Public Education

Homeowner Workshops

Organization: 
Northeast Organic Farming Association of Connecticut, Inc.
Date Issued: 
Amount: 
6 000.00
Description: 
To support the continuation of homeowner workshops which will initiate educational outreach on organic land care to inland/wetland and conservation commissions, including installation and assisting in the development and related outreach of an online turf forum geared towards Connecticut school groundskeepers.

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Cleaning and Canoeing the Quinnipac Program

Organization: 
Elm City Parks Conservancy
Date Issued: 
Amount: 
8 000.00
Description: 
To support The Cleaning and Canoeing the Quinnipiac Program that will get all Fair Haven students onto the river for education, provide community canoeing programs, and lay the foundation for a canoe ranger station in Fair Haven.

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Volunteer Monitoring Programs

Organization: 
Quinnipiac River Watershed Association
Date Issued: 
Amount: 
15 000.00
Description: 
To support Volunteer Monitoring Programs, Stream Walk II, Regulatory Research, Grassroots Advocacy, Education - upper and lower river, and general public education.

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Educational Activities

Organization: 
Schooner, Inc
Date Issued: 
Amount: 
8 000.00
Description: 
To support educational activities taking place on-board the schooner Quinnipiac that will connect students and teachers from upper watershed schools with students and teachers in lower watershed schools.

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Quinnipiac Meadows Preserve

Organization: 
New Haven Land Trust, Inc
Date Issued: 
Amount: 
8 000.00
Description: 
To support educational activities and access improvements at the Quinnipiac Meadows Preserve.

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Advocate for Clean Water

Organization: 
Long Island Soundkeeper Fund, Inc.
Date Issued: 
Amount: 
1 000.00
Description: 
To continue to be an advocate for clean water and to address local pollution problems using Soundkeeper's resources and expertise.

For current information on how the Long Island Soundkeeper Fund is advocating for clean water and solutions to local pollution problems, please visit their web site: http://www.soundkeeper.org/program-areas/

Purchase a 16.8 acre parcel along the Q River

Organization: 
New Haven Land Trust, Inc
Date Issued: 
Amount: 
2 500.00
Description: 
To purchase a 16.8 acre parcel along the Quinnipiac River to encourage the use of the property for recreational and educational purposes.

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Organize Community

Organization: 
N H  Urban Resources Init.
Date Issued: 
Amount: 
3 000.00
Description: 
To organize the community that live in NH QRiver section to learn about the river & establish a permanent advocacy group.

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Protecting Marine Environment

Organization: 
Univ. of Connecticut, Coop. Extension System
Date Issued: 
Amount: 
2 959.55
Description: 
To involve inner city youth in learning about and protecting the marine environment.

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State of Knowledge

Organization: 
Yale University
Date Issued: 
Amount: 
12 000.00
Description: 
To conduct an assessment of the state of knowledge about pollution sources and legacies in the Quinnipiac River and produce a report to be used by general public involved in watershed improvement programs.

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