Projects

To retain services to photograph the Quinnipiac River from New Haven to Wallingford.  The photos will be used by RGP, Yale University Coastal and Watershed Study Center, and the University of New Haven for academic, economic development and planning purposes.  The parties will be using the information for public education about the marshes and the interrelationships with the marsh.  RGP will be utilizing the photos to assist in the implementation of the Quinnipiac River Conservation and Development Corridor project (QRCDC).

In collaboration with Quinnipiac River Watershed Partnership members to set up a written protocol for handling specific types of pollution problems, including references for notifying the appropriate authority.

To continue to develop the Stream Team volunteer water quality monitoring programs as a force for river conservation, and to further analyze data collected in both 1999-2000 grant years.

To support the project 'Symposium on Point Source Pollution and Toxic Legacies in the Quinnipiac River'.

To study the biological impoverishment of the Lower Quinnipiac River.

To classify and assess shellfish growing water for the Quinnipiac River and New Haven Harbor.

To assess relative abundance, health and body burden of selected contaminants in winter flounder.

To collect and examine winter flounder eggs for condition and viability.

To start an "Adopt the River" program and to continue a lecture series.

To support "Utilization of Sunlight for the Destruction of Toxic Water Pollutants".  Q RIVER FUND (Re-titled: "Catalytic Destruction of Toxic Water Pollutants")