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/
Reports:
River Advocates 20251470.pdf
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/
Reports:
River Advocates Report.pdf
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/
Reports:
RiversAdvocates_20231326.pdf
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/
Reports:
RiverAdvocates_20211286.pdf
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: 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
Grant Number: 20170090
To support Lunch and Learn sessions for municipal department of public works crews in the lower Quinnipiac watershed for best practices in stormwater pollution prevention; enforcement of public access site at Little River, a Quinnipiac tributary at Lowe's on Route 80 in New Haven; education of phosphorus control; and monitoring of pollution and diversion permits.
Year Issued: 2017 | Amount: $10,000
River Advocates of South Central CT
Contact Information
Mary Mushinsky
marymushinsky@att.net
www.riveradvocatesSCCT.org
Grant Number: 20170076
To support educational programming and volunteer events at the Quinnipiac Meadows and Long Wharf Nature Preserves and as well as to support the process of acquiring land adjacent to Quinnipiac Meadows.
Year Issued: 2017 | Amount: $16,000
New Haven Land Trust, Inc.
Contact Information
Justin Elicker
justin.elicker@newhavenlandtrust.org
www.newhavenlandtrust.org
Grant Number: 20150080
to support educational programming, installing educational signs, organizing volunteer events and beginning research into potential acquisition of land surrounding the Quinnipiac Meadows/Eugene B. Fargeorge Nature Preserve.
Year Issued: 2015 | Amount: $10,000
New Haven Land Trust, Inc.
Contact Information
Mr. Justin Elicker
justin.elicker@newhavenlandtrust.org
www.newhavenlandtrust.org
Grant Number: 20110077
To support the Safe Grounds Campaign which helps reduce non-point source pollution from lawn pesticides and synthetic fertilizers in the Quinnipiac River watershed.
Year Issued: 2011 | Amount: $16,000
Watershed Partnership, Inc
Reports:
20110077 Final report.pdf
CATEGORY
GRANTEE
- university of new haven (23)
- quinnipiac river watershed association (22)
- quinnipiac university (20)
- yale school of forestry/environmental studies (20)
- yale university (19)
- university of new haven, dept. of biology and environmental science (16)
- yale university grant and contract administration (15)
- elm city parks conservancy (7)
- new haven land trust, inc (7)
- north haven trail association (7)
- (-) river advocates of south central ct (7)
- (-) watershed partnership, inc (7)
- connecticut coalition for environmental justice (6)
- canal dock boathouse (5)
- catalyst studios, inc. (5)
- land use leadership alliance (lula) (5)
- quinnipiac river linear trail advisory committee (5)
- southwest conservation district (5)
- yale university - grant and contract administration (5)
- canal dock boathouse, inc. (4)
- gather new haven (4)
- long island soundkeeper fund, inc. (4)
- national marine fisheries service (4)
- university of connecticut, dept. of chemistry (4)
- connecticut northeast organic farmers organization (3)
- friends of the linear trail, inc. (3)
- quinnipiac river watershed partnership (3)
- rex development (formerly known as south central ct regional econ. develop. corp) (3)
- river advocates of south central connecticut (3)
- schooner, inc (3)
- univ. of connecticut, coop. extension system (3)
- university of new haven, department of biology & environmental science (3)
- audubon connecticut (2)
- connecticut agricultural experiment station (2)
- connecticut urban legal initiative, inc. (2)
- ct dept. of agriculture/aquaculture division (2)
- new haven land trust (2)
- (-) new haven land trust, inc. (2)
- northeast organic farming association of connecticut, inc. (2)
- river advocates of greater new haven, inc. (2)
- southern connecticut state university (2)
- southern connecticut state university foundation inc. (2)
- southwest conservation district, inc. (2)
- the watershed partnership, inc. (2)
- university of connecticut dept. of ecology (2)
- art25 (1)
- city of meriden (1)
- cold spring school (1)
- connecticut audubon society (1)
- connecticut department of energy and environmental protection (1)
- connstep (1)
- department of parks, recreation, and trees (1)
- fair haven housing initiative/grand news (1)
- farmington river watershed association, inc. (1)
- historic quinnipiac street group (1)
- land use leadership alliance (1)
- mill river watershed association of south central connecticut inc. (1)
- n h urban resources init. (1)
- new haven board of park commissioners (1)
- new haven community boating (formerly canal dock boathouse, inc.) (1)
- new haven county soil & water conservation di (1)
- new haven land trust inc (1)
- new haven urban resources initiative (1)
- north guilford studios, inc. (1)
- quinnipiac river community group (1)
- regional growth partnership (1)
- river advocates of south central connecticut inc. (1)
- schooner, inc. (1)
- solar youth (1)
- south central ct regional econ. develop. corp (1)
- southern connecticut state university foundation (1)
- the new haven land trust, inc. (1)
- trout unlimited: eastern water project (1)
- uconn-department of marine science (1)
- univ of connecticut, coop. extension system (1)
- univ. of connectict, dept. of ecology & evol. (1)
- university of connecticut (1)
- university of connecticut foundation (1)
- university of connecticut, college of agriculture and natural resources (1)
- university of connecticut, department of marine science (1)
- university of connecticut’s energy & environmental law practice clinic (1)
- university of ct/institute of water resources (1)
- urban resources initiative (1)
- yale school of forestry (1)
- yale school of forestry & environmental studies (1)
