Projects
Grant Number: 20221224
to support the study of the presence and distribution of pollutants and other water quality parameters along the Quinnipiac River.
Year Issued: 2022 | Amount: $18,418
Quinnipiac University
Contact Information
Dr. Courtney McGinnis
Courtney.mcginnis@quinnipiac.edu
www.qu.edu
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: 20211517
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: 2021 | Amount: $13,000
Canal Dock Boathouse, Inc.
Contact Information
Hollis Martens
hollis@canaldock.org
https://www.canaldock.org/
Grant Number: 20211290
to support the study of microplastics and macroplastics in the Quinnipiac River and its source waters.
Year Issued: 2021 | Amount: $20,000
Yale University
Contact Information
Mr. Gaboury Benoit
gabouryb@gmail.com
https://www.yale.edu/
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: 20211287
to support reclaiming a floodplain habitat of Wharton Brook from invasive plant species, in partnership with a science class at Lyman Hall High School in Wallingford.
Year Issued: 2021 | Amount: $3,000
Southwest Conservation District
Contact Information
Chris S. Sullivan
CSullivan@conservect.org
https://conservect.org/southwest/
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: 20211285
to support the study of the presence and spatial distribution of industrial pollutants and other water quality parameters along the Quinnipiac River.
Year Issued: 2021 | Amount: $13,000
Quinnipiac University
Contact Information
Courtney McGinnis
Courtney.mcginnis@quinnipiac.edu
https://www.qu.edu/
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
