Public Education

Four day training program for local land use leaders

Organization: 
Land Use Leadership Alliance (LULA)
Date Issued: 
Amount: 
15 000.00
Description: 
To support a four day training program for local land use leaders to educate them on the scope of their jurisdiction, the flexibility they have under the law, tools for natural resource and watershed protection and collaborative techniques including consensus building, facilitated decision-making, community participation and effective meeting management.  

During the course of the program, the Participants deepened their understanding of the scope of their responsibility and authority under the law, as well as the tools and techniques for fostering collaboration, consensus building, facilitated decision-making, community participation and effective meeting management.

Residential organic landscaping workshops and website enhancements

Organization: 
Connecticut Northeast Organic Farmers Organization
Date Issued: 
Amount: 
9 000.00
Description: 
To support residential organic landscaping workshops and website enhancements to better serve homeowners of the Quinnipiac River watershed in protecting their health and the environment.  

Held 3 homeowner workshops at various locations in the watershed area on organic methods of lawn care.

Consider the Quinnipiac photo-based advocacy campaign and grand opening event

Organization: 
Catalyst Studios, Inc.
Date Issued: 
Amount: 
17 600.00
Description: 
To support exhibit enhancements and the production of a grand opening at New Haven City Hall for the Consider the Quinnipiac Campaign photo-based advocacy campaign.  

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Two day training program for local land use leaders

Organization: 
Land Use Leadership Alliance (LULA)
Date Issued: 
Amount: 
7 500.00
Description: 
To support a two-day training program for local land use leaders to educate them on the scope of their jurisdiction, the flexibility they have under the law, tools for natural resource and watershed protection and collaborative techniques including consensus building, facilitated decision-making, community participation and effective meetings management.

The program's presentations provided a comprehensive perspective on the myriad of alternatives available to communities through their activism, preparation, and
the law.

Educate fishers on safe consumption of fish

Organization: 
Connecticut Coalition for Environmental Justice
Date Issued: 
Amount: 
13 000.00
Description: 
To educate fishers on the safe consumption of fish from the Quinnipiac River and to work with the State Department of Environmental Protection to ensure fish signage is posted in fishing areas in common languages such as English, Spanish, Chinese, Kmer, Lao and Vietnamese.

The group spoke to 60 fishers about safe fishing and fish consumption. Characteristics and fishing habits of the fishers were also determined,

Part time staff to assist with outreach and advocacy

Organization: 
Quinnipiac River Watershed Association
Date Issued: 
Amount: 
16 000.00
Description: 
To support The Friends of the Quinnipiac Project to remedy the effects of poor land use practiced by managers and owners of riparian properties through outreach, education, training, public recognition and technical assistance.

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First phase of a riparian buffer research project

Organization: 
Yale University - Grant and Contract Administration
Date Issued: 
Amount: 
10 000.00
Description: 
To support the first phase of a riparian buffer research project designed as a public waterfront demonstration park.

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Continuation of the Consider the Quinnipiac Exhibit Tour

Organization: 
Catalyst Studios, Inc.
Date Issued: 
Amount: 
8 000.00
Description: 
To support the continuation of the ‘Consider the Quinnipiac’ pictorial exhibit tour at the State Capital and at three additional sites including the towns of Wallingford and Cheshire’s libraries.

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Quinnipiac Urban River Stewardship project

Organization: 
Quinnipiac River Watershed Association
Date Issued: 
Amount: 
16 000.00
Description: 
To support the Quinnipiac Urban River Stewardship project, which will install several river stewardship signs in prominent locations to promote human links to this urban river and foster stewardship of the shared resource, as recommended in the watershed management plan for a similar urban river, the North Branch of the Park River in Hartford/Bloomfield.

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Educate fishers on safe consumption of fish

Organization: 
Connecticut Coalition for Environmental Justice
Date Issued: 
Amount: 
5 000.00
Description: 
To continue to educate fishers on safe consumption of fish by volunteers, bilingual safe fishing signage posted at river locales and by building grassroots support for a new state ban on lead fishing weights in the interest of fishers' and wildlife well-being.

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