2022 COA Mini-Grant Recipients

Osprey on nest
Pollinator planting
American Bittern

We received 21 applications. Due to limited funding we are not able to fund all and gave preference to new applicants. The awards are as follows:

Meriden Natural Resources$800Build a Chimney Swift tower using community youth
Sue Frisch$1,000Project to restore a heron rookery
Simsbury Land Trust$300 Habitat improvement project
Southington Land Trust$400Restore habitat with native plants
Sam Merker$675Bittern study under supervision of Chris Elphick and Min Huang
Nancy James$300Educate about the hazards of fishing line
Wendy Kovar$600Osprey platform and perch pole to be erected in Clinton
Canton Land Conservation Trust$400Pollinator pathway garden in their Peace Pole Park
Hart Magnet School$700Urban school habitat revitalization
Pollinator Pathway Stamford$500Plant songbird habitat at Chestnut Hill Park
Freedom First Wildlife Rehabilitation, Inc.$1,000Barn Owl nest box project