Grantee: Research Foundation of SUNY
Grant Amount: $584,971Matching Funds: $399,384Total Project Amount: $984,355
Install ten woodchip box Nitrogen Removing Biofilters (NRBs) in the Suffolk County portion of the Long Island Sound Watershed. Project will reduce 570.00 pounds of nitrogen from entering groundwater in the watershed and gain wider distribution of this efficient nitrogen removal technology.
Grantee: The Trust for Public Land
Grant Amount: $408,784Matching Funds: $900,000Total Project Amount: $1,308,784
Construct a nature-based infrastructure schoolyard in Jackson Heights, Queens at PS 69Q (1.6 miles) off the Bowery Bay. Project will reduce approximately 589,934 gallons of stormwater runoff from entering the sewer by capturing and infiltrating it or slowly releasing it back to the combined sewer system.
Grantee: University of Connecticut
Grant Amount: $742,382Matching Funds: $395,556Total Project Amount: $1,137,938
Create and implement biosecurity protocols to protect a colony of Common and Roseate terns on Great Gull Island, New York, from introduction of predators and invasive plants. Project will engage 180 community volunteers to assist in clearing debris, restoring native vegetation, building and placing nest boxes to improve habitat on 17 acres.
Grantee: Friends of Rye Nature Center
Grant Amount: $443,166Matching Funds: $445,000Total Project Amount: $888,166
Implement engineered designs to restore a 1,660-foot stretch of the Blind Brook that passes through the Rye Nature Center, located in Rye, New York, a mile before it empties into Long Island Sound. Project will restore 8 acres of floodplain, create and repair 2.78 acres of wetland habitat and riverine migratory corridor, and offload 352,740 pounds of sedimentation deposition into the Blind Brook and thereby the Long Island Sound.
Grantee: Town of Brookhaven
Grant Amount: $109,009Matching Funds: $119,512Total Project Amount: $228,521
Install several wildlife tunnels for protected diamondback terrapins at Cedar Beach, Mt Sinai, in the Town of Brookhaven, New York. Project will provide an important corridor between the Mt Sinai Harbor and their nesting areas and improve 1.20 miles of beach habitat for the region.
Grantee: Cornell Cooperative Extension of Nassau County
Grant Amount: $716,135Matching Funds: $360,395Total Project Amount: $1,076,530
Launch a bay-wide oyster restoration initiative in Manhasset Bay through community oyster gardening, Floating Upweller Systems (FLUPSY), and post release monitoring. Project will maximize the number of oysters deployed in Manhasset Bay for habitat restoration and improved water quality in the Long Island Sound.
Grantee: Henry L Ferguson Museum
Grant Amount: $53,500Matching Funds: $32,712Total Project Amount: $86,212
Develop and implement controlled burn plans for important coastal habitat on Fishers Island, New York. Project will result in six burn plans for important coastal habitat types (coastal grasslands and coastal forests), pilot burns in 20 acres of important coastal habitat, and collect data to determine the efficacy of the controlled burns in reducing non-native plants and improving floristic quality in coastal grasslands and coastal forests.
Grantee: National Audubon Society, Inc.
Grant Amount: $1,500,000Matching Funds: $752,077Total Project Amount: $2,252,077
Employ sediment placement techniques to repair ecosystem function and increase resilience of salt marsh habitat at Sunken Meadow State Park in Kings Park, New York. Project will restore 4.0 acres of high marsh and 10.0 acres of low marsh to enhance habitat for fish and wildlife, including Saltmarsh Sparrow.
Grantee: Hutchinson River Restoration Project
Grant Amount: $224,951Matching Funds: $128,640Total Project Amount: $353,591
Expand established stewardship and outreach activities to communities along the Hutchinson River. Project will develop a network of five organizations from local communities and increase participation in clean-up activities along the river.
Grant Amount: $55,658Matching Funds: $28,033Total Project Amount: $83,691
Provide hands-on outreach education, educational signage, and implement the Crab Meadow Watershed Clean-Up event to 700 community members. Project will connect 200 attendees and volunteers to the Long Island Sound through native plant and rain barrel giveaways, paddle tours, and debris cleanups for 6 miles of trails and shoreline within the watershed as well as extend Long Island Sound watershed education to the classroom, reaching an additional 500 students.
Grantee: Waterfront Alliance
Grant Amount: $120,000Matching Funds: $60,000Total Project Amount: $180,000
Launch a stewardship initiative that will engage youth through hands-on learning by participating in community-wide shoreline cleanups and exploring the local ecology of Pugsley and Westchester Creeks in Castle Hill, Bronx, New York. Project will reduce marine debris, strengthen local stewardship, and advance long-term resilience for the Long Island Sound.
Grantee: ReWild Long Island
Grant Amount: $249,333Matching Funds: $342,376Total Project Amount: $591,709
Install and maintain 40 new native-plant focused gardens and maintain 25 existing gardens. Project will engage youth and adult volunteers in hands-on learning on the practices of sustainable gardening, benefits to the Long Island Sound and local ecosystem, and principles of sustainable garden design.
Grant Amount: $200,658Matching Funds: $100,765Total Project Amount: $301,424
Engage 600 New York City elementary and high school students in classroom, hands-on outdoor learning, and stewardship and provide professional development to 120 teachers. Project will develop, pilot, test, evaluate and refine grade-specific engagement strategies that will connect New York City students and teachers to the Long Island Sound and position them to become stewards of the Sound.
Grantee: The Bronx is Blooming
Grant Amount: $250,000Matching Funds: $178,604Total Project Amount: $428,604
Advance place-based stewardship in two ecologically significant Bronx parks, Soundview and Shoelace. Project will provide public stewardship activities such as volunteer days, gardening clubs, and bird walks, which will reach over 1,000 community members and build long-term local capacity to protect the Long Island Sound.
Grantee: National Wildlife Federation
Grant Amount: $250,000Matching Funds: $125,000Total Project Amount: $375,000
Engage more than 600 students in hands-on science activities in the watershed and environmental stewardship of their communities, and establish a minimum of five new certified National Wildlife Federation Schoolyard Habitats that will serve as outdoor classrooms in the watershed. Project will improve the Long Island Sound’s water quality and increase the biodiversity of Queens neighborhoods.
Grantee: Natural Areas Conservancy
Grant Amount: $82,220Matching Funds: $65,000Total Project Amount: $147,220
Implement a collaborative training series and volunteer program to build stewardship capacity to support forest health in Forest Park, Queens. Project will train local volunteers and nonprofit partners in trail management and ecological restoration, focusing on the park’s 362-acre oak forest.
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