Box 17
Contains 30 Results:
Nature Conservancy, 1993 - 1997
Grants in support of: the publication of a book entitled, “Wetland, Woodland, Wildland: A Guide to the Natural Communities of Vermont; ”Land acquisition for the protected zone La Cangeja in Puriscal, Costa Rica; and land acquisition at the Chauncey Hand Tract addition to the Burnham Brook preserve.
Stanford University School of Medicine, 1993
Grant in support of the Seventh Annual Stanford Health Policy Forum on “Population Growth and Environmental Change”.
University of Wisconsin (Weber, Daniel), 1993
Grant in support of the construction of an artificial stream for study of the behavioral effects of contaminants on aquatic organisms.
University of California, Santa Barbara, 1994
Grant in support of a project to relate water chemistry to otolith (ear bone) chemistry in fishes. This would enable identification of nursery areas occupied by matching the chemical signature of otolotihs with the signatures of wetland nurseries.
Rocky Mountain Institute, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2002
Grants in support of an independent, nonprofit resource policy center. The stated mission of the Rocky Mountain Institute is “to foster the efficient and sustainable use of resources as a path to global security.”
Sun Day, 1995
Grant in support of the Sun Day Campaign for a Sustainable Energy Future. The primary mission of this organization is to encourage and promote activities in support of renewable energy and improved energy efficiency
Wetlands Conservation Project, 1995
Grant in support of the Wetlands Conservation Project to protect the marshes outside Saiwa Swamp National Park, in Kipsaina Kenya.
Rivers Alliance, 1996
Grant to be applied toward hiring a development director for the Rivers Alliance of Connecticut.
Save Ward Valley, 1996 - 1998
Grant in support of a coalition of Native American environmental activists and anti-nuclear groups working in opposition to a radioactive waste facility proposed for a desert area in southern California. Ward Valley is considered sacred land, and also supports a threatened desert tortoise.
Science Center of Eastern Connecticut, 1996
Donation in support of the annual appeal campaign of the Science Center