Public Education

Training public work crews in stormwater pollution prevention and enforcing lower Quinnipiac River public access

Organization: 
River Advocates of South Central Connecticut
Date Issued: 
Friday, March 25, 2016
Amount: 
20 000.00
Description: 
To support, as a first priority, monitoring of pollution and diversion permits, and only then 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 at an abandoned, neglected Quinnipiac River site at Lowe's on Route 80 in New Haven and education of phosphorus control.

Educational programming at Quinnipiac Meadows/Eugene B. Fargeorge Nature Preserve and Long Wharf Nature Preserve

Organization: 
New Haven Land Trust, Inc
Date Issued: 
Friday, March 25, 2016
Amount: 
15 000.00
Description: 
To support educational programming, improving trail and sign infrastructure, and organizing volunteer events at Quinnipiac Meadows/Eugene B. Fargeorge Nature Preserve and Long Wharf Nature Preserve as well as land acquisition work at Quinnipiac Meadows Nature Preserve.

Stormwater pollution prevention training

Organization: 
River Advocates of Greater New Haven, Inc.
Date Issued: 
Thursday, March 19, 2015
Amount: 
5 000.00
Description: 
to support training 3 municipal department of public works crews in stormwater pollution prevention using Lunch and Learn sessions and to support investigating the lower Quinnipiac River public access potential at two locations: Lowe's on Route 80 in New Haven and behind Toelles Road businesses in Wallingford, adjacent to Quinnipiac River State Park. Mill River Watershed Association of South Central Connecticut, Inc. is acting as the fiscal sponsor.

Educational programs related to the Quinnipiac Meadows/Eugene B. Fargeorge Nature Preserve

Organization: 
New Haven Land Trust, Inc.
Date Issued: 
Thursday, March 19, 2015
Amount: 
10 000.00
Description: 
to support educational programming, installing educational signs, organizing volunteer events and beginning research into potential acquisition of land surrounding the Quinnipiac Meadows/Eugene B. Fargeorge Nature Preserve.

Be the Solution to Pollution project

Organization: 
Connecticut Coalition for Environmental Justice
Date Issued: 
Thursday, March 19, 2015
Amount: 
13 000.00
Description: 
to support the Be the Solution to Pollution project which raises awareness of how pollution threatens the health of humans, animals, and the environment along the Quinnipiac River.

School lawn pesticide ban outreach and expansion and website enhancement

Organization: 
The Watershed Partnership, Inc.
Date Issued: 
Thursday, March 20, 2014
Amount: 
20 000.00
Description: 
to support outreach, education and advocacy of the current school lawn pesticide ban and activities associated with the expansion of the ban to include all Connecticut parks, playgrounds, municipal playing fields and town greens, as well as the enhancement of the organization's website.

Public events and implementing recommendations from the Urban River Permits Project

Organization: 
River Advocates of Greater New Haven, Inc.
Date Issued: 
Thursday, March 20, 2014
Amount: 
20 000.00
Description: 
to support increasing capacity of the organization, sponsoring public events to focus attention on the lower Quinnipiac and urban rivers of Greater New Haven, and implementing certain recommendations from the Urban River Permits Project to reduce polluted runoff.

Phase III of the Quinnipiac River Linear Trail in Wallingford

Organization: 
Quinnipiac River Linear Trail Advisory Committee
Date Issued: 
Thursday, March 20, 2014
Amount: 
2 000.00
Description: 
to support the costs of an informational kiosk for Fireworks Island which is included in Phase III of the Quinnipiac River Linear Trail in Wallingford.

Educational programs related to the Quinnipiac Meadows/Eugene B. Fargeorge Nature Preserve

Organization: 
New Haven Land Trust Inc
Date Issued: 
Thursday, March 20, 2014
Amount: 
6 500.00
Description: 
to support a series of educational programs related to the Quinnipiac Meadows/Eugene B. Fargeorge Nature Preserve, which is a significant means of public access to the river in New Haven as well as an example of riparian habitats such as tidal wetlands, coastal forest and coastal grasslands.

Education course to reduce water pollution in the Quinnipiac River and its human health impacts

Organization: 
Connecticut Coalition for Environmental Justice
Date Issued: 
Thursday, March 20, 2014
Amount: 
15 000.00
Description: 
to support a community education course to train 20 New Haven residents about ways to reduce water pollution in the Quinnipiac River and its human health impacts, who will in turn educate 1000 additional residents in the community.

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