Environmental Advocacy

Quinnipiac River Watershed Association Action Plan

Organization: 
Quinnipiac River Watershed Association
Date Issued: 
Amount: 
10 000.00
Description: 
To support the grassroots organization identified in the Quinnipac Watershed Action Plan and continue to organize volunteers toward implementaing the plan's actions.  To harness the combined efforts of a large pool of citizen volunteers, clubs, civic roups, shcools and businesses, which hav eparticipated at least one year in a QRWA river activity.  To use our conservation, recreation and education events and programs to increase our volunteer ranks.  To continue to train and guide these volunteers toward reducing the point source and nonpoint source pollution that enters our waterways.  These volunteers will educate landowners and builders whose activities have a direct impact on water quality and habitat health in tributaries and main rivers.

QRWA achieved some significant conservation victories, as well as continuing to push towards its long term goals. Highlights include grassroots organizing, education, advocacy and conservation.

School of Forestry & Environmental Studies

Organization: 
Yale University Grant and Contract Administration
Date Issued: 
Amount: 
7 744.00
Description: 
To support the implementation of a short course in river processes for environmental activists and decision-makers.

Course evaluations were received from 17 of the 22 participants and were positive overall on factors including lectures, field trips, readings, problem sets, whether the course met students' expectations and whether students would recommend the course to others.

Water Diversion & Instream Flow Policy

Organization: 
Trout Unlimited: Eastern Water Project
Date Issued: 
Amount: 
10 000.00
Description: 
Funds will be used to support the improvement of of water diversion and instream flow policy on the Quinnipiac River through advocacy and public education.

Trout Unlimited gave numerous lectures on streamflow, drafted and advocated for a House bill, participated in monthly DEP meetings, and created a 2-page document highlighting the problems with water withdrawals on the Quinnipiac River that was given to legislators and the DEP and resulted in positive newspaper editorials.

Water Quality Improvement

Organization: 
Elm City Parks Conservancy
Date Issued: 
Amount: 
4 000.00
Description: 
To support the salaries for two part-time Student Conservation Assocation interns who will work on improvement of water quality through community outreach.

Inter-Revenue Municipal Shared Land Use

Organization: 
Rex Development (formerly known as South Central CT Regional Econ. Develop. Corp)
Date Issued: 
Amount: 
500.00
Description: 
Funds are requested to support continued efforts to develop and aopt an inter-municipal tax revenue sharing agreement and shared land use plan among the reigion's five municipalities bordering the Quinnipiac River. Related activities under this project will include assessments on key properties along the river, community outreach, and planning for a new canoe launch site in North Haven.

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Quinnipiac Watershed Stream Buffer Initiative (Phase II)

Organization: 
Quinnipiac River Watershed Association
Date Issued: 
Amount: 
16 500.00
Description: 
Funds are requested to support organization and implementation of outreach and advocacy for the Quinnipiac Watershed Stream Buffer Initiative (Phase II) and regular grassroots events.

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Consider the Quinnipiac Campaign

Organization: 
Catalyst Studios, Inc.
Date Issued: 
Amount: 
8 500.00
Description: 
Funds are requested to support the organization and implementation of "Consider the Qunnipiac" photo-based awareness campaign" motivationg people to consider the consequences of poor stewardship. The campaign will include photo exhibits, and web-based gallery including information about the specific threats, pollutants, and damages to the river.

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BioDiversity Index

Organization: 
Schooner, Inc
Date Issued: 
Amount: 
7 160.00
Description: 
Funds are requested to collect water quality data to study the ecology of the Quinnipiac River and the New Haven Harbor and provider public education about the river.

Collected and logged data with assistance from educators, university students and younger program participants. Disseminated information about uses of the Biodiversity Database at a Connecticut Science Teachers Association meeting.

Quinnipiac River stories

Organization: 
Fair Haven Housing Initiative/Grand News
Date Issued: 
Amount: 
3 000.00
Description: 
Funds are requested to support the publishing of six in-depth stories including 240 photographs about the Quinnipiac River and its surrounding environment.

Six in-depth stories and at 343 photographs about the Quinnipiac River and the envrionment were published.

Aerial photography for Consider the Quinnipiac photo-based awareness campaign

Organization: 
Catalyst Studios, Inc.
Date Issued: 
Amount: 
1 000.00
Description: 
Additional funding is requested to cover the cost for aerial shots for the "Consider the Quinnipiac" Campaign. Aerial photographs would provide documentation access to areas not readily seen from land level.  (See grant 20070065)

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