Aug 22, 2019
A Daisy Days Preview with Ranger Taylor
With Daisy Days on the horizon, we joined Panola Mountain State Park Assistant Park Manager Taylor Aluko for a preview of what to expect at Panola as the yellow daisies...
Aug 21, 2019
Georgia State Park and Historic Site managers receive accolades during recent conference
From The Albany Herald. Several Georgia State Park and Historic Site managers were honored recently during a statewide conference held in Savannah. Nearly 300 representatives from the Georgia...
Aug 15, 2019
200 Years of History, 90 Feet of Paper
On a hot August Saturday, Johnny Waits stood with two assistants outside of the historic T. A. Bryant, Sr. Homestead, unrolling a 90-foot-long sheet of paper. Waits is President and...
Aug 8, 2019
What’s A Daisy?
Every year in September, an explosion of yellow flowers covers granite outcrops such as Arabia and Panola Mountains. These are Stone Mountain daisies or Porter’s sunflowers (Helianthus porteri)...
Aug 5, 2019
6 of Atlanta’s Best Bike Trails
From The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. By Archith Seshadri The summer months give us a chance to enjoy the beautiful outdoors. What’s not to like with bright blue skies, beautiful chirping birds...
Aug 1, 2019
Conyers| Rockdale County: Living Large
From Georgia Trend. By Linda M. Erbele Local Flavor Peaceful Easy Feeling Metro Atlanta isn’t known as a place for peace and tranquility – the traffic and construction noises drowned...
Aug 1, 2019
Walk through a Green Gateway
A newly designed garden celebrating Lithonia’s rich and impactful history opened to the public on Friday, July 26. Officials and community members from the City of Lithonia, DeKalb County and...
Jul 25, 2019
Lithonia Woman’s Club Pocket Park hosts grand opening
From The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. By Pamela Miller DeKalb County, the city of Lithonia and the Arabia Mountain Heritage Area Alliance will host a grand opening celebration 9:30 a.m. Friday, July...
Jul 23, 2019
It’s National Moth Week!
Where butterflies flutter by day, moths fly at night, meaning that most of us don’t really get to see or experience these animals on a regular basis. That’s unfortunate because...
Jul 23, 2019
Paddle Down the South River
The South River has seen human activity for thousands of years: Native Americans traded up and down the River and settled along its banks. Today, the South River Watershed Alliance...
Jul 11, 2019
Early Morning Hikes
Even though summer days heat up, we can still get outside and enjoy nature in the mornings. Not only is the air cooler, but many animals are more active in...
Jul 2, 2019
New Mountain Bike Trails in the AMNHA
Over five miles of new trails have opened at South Rockdale Community Park, creating new opportunities for outdoor recreation in the Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area (AMNHA). Supporting...