Quinnipiac River Fund Continues to Preserve, Educate
NEW HAVEN, CT -- Community Foundation for Greater New Haven's Quinnipiac River Fund Advisory Committee recommended seven organizations to receive a total of $120,600 in competitive grants in 2018. Funding was awarded to the New Haven Land Trust for expanding the River trail network; Connecticut Audubon Society for designing and implementing bioswales; and to Quinnipiac University for monitoring the ecology of songbirds that breed in the watershed and assessing the effects of industrial pollutants in the water and on fish. The River Advocates of South Central Connecticut received funding to make improvements to public access to the Little River, a Quinnipiac tributary. Yale University received support to monitor marsh surface elevations and analyze vegetation change, while North Guilford Studios was funded to create panoramic images along the Quinnipiac and its passive recreation trails. The Canal Dock Boathouse (pictured), which opened this summer, also received general operating support.
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Contact:
Tricia Caldwell
Director of Communitcations
The Community Foundation of Greater New Haven
203-777-7090
tcaldwell@cfgnh.org
Website: www.cfgnh.org