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Protection and care of the Quinnipiac Meadows and Long Wharf Nature Preserves and environmental programming

Organization: 
New Haven Land Trust
Date Issued: 
Amount: 
10 000.00
Description: 
To support the protection and care of the Quinnipiac Meadows and Long Wharf Nature Preserves, as well as to support efforts to acquire additional preserve property and increase outreach programming, volunteer events, and Schooner programs that engage the local community with the Quinnipiac River and its surrounding environments.

Policy, planning and regulatory training to municipalities in the Quinnipiac River Watershed

Organization: 
Land Use Leadership Alliance
Date Issued: 
Amount: 
13 000.00
Description: 
To support policy, planning and regulatory training for natural resource protection, storm water runoff, watershed protection, and shoreline resiliency to municipalities in the Quinnipiac River Watershed.

Storm drain stenciling art, data collection, education, and outreach program

Organization: 
ART25
Date Issued: 
Amount: 
4 500.00
Description: 
To support a summer employment program for New Haven youth that will engage participants and community members in reducing the pollution in the Quinnipiac by stormwater run-off through a storm drain stenciling art, data collection, education, and outreach program.

Lower Quinnipiac Access, Education and Advocacy activities

Organization: 
River Advocates of South Central Connecticut
Date Issued: 
Amount: 
20 000.00
Description: 
To support a half day Quinnipiac Update conference; improvements to public access to the Little River, a Quinnipiac tributary, at Lowe's on Route 80 in New Haven; education of phosphorus control; and promotion of pollution and diversion permit participation.

360 Degree Panoramic Images along the Quinnipiac River

Organization: 
North Guilford Studios, Inc.
Date Issued: 
Amount: 
5 000.00
Description: 
To support the creation of 360 degree panoramic images along the Quinnipiac River and its passive recreation trails which will be viewable in an interactive Google maps 3D GIS whole earth model with newly created geolocated panoramic orbs.

Quinnipiac Meadows Nature Preserve and Schooner Summer Camp

Organization: 
New Haven Land Trust
Date Issued: 
Amount: 
15 000.00
Description: 
To support expanding the trail network, conservation management plan, and educational programming of Quinnipiac Meadows Nature Preserve and expanding the Schooner Summer Camp programming.

Bioswales and native plant/pollinator gardens

Organization: 
Connecticut Audubon Society
Date Issued: 
Amount: 
15 000.00
Description: 
To support curriculum development and implementation assistance for the design and installation of bioswales and native plant/pollinator gardens at Lincoln Middle School and Washington Middle School in Meriden.

Recreational and Educational Programs

Organization: 
Canal Dock Boathouse
Date Issued: 
Amount: 
20 000.00
Description: 
To provide general operating support for recreational and educational programs related to the Quinnipiac River and New Haven Harbor.

Lower Quinnipiac Access & Advocacy activities

Organization: 
River Advocates of South Central CT
Date Issued: 
Amount: 
10 000.00
Description: 
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.

Educational programming and volunteer events at the Quinnipiac Meadows and Long Wharf Nature Preserves

Organization: 
New Haven Land Trust, Inc.
Date Issued: 
Amount: 
16 000.00
Description: 
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.
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