Field Notes

What are the most common mushrooms in the Heritage Area, and where can enthusiasts legally forage them? Arabia Mountain Interpretive Ranger Darling Ngoh breaks it down for us. It’s finally […]

It is 2026, and the Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area is turning 20 years old! For this special occasion, the Arabia Alliance brought back Monadnock Madness – Triple Hike, a […]

For 12 years, Muslimahs Endure has been getting women of Muslim faith outdoors and active, including at Arabia Mountain.  For Muslims across Metro Atlanta, the holy month of Ramadan just […]

The second week of February was a busy one, as the Arabia Alliance, volunteers and other fellow partners joined the BIPOC Outdoor Collective (BOC) in Charleston, South Carolina for the […]

Despite pay disparities and harsh working conditions, Black quarry workers were instrumental in the growth of a granite industry that made Lithonia prosperous. The ledge shudders before you feel it […]

Tech companies are putting a lot of pressure on DeKalb County and surrounding areas to open up more data centers. But what will be the impact of these centers in […]

While the Bruce Street Schoolhouse ruins are currently undergoing a revitalization, back in the mid-20th Century, this grassroots school provided education to a generation of Black students, including future Civil […]

The leaves have fallen, temperatures are dropping and winter is rolling in once again at Arabia and Panola Mountains. The unrelenting heat on the rock is finally gone and the […]

The KKK was reborn on Stone Mountain in 1915 and Klan rallies continued in the town until the late ’70s.  DeKalb County Park Ranger Horace O’Kelly still remembers the annual […]

Since the Arabia Alliance hosted a Celebration back in August, there’s been demand for public tours of DeKalb’s only extant plantation home. This month, those tours start. Beginning November 15th, […]

There are two-dozen cemeteries located in or near Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area. Some go back to the Antebellum period, some are still maintained, and others we know surprisingly little […]

As we near Halloween, large, golden-yellow-and-black Joro spiders have returned to hang out (literally) and provide a spooky vibe. But why are there suddenly so many and do they even […]