Habitat

Monitoring Vegetation Change and Mudflat Development

Organization: 
Yale School of Forestry/Environmental Studies
Date Issued: 
Thursday, March 21, 2002
Amount: 
14 500.00
Description: 
To continue monitoring vegetation change and mudflat development in the Quinnipiac River tidal marshes.  In addition, to conduct field and lab work to begin to test hypothesized causes for the observed wetland loss and to assess how marsh loss has affected the load of pollutants (N,trace metals) to the river.

GIS Data Layers and Analyses

Organization: 
University of New Haven, Dept. of Biology and Environmental Science
Date Issued: 
Thursday, March 21, 2002
Amount: 
17 992.00
Description: 
For development of GIS data layers and analyses in support of conservation and sustainable development activities in the lower Quinnipiac River Watershed.

Monitoring Vegetation

Organization: 
Yale School of Forestry/Environmental Studies
Date Issued: 
Thursday, May 15, 2003
Amount: 
13 000.00
Description: 
To continue monitoring vegetation change and mudflat development in the Quinnipiac River brackish marshes, and begin to test hypothesized causes for the observed wetland loss.  To complete a nitrogen and trace metal analyses and begin to assess how marsh loss has affected the load of pollutants to the river.

Quinnipiac River Partnership

Organization: 
New Haven Land Trust, Inc
Date Issued: 
Thursday, May 15, 2003
Amount: 
5 000.00
Description: 
To test various water quality parameters and assess the condition of the Hemingway Creek, a tributary of the Quinnipiac River which borders one of our preserves.

Internet/Handheld computer field guide

Organization: 
Cold Spring School
Date Issued: 
Thursday, April 15, 2004
Amount: 
4 995.00
Description: 
To support the production of a student lead project of internet based-handheld computer field guides resources for the Quinnipiac River that calculates water quality data, geology, oysters, plants, macro-invertabrates, birds and oystering history.

Yale University - Study of  Q River Tidal Marshes Data Gathering re: stress on Ecosystem

Organization: 
Yale University Grant and Contract Administration
Date Issued: 
Thursday, March 17, 2005
Amount: 
12 000.00
Description: 
To support investigation of the various stresses that may be contributing to the extensive loss of vegetation in the Quinnipiac tidal marshes and begin to gather data on the relative importance of sub-surface compaction, decompositon in causing elevation loss in this ecosystem.

Stream Buffer Initiative

Organization: 
Quinnipiac River Watershed Association
Date Issued: 
Thursday, March 16, 2006
Amount: 
15 000.00
Description: 
To support the organization and implementation of QRWA Stream Buffer Initiative to encourage land use practices that minimize adverse impacts on the watershed and increase public access to the river and its tributaries.

Elevation Change & Toxic Organics in the Quinnipiac Tidal Marshes

Organization: 
Yale University Grant and Contract Administration
Date Issued: 
Thursday, March 15, 2007
Amount: 
14 294.00
Description: 
Funds are requested to support the continuation of measuring elevation change and water levels in the Quinnipiac River marshes in efforts to understand the rate and causes  of marsh drowning (conversion to mudflat) that has been observed there.

Landscape Structure & Dynamics in Lower Quinnipiac River Marshes

Organization: 
University of New Haven
Date Issued: 
Thursday, March 15, 2007
Amount: 
23 135.00
Description: 
Funds are requested to support an environmental study assessing relationships among habitat structure, marsh topography, ecological dynamics and potential conservation initiatives in the Lower Quinnipiac River marshes.

Bio Blitz Event

Organization: 
New Haven Land Trust, Inc
Date Issued: 
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Amount: 
0.00
Description: 
Funds are requested to support the convening of a bio blitz on August 22nd to provide a list of species found in the preserve during one 24-hour period.

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