Recent News If you are just starting out with photography or a lifetime enthusiast--- Everyone is encouraged to participate in the Natural Wonders Photography Contest! Start taking pictures now in the following categories: Landscapes, Waterscapes, Native Wildlife, Native Plants, and Ways to Protect Our Waterways and prepare yourself for submitting your pictures to the contest next spring! Prizes include a reception for the top three winners in each category at the Gibby Center for the Arts in Middletown where the winning photographs will be displayed along with cash prizes and other things to be announced later! Download the flyer and contest rules and spread the word! For more detailed information about the contest call 302-382-0335! _________________________________________________________________ Delaware Online recently highlighted the following news story about students at Townsend Elementary School, in Townsend, DE. These students are creating a wildlife habit at their school yard as part of an effort to become Delaware’s first town as a wildlife habitat. Townsend Elementary School falls within the Appoquinimink River Watershed, so the ARA would like to extend a big thank you to these students for contributing to improving the health of the Appoquinimink River Watershed! _________________________________________________________________ We are happy to unveil our new "Rain Barrels" brochure that is hot off the press!  As a part of our "Gardening for the Environment" program, this brochure shows everyone step-by-step how to make your own rain barrel.  Check it out today!