Rally held to highlight importance of Indian River

The Indian River is vital to Millsboro, so much so that the community feels compelled to hold rallies to educate others about it.  That's what happened Thursday at Cupola Park.

The event featured different stations to learn everything about the river, from what fish live in the water to how vital oysters are to keep the water clean.

Other stations taught locals how to keep their homes river friendly by installing rain gardens, picking up after your pet, and properly maintaining your septic system.

"It's important economically, people use the Indian River for recreation," said Amy Barra, Outreach and Education Coordinator Delaware Center For Inland Bays.  "Lots of people live around it, so residential values to be really important to you and it also goes into our bays so it impacts the health of the bays too."

This rally comes a month after the Delaware Center for the Inland bays released a report outlining potential impacts of pollution and violations at the nearby Mountaire Farms chicken processing plant.

Herman Jackson of the Nanticoke tribe was also at Thursday's event for a blessing of the river.