The Ash Creek Conservation Association aims to preserve and protect the Ash Creek tidal estuary, one of the few remaining in an urban area in the US. It provides habitat for migratory birds, oysters, and other wildlife. ACCA works to educate the public, advocate for protection from development, and encourage ecological uses like birdwatching. Through cleanups, restoration efforts, and preventing docks and fills, ACCA has helped Ash Creek avoid development and continue as an important natural area amid urban surroundings.

1. PROTECTING ASH CREEK
ASH CREEK CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION, INC.

2. OUR MISSION
To preserve and protect one of the few remaining tidal
estuaries in an urban area in the United States which provides
an important habitat for migratory shorebirds, oysters and
other shellfish, and to educate the public about this fragile
ecosystem which has been self restoring itself for more than
50 years.

3. OUR OBJECTIVES - #1
To educate the public about the significance of tidal estuaries
such as Ash Creek in their crucial role as fragile ecosystems for
the maintenance of bird, fish, and plant life.
Photo credit: Tom Rauskauskas

4. OUR OBJECTIVES - #2
To educate about the potential source of pollutants whenever
there is human activity in the area. For example, marinas and
boat usage increase toxins, affect nutrients, and have an
impact on the ecology of the creek.
Photo credit: CFE/Save the Sound – Peter Linderhoff with Aquaculture School students taking
measurements of Black Rock Harbor for the Unified Water Study

5. OUR OBJECTIVES - #3
To advocate for the restoration and protection of the Ash
Creek tidal estuary from ill-planned encroachments and
development which could significantly harm the ecological
balance of nature in the area.
Image: Newspaper clipping of a mid-century plan to destroy the Ash Creek tidal wetlands
published in the Bridgeport Sunday Post, March 15, 1951

6. OUR OBJECTIVES - #4
To work for identification and designation of especially
sensitive areas in the Ash Creek tidal estuary for special
protection.
Image: City of Bridgeport Parks Master Plan, 2012 – ill-conceived modern day plans to
install a boardwalk on sensitive sand dune areas at the sand spit.

7. OUR OBJECTIVES - #5
Obtaining designation of the Ash Creek estuary as an
important birding area (IBA).
This is still a work in progress.

8. OUR OBJECTIVES - #6
To develop sites and a trail along the Ash Creek tidal estuary
for visitor observations of the variety of species of birds that
visit and nest there each year.
Image: Ash Creek Estuary Master Plan, 2012, p. 46

9. OUR OBJECTIVES - #7
To encourage ecologically friendly uses of Ash Creek and
aesthetic enjoyment for the people who live, work, and play in
and around it, including kayaking, canoeing, bird watching,
photography, painting, walking or hiking and discourage
destructive uses of Ash Creek, including power boating,
structures on sand dunes, and docks.
Photo credit: John Gibson

10. ASH CREEK IS A TIDAL WETLAND
Ash Creek is a fragile and beautiful ecosystem where salt and fresh water meet.
Marshes protect us from flooding by absorbing water. The sand spit and Great
Marsh Island create a barrier to protect us from storm surges. It is a natural
shellfish area protected by CT Dept. of Aquaculture & a wildlife habitat.

11. DID YOU KNOW ASH CREEK IS…
• Key stopover area on the eastern
seaboard for palearctic shorebirds
• Some migrate from the Arctic
Circle to Argentina
• Mudflats provide the food
• Natural surroundings provide rest –
migratory birds avoid development
One of the last 15 stopovers for migratory
shorebirds left in Connecticut

12. PART OF ROOSTER RIVER WATERSHED
• 15 square miles – Trumbull,
Bridgeport, Fairfield
• Brackish near Mt. Grove
Cemetery, upper and lower Ash
Creek are tidal waters
• CT DEEP in 2005 recommended
a 90% reduction in bacteria for
the water quality in lower Ash
Creek to meet minimum
standards for contact recreation,
marine aquatic life, or
commercial shellfishing
Source: Rooster River Watershed Plan, 2013

13. OUR VANISHING TIDAL WETLANDS
More than 90 percent of the tidal wetlands in the United States have been lost 1
Very few urban tidal wetlands are left due to pressure for development
1NOAA website, 2007

14. ONE OF THE FEW REMAINING TIDAL
WETLANDS IN AN URBAN AREA IN THE U.S.
• Ash Creek tidal estuary is
one of the few remaining
urban tidal wetlands,
although it lost a lot of its
marshland over time
• How did it avoid complete
destruction? Let’s find
out…
SOURCE: ASH CREEK TIDAL ESTUARY MASTER
PLAN, 2012

15. To understand how Ash Creek escaped the fate of other urban
tidal estuaries, we need to take quick trip back in time…
Image: ACCA gave two talks on the history of Ash Creek to celebrate Black Rock’s
375th Anniversary – May 2019 & October 2019
HISTORY

16. ASH CREEK WASN’T VALUED IN THE PAST
“Upriver to the Post Road bridge, is an estuary-traversed marsh, of no
good to anyone. If this area could either be made into a safe inland pond
or a suitable yacht basin, people innumerable, from both neighboring
communities would be benefited.”
BRIDGEPORT TELEGRAM, 1952

17. LIKE MOST TIDAL ESTUARIES, THERE WAS
A LOT OF DEVELOPMENT
1951 1976
Housing boom after WWII,
construction of South Benson
Marina and the Jetty in Fairfield
Minimal development on lower
Ash Creek

18. MANY FACTORIES POLLUTED
UPPER ASH CREEK
1880-1980
1951 1976

19. FIRST ASH CREEK ASSOCIATION
• Formed in 1967 to preserve natural shoreline of Ash Creek
and prevent fill and water pollution, preserve the remaining
marshlands as a home for wildlife
• They were catalyzed into action by a zoning permit on
Livingston Street to fill in part of Ash Creek
• Gathered the support of legislators and conservation groups
throughout state

20. THE FIRST ASH CREEK CLEAN UP…
Removed 28 Tons of Trash from Ash Creek

21. WE OWE A LOT TO THEIR EFFORTS
Active for 20 years (1967 to
1987)
Like us they worked closely
with the Connecticut Audubon
Society and CT Conservation
Association and fought long
legal battles with state
agencies
Without their hard work, we would not
have a tidal estuary to protect today

22. THANKS TO THEIR EFFORTS
• Ash Creek is one of the last healthy tidal estuaries in an
urban area in the U.S.
• It has been self-restoring itself for over 50 years because of
the clean ups and prevention of fills & development
• Serves as a defacto wildlife sanctuary for nesting and
migratory birds, shellfish, and finfish

23. 2003 ACCA FORMED
• 16 year interval between associations -April 2003, the Ash Creek
Conservation Association (ACCA) was formed
• The group was catalyzed into action by a plan for a 50’ dock on
Ash Creek. ACCA believed the delicate ecological balance that
exists in lower Ash Creek could be disrupted by the presence of
docks and powerboat activity

24. ACCA RESULTS - DOCKS
• Restrictions on size and use of 3 docks
• Historic ruling by DEEP that they must consider the use of
docks in making decisions

25. ACCA RESULTS – UTILITY BRIDGE
• Prevented utility bridge across Ash Creek, cables went
underground

26. ACCA RESULTS – GREAT MARSH ISLAND
• Great Marsh Island ownership transferred from developers
to land trust & open space

27. ACCA RESULTS - EDUCATION
• Education – bird walks, lectures, panels, films, public
education on Rooster River watershed
Milan Bull's 2009 Bird Walk
Click here to see YouTube video of:

28. ACCA RESULTS – HABITAT REPAIR
• Habitat repair of Ash Creek sand spit after dredging destroyed vegetation
2007, ACCA volunteers planted 32,000 beach grass plugs in 2008-2009,
destruction by City of restoration in 2011, habitat repair by City in 2011,
Fairfield and Bridgeport installed 52,000 plugs of American Beach grass in
the Spring of 2022 to protect the sand spit from storms
• Ash Creek clean ups – Spring & Fall most years since 2003
• Appointed to Rooster River Watershed Steering Committee (2013) & Fox
Street Pedestrian Bridge Committee (2013)

29. ACCA – UNIFIED WATER STUDY
• Black Rock Harbor water quality monitoring – this is our 4th year
of participating in the Unified Water Study through Save the
Sound – we have conducted Tier I studies since 2019 and began
begin Tier II studies in 2021, Tier I studies of Bridgeport Harbor
started in 2022

30. UNIFIED WATER STUDY
We had to recruit a new set of volunteers for Bridgeport Harbor.
Many thanks to Kevin Blagys and Rick Landau for leading the UWS.

31. ACCA – PARK RESTORATION
• Park Restoration – fiduciary for City/community collaboration to
restore a coastal meadow/marine forest using organic methods.
This was a successful City/community partnership that continues
to the present day.

32. ACCA – PARK RESTORATION
• Park Restoration – many thanks to Pete Spain, Roger
Ludwig, and Rick Landau for leading the volunteers, who
water, weed, and maintain the park.

33. ACCA – FISHING LINE RECYCLING BINS
• Doubled the number of fishing line recycling bins in the
State of Connecticut for CT Audubon project (Project
Leader: Madeline Raleigh)

34. ACCA – MASTER PLAN
86-page scientific study of Ash Creek – 2012
(You can download it here: Ash Creek Master Plan

35. 86-page ecological master plan developed for the Ash Creek tidal estuary in 2012
by Steven Danzer, Ph.D., who has his doctorate in Natural Resources and is also a
soil scientist as well as professional wetland scientist and Bryan Quinn, RLA of One
Nature, LLC, ecological services and design. It provides scientific data and
ecological recommendations. A revision of the Master Plan began in June 2022
and should be completed by the fall of 2022.
Funding for the 2012 project was provided by:
The Watershed Assistance Small Grants Program, conducted in association with the Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental
Protection under Section 319 of the Clean Water Act. The small grants program is administered by Rivers Alliance of Connecticut; Fairfield
County Community Foundation, with in-kind donations from Dr. Steven Danzer and Bryan Quinn, RLA of One Nature, LLC.
Funding for the 2022 project is being provided by:
Long Island Sound Stewardship Fund; Bridgeport Environmental Task Force, with in-kind donations from Dr. Steven Danzer and Bryan Quinn,
RLA, of One Nature , LLC.
ACCA – MASTER PLAN

36. ASH CREEK MASTER PLAN - IMPACT
ABSTRACT
The Ash Creek tidal estuary is one of the few remaining tidal estuaries in Southwest Connecticut that is
relatively undeveloped. Located in Bridgeport and Fairfield, Connecticut, it provides a tremendous number
of important ecological functions, serving as a sanctuary for nesting birds, shellfish, and finfish. It also
contains a large amount of unditched spartina marshland. In addition to its wildlife and plant habitat, the
estuary provides many other services to the community. It provides surrounding areas with flood control,
shoreline stabilization from its tidal wetland vegetation, an opportunity for recreation, and an aesthetic
identity that contributes to higher property values, and ultimately a higher quality of life.
Aside from providing a strategic plan for ACCA and key information for the
Rooster River Watershed Plan, the Ash Creek Estuary Master Plan was also a
scientific study and the results have been published in academic books and
articles…
Quinn B. (2016) Case Study: Establishing Ecological Trajectory and Design Solutions for
The Ash Creek Estuary. In: Johnson M., Bayley A. (Eds) Coastal Change, Ocean
Conservation And Resilient Communities. Springer.

37. OUR DISAPPEARING SANDSPIT
Our focus in 2021 & 2022 was on the erosion in the Ash Creek Tidal Estuary.
ACCA enlisted our legislators from the local level up through the Federal level
as well as our alliances with other environmental organizations to bring
attention to this issue. Senator Blumenthal celebrated Earth Day in 2022 at
the sand spit with ACCA.

38. OUR DISAPPEARING SANDSPIT
We created a website and social media campaign to spread the word. Click on image below:

39. EVENTS SPONSORED 2020-2022
• APRIL 21, 2022 – BIRDS OF BLACK
ROCK Tom Raskausksas (BR Garden
Club/ACCA) held at BR Yacht Club.
• JULY 13, 2021 – OUR DISAPPEARING
SAND SPIT Gail Robinson, Ph.D.
• FEBRUARY 26, 2020 – WATER
QUALITY MONITORING IN BLACK
ROCK HARBOR panel discussion with
Pete Spain, Moderator; Bill Lucey,
Soundkeeper; Lauren Mappa, PE,
WPCA; Roger Reynolds, Esq., Save
the Sound; and Ann Straut, CT DEEP.
Held at Aquaculture School.

40. EVENTS SPONSORED 2019
• FEBRUARY 13, 2019 – OSPREY
PROTECTION AND RESCUES Milan
Bull, CT Audubon and Christine’s
Critters
• APRIL 9 & OCTOBER 16, 2019 –
HISTORY OF ASH CREEK at
Fayerweather Yacht Club, part of
Black Rock’s 375th anniversary
celebration
• NOVEMBER 17, 2019 – 2019
ENVIRONMENTAL AWARD at
Fayerweather Yacht Club

41. EVENTS SPONSORED 2017-2018
• JUNE 4 - 50 YEARS BEHIND THE
BINOCULARS BY Milan Bull, CT
Audubon at Fayerweather Yacht
Club
• MAY 9 - SPRING MIGRATION
BIRD WALK by Milan Bull, CT
Audubon
• APRIL 28 - SPRING CLEAN UP at
Ash Creek

42. EVENTS SPONSORED 2015-2016
• MAY 9, 2015 – SPRING CLEAN UP of Ash
Creek
• JUNE 17, 2015 – AUDUBON BIRD WALK AT
ASH CREEK – migratory shorebirds and birds
of Ash Creek
• NOVEMBER 7, 2015 - FALL CLEAN UP at Ash
Creek
• FEBRUARY 10, 2016 – BRIDGEPORT
WATERFRONT PLAN ACCA participated
• APRIL 24, 2016 – ACCA JOINED NO TO O&G
– to fight potential pollution source on
Howard Avenue
• SEPTEMBER 26, 2017– FALL CLEAN UP of Ash
Creek

43. EVENTS SPONSORED IN 2014
• MARCH 4 – ASH CREEK RESTORATION –
met with Steve Hladun to create joint plan
between ACCA and City for Ash Creek
restoration efforts
• APRIL 19 – SPRING CLEAN UP of Ash Creek
• SEPTEMBER 17– ASH CREEK’S ROLE AS A
MIGRATORY STOP-OVER IN THE ATLANTIC
FLYWAY – Milan Bull, Senior Scientist,
Connecticut Audubon Society (jointly
sponsored with the Black Rock Garden
Club)
• NOVEMBER 10– ASH CREEK RESTORATION
– ACCA met with Mayor Finch & First
Selectman Tetreau to come to joint
municipal agreement on restoration plans

44. EVENTS SPONSORED IN 2013
• MARCH 4 – ECOHISTORY OF ASH CREEK
(using aerial photos from 1938 to the
present scientific investigators will discuss
the changes to Ash Creek over the years
based on historical records)
• APRIL 20 – SPRING CLEAN UP of Ash
Creek
• SEPTEMBER 21- FALL CLEAN UP at Ash
Creek
• OCTOBER 6– AUDUBON BIRD WALK AT
ASH CREEK – migratory shorebirds and
birds of Ash Creek

45. ECOHISTORY OF ASH CREEK
Ecohistory of Ash Creek – Part I & Part II
Click YouTube links below to view presentation:

46. EVENTS SPONSORED IN 2012…
• APRIL 7– SPRING CLEAN UP at Ash
Creek
• OCTOBER 6– FALL CLEAN UP at Ash
Creek
• DECEMBER 5– ECOLOGICAL MASTER
PLAN FOR ASH CREEK by Dr. Steven
Danzer and Bryan Quinn at
Fayerweather Yacht club

47. EVENTS SPONSORED IN 2011
• APRIL 9 – SPRING CLEAN UP at Ash Creek
• SEPTEMBER 17 – FALL CLEAN UP at Ash Creek
• OCTOBER 19 – WHY ASH CREEK MATTERS at
Fayerweather Yacht Club, Discussion Forum With
Milan Bull (Senior Director Of Science &
Conservation At CT Audubon), Dr. Jennifer Mattei
(Professor of Biology, Sacred Heart University), And
Dr. Steve Danzer (soil and wetlands scientist).
Panel was moderated by Dr. Kraig Steffen, Fairfield
University (Vice President, ACCA)

48. EVENTS SPONSORED IN 2010
• FEBRUARY 28 – NEW NEIGHBORS SOCIAL at the Fayerweather
Yacht Club, Speaker: Lisa Miro, Conservation Director for City of
Bridgeport
• MARCH 27– SPRING CLEAN UP at Ash Creek
• AUGUST 19 – GREAT MARSH ISLAND SHOREBIRD HIKE at Ash
Creek (with Aspetuck Land Trust & led by Milan Bull of CT
Audubon)
• SEPTEMBER 25 – FALL CLEAN UP at Ash Creek

49. 2010 ASH CREEK CLEAN UP

50. EVENTS SPONSORED IN 2009
• MARCH 15 – NEW NEIGHBORS SOCIAL at the Fayerweather Yacht
Club
• APRIL 18 - BEACH GRASS PLANTINGS at Ash Creek
• MAY 12 – AUDUBON BIRD WALK at Ash Creek with Milan Bull
• MAY 16 – CLEAN UP at Ash Creek
• JULY 18 – VICTORY PARTY at Harborview Market
• SEPTEMBER 19 - CLEAN UP at Ash Creek
• NOVEMBER 18 – FALL EVENT at Fayerweather Yacht Club - Prof.
Mark Beekey, Sacred Heart University on Horseshoe Crabs &
Migratory Shorebirds

51. 2009 BIRD WALK

52. EVENTS SPONSORED IN 2008…
• FEBRUARY 2 – NEW NEIGHBORS SOCIAL at the Fayerweather
Yacht Club featuring Charles Brilvitch on the History of Black
Rock
• APRIL 26 – SPRING CLEAN UP at Ash Creek
• MAY 15 – AUDUBON BIRD WALK at Ash Creek with Milan Bull
• MAY 17 – PROJECT LIMULUS at Ash Creek
• SEPTEMBER 20 – FALL CLEAN UP at Ash Creek
• OCTOBER 7 – PUBLIC HEARING on Toner Dock
• OCTOBER 25 – BEACH GRASS PLANTINGS at sand spit

53. 2008 PROJECT LIMULUS…

54. EVENTS SPONSORED IN 2007
• MARCH 19 – ASH CREEK/ROOSTER RIVER WATERSHED seminar
presented by Professor Kraig Steffen, Fairfield University at Black Rock
Arts Center
• MARCH 21 – ASH CREEK/ROOSTER RIVER WATERSHED seminar
presented by Professor Kraig Steffen, Fairfield University at
Connecticut Audubon Society in Fairfield
• MARCH 24 – NEW NEIGHBORS SOCIAL at the Fayerweather Yacht
Club Featuring Charles Brilvitch on the History Of Black Rock
• MAY 5 – SPRING CLEAN UP of Ash Creek
• JULY 26 – AUDUBON BIRD WALK with Milan Bull

55. 2007 WATERSHED TALK
Click here to see presentation: Watershed Talk

56. EVENTS SPONSORED IN 2006
• JANUARY 28 – NEW NEIGHBORS SOCIAL at the Fayerweather Yacht Club featuring Dr. Art
Samuelson on the History of Black Rock.
• MARCH 27 – BACKYARD BIRDING & THE ASH CREEK ECOSYSTEM - Professor Tod Osier,
Fairfield University
• APRIL 29 – SPRING CLEAN UP of Ash Creek
• MAY 5 – BLUE HERON BALL at the Black Rock Yacht Club
• JUNE 17 – GREAT MARSH ISLAND CELEBRATION for the Preservation of Great Marsh
Island by the Aspetuck Land Trust and Town Of Fairfield with Refreshments and a Walking
Tour of Ash Creek led by Milan Bull.
• OCTOBER 6 – UTILITY BRIDGE Public Meeting with CL&P and Black Rock/Fairfield
Community. Slide Show and Mock Ups by CL&P. Slide Show By ACCA. Q&A followed.
• SEPTEMBER 16 – FALL CLEAN UP of Ash Creek
• NOVEMBER 13 - DEEP PUBLIC HEARING on Utility Bridge
• DECEMBER 5 – VICTORY PARTY at Harborview for Utility Bridge

57. 2006 BLUE HERON BALL…

58. UTILITY BRIDGE VICTORY PARTY…
https://youtu.be/fpUlwBnZa_w
Click here to see YouTube video of the party:

59. EVENTS SPONSORED IN 2005
• JANUARY 27 - WINGED MIGRATION large screen
showing of DVD at Connecticut Audubon Society
Center in Fairfield – open to public
• APRIL 30 – SPRING CLEAN UP of Ash Creek -for the
first year the clean up on both sides of Ash Creek
was coordinated
• MAY 13 – BLUE HERON BALL at the Black Rock
Yacht Club
• SEPTEMBER 7 – BIRD TOUR of Ash Creek was held
at 7 PM along Ash Creek by Professor Kraig Steffen
• SEPTEMBER 17 - WALKING TOUR OF HISTORICAL
BLACK ROCK and Black Rock's maritime past by
Charles Brilvitch will be held at 1 PM this Saturday
starting at Harborview Market
• SEPTEMBER 24 – FALL CLEAN UP of Ash Creek
which we also coordinated with Mill River
Wetlands Committee

60. EVENTS SPONSORED IN 2004…
• JANUARY 23 – COASTAL HABITAT RESTORATION IN BLACK ROCK – presentation by
Charles Brilvitch at Burroughs Community Center
• MARCH 18– ESTABLISHING NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES IN CONNECTICUT
presentation by William Kolodnicki, Refuge Manager, Stewart B. McKinney National
Wildlife Refuge (USFWS) at Burrough Community Center
• APRIL 24 – SPRING CLEAN UP of Ash Creek
• MAY 1– BLUE HERON BALL at Black Rock Yacht Club
• SEPTEMBER 18 – FALL CLEAN UP of Ash Creek
• NOVEMBER 19 – ASH CREEK’S IMPORTANCE AS A MIGRATORY FLYWAY presentation
by Milan Bull of Connecticut Audubon Society at Burroughs Community Center

61. 2004 BLUE HERON BALL

62. GANIM DOCK…

63. EVENTS SPONSORED IN 2003…
• APRIL 19 – SPRING CLEAN UP of Ash Creek
• JUNE 10 – ASH CREEK TIDAL ESTUARY AS A HABITAT FOR NESTING AND
MIGRATORY SHOREBIRD presentation by Milan Bull, CT Audubon, and
ECOLOGICAL HISTORY OF ASH CREEK presentation by Ed Jones, Fairfield
Department of Conservation, at Burroughs Community Center
• SEPTEMBER 13 – ASH CREEK BIRD WALK led by Milan Bull, CT Audubon
• OCTOBER 18 – ASH CREEK PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT & SALE - fundraiser at
Burroughs Community Center

64. ASH CREEK ART FUNDRAISER…

65. GRANTS RECEIVED
• 2022 - $15,000 LIS STEWARDSHIP FUND PROVIDED MATCHING FUNDS FOR
MASTER PLAN REVISION
• 2022 – $7,256 SAVE THE SOUND EXPENSES FOR THE UNIFIED WATER STUDY IN
BLACK ROCK HARBOR & BRIDGEPORT HARBOR
• 2021 – $5,000 SANTA ENVIRONMENTAL FOUNDATION FOR UNIFIED WATER
STUDY TO EXPAND INTO BRIDGEPORT HARBOR
• 2022 – $3,427 SAVE THE SOUND EXPENSES FOR THE UNIFIED WATER STUDY
• 2021 – $10,000 VINCENT J. COATES FOUNDATION GRANT FOR PARK
RESTORATION PROJECT
• 2020 – $3,427 SAVE THE SOUND EXPENSES FOR THE UNIFIED WATER STUDY
• 2020 – $10,000 WENY CHARITABLE TRUST GRANT FOR PARK RESTORATION
PROJECT WITH 5K FOR PARK AND 5K FOR SAND SPIT PLANTINGS

66. GRANTS RECEIVED
• 2019 – $1,395 SAVE THE SOUND PROVIDED START- UP EXPENSES FOR THE
UNIFIED WATER STUDY IN BLACK ROCK HARBOR
• 2019 – $10,000 VINCENT J. COATES FOUNDATION GRANT FOR PARK
RESTORATION PROJECT.
• 2019 – $5,000 WENY CHARITABLE TRUST GRANT FOR PARK RESTORATION
PROJECT.
• 2019 – $8,000 SANTA ENVIRONMENTAL FOUNDATION FOR UNIFIED WATER
STUDY.

67. GRANTS RECEIVED
• 2012 – $5,000 FAIRFIELD COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION grant for Phase I
of Ecological Master Plan For Ash Creek.
• 2012 – $5,000 WATERSHED ASSISTANCE SMALL GRANTS PROGRAM, conducted
in association with the Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental
Protection under Section 319 of the Clean Water Act. The small grants program
was administered by RIVERS ALLIANCE OF CONNECTICUT. Grant for Phase I of
Ecological Master Plan for Ash Creek.
• 2012 - In-kind donations have also been provided by two ecological consultants:
STEVE DANZER of STEVEN DANZER PH.D. & ASSOCIATES LLC, a professional
wetlands scientist, and BRYAN QUINN, ONE NATURE, LLC a specialist in ecological
habitat restoration for Phase I of Ecological Master Plan for Ash Creek.

68. GRANTS RECEIVED
• 2004 – $5,000 The WATERSHED ASSISTANCE SMALL GRANTS
PROGRAM, conducted in association with the Connecticut
Department of Energy & Environmental Protection under Section 319
of the Clean Water Act. The small grants program was administered
by RIVERS ALLIANCE OF CONNECTICUT. Grant for public watershed
education of Rooster River/Ash Creek watershed
• RESULT – Created public watershed education road show with PowerPoint presentation
and handouts, including information on stormwater runoff and what residents can do
to prevent further pollution. Program was readapted for use at St. Ann’s School in
Black Rock.

69. GRANTS RECEIVED
• 2003 – $2,000 NE GRASSROOTS ENVIRONMENTAL FUND to organize
and participate in DEEP hearings against the construction of a 50’ dock
in the Ash Creek Tidal Estuary
• RESULT – Precedent setting ruling by DEEP to not only reduce size of dock, but to
allow window of time during high tide when boat is allowed to access the dock

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