosion.  
Year Issued: 2009 | Amount: $7,800
Elm City Parks Conservancy
Feasibility Evaluation
Grant Number: 20080171
Funds are requested to support the evaluation for feasibility of re-use of the New Haven landfill, pollution, access, energy, and sustainable.
Year Issued: 2008 | Amount: $6,200
Elm City Parks Conservancy
Water Quality Improvement
Grant Number: 20060115
To support the salaries for two part-time Student Conservation Assocation interns who will work on improvement of water quality through community outreach.
Year Issued: 2006 | Amount: $4,000
Elm City Parks Conservancy
Quinnipiac River Discovery
Grant Number: 20040391
To support an education and awareness program for youth and the broader community.
Year Issued: 2004 | Amount: $10,000
Elm City Parks Conservancy
Quinnipiac River Watershed Partnership
Grant Number: 20030651
To educate the community about the effects of pollution, to increase access to the Quinnipiac River, to empower the residents to right environmental wrongs and to enhance appreciation for parkland and its preservation.
Year Issued: 2003 | Amount: $8,000
Elm City Parks Conservancy
Quinnipiac River Park
Grant Number: 20020637
To continue the work the Fair Haven community has done towards cleaning, maintaining and planning for an eco-sensitive Quinnipiac River Park.
Year Issued: 2002 | Amount: $10,000
Elm City Parks Conservancy
Cleaning and Canoeing the Quinnipac Program
Grant Number: 20010413
To support The Cleaning and Canoeing the Quinnipiac Program that will get all Fair Haven students onto the river for education, provide community canoeing programs, and lay the foundation for a canoe ranger station in Fair Haven.
Year Issued: 2001 | Amount: $8,000
Elm City Parks Conservancy