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UNH QRiver Watershed Geographic Information System Project

Organization: 
University of New Haven, Dept. of Biology and Environmental Science
Date Issued: 
Amount: 
17 500.00
Description: 
To support a graduate student that will work with the PI and others (e.g. at the RGP) to maintain the QRW (Quinniipiac River Watershed) GIS(Georgraphic Information System) and the related website and to conduct GIS based analyses that focus on the lower river and its surroundings.

RGP-QRiver  Conservation and Development Corridor Project

Organization: 
South Central CT Regional Econ. Develop. Corp
Date Issued: 
Amount: 
8 000.00
Description: 
To support funding for two aspects of the Quinnipiac River Conservation and Development corridor Project.  RPG will develop an inter-municipal agreement between the three lower river communities that will include land-use guidelines and a tax sharing agreement.

Safe Grounds Campaign

Organization: 
Watershed Partnership, Inc
Date Issued: 
Amount: 
19 200.00
Description: 
To support the continuing and extension of the successful 2005 Safe Grounds Campaign reducing non-point source pollution from lawn pesticides and synthetic fertilizers.

The Partnership furthered its Safe Ground campaign, which included public education and legislative activity.

River Processes Short Course

Organization: 
Yale University Grant and Contract Administration
Date Issued: 
Amount: 
8 064.00
Description: 
Funds are requested to support the offering of a short course in river processes to local members of conservation/inland wetland commissions and environmental activists. The course will cover the basic hydrologic, geomorphic, chemical, and biological processes that govern stream ecosystems, and how they are perturbed by human activities. Participants will recieve the scientific tools that they need in order to understand and critically evaluate environmental data on the Quinnipiac River.

Course evaluations were received from 18 of the 20 participants and were positive overall on factors including lectures, field trips, readings, problem sets, whether the course met students' expectations and whether students would recommend the course to others.

Inter-Revenue Municipal Shared Land Use

Organization: 
Rex Development (formerly known as South Central CT Regional Econ. Develop. Corp)
Date Issued: 
Amount: 
500.00
Description: 
Funds are requested to support continued efforts to develop and aopt an inter-municipal tax revenue sharing agreement and shared land use plan among the reigion's five municipalities bordering the Quinnipiac River. Related activities under this project will include assessments on key properties along the river, community outreach, and planning for a new canoe launch site in North Haven.

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General Operating expenses

Organization: 
North Haven Trail Association
Date Issued: 
Amount: 
5 000.00
Description: 
Funds are requested to design and order letterhead, envelopes, postcards, postage and produce mapping for the trail.

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Organic Land Care Program

Organization: 
Connecticut Northeast Organic Farmers Organization
Date Issued: 
Amount: 
6 530.00
Description: 
Funds are requested to support the implementation of an intensive workshops to teach 100 Connecticut school groundskeepers how to mamnage fields without the use of harmful pesticides.

Ninety percent of attendees rated their knowledge of organic turf management as competent or high upon completion of the workshop. In follow-up calls with participants, grub control and initial program cost were determinded to be the greatest barrier to implementing an organic program. CT NOFA and other invested groups have initiated dialog with CT DEP to work to improve legislation to allow some type of grub control mechanism.

Friends of the Quinnipiac Project

Organization: 
Quinnipiac River Watershed Association
Date Issued: 
Amount: 
15 000.00
Description: 
To support The Friends of the Quinnipiac Project which will 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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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.

Homeowner workshops on organic land care

Organization: 
Northeast Organic Farming Association of Connecticut, Inc.
Date Issued: 
Amount: 
5 000.00
Description: 
To support homeowner workshops and outreach and to initiate data analysis and focus group research to design a program to best serve homeowners who want organic land care for their properties.

Offered 4 workshops attended by a total of 76 people. Conducted an analysis of its website to better understand what homeowners are looking for and how it could meet their needs.

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