Field Notes

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 […]

Last September, Hurricane Helene devastated large swathes of the South, and the South River Water Trail was hit especially hard. A year later, we take a look at the recovery […]