Field Notes

On the Georgia author’s 100th birthday, we look at how Flannery O’Connor discovered the Monastery, and how some of her famous peacocks wound up there. March 25th this year marks […]

The Arabia Alliance’s Assistant Executive Director and resident Historian Brigette Jones reflects on the significance of Black History Month on the eve of the United States’ 250th. National Heritage Areas […]

Born and raised in neighboring Ellenwood, Georgia, Moore spent much of his childhood outdoors. With an insatiable passion for nature, he soon realized that this was something he would be […]

Anderson is the last living member of the Bruce Street School graduating class of 1950 and her grandmother Frances Branham was a third-grade teacher at the school.  At 90, Mae […]

A revered landscape architect who designed the children’s garden in the White House, Alexander was also a passionate preservationist who convinced others to protect local green spaces Anyone who’s visited […]

The popular Arabia Mountain ranger and trail guide was a renaissance man who was also a pastor, educator, college president and model train enthusiast. The Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area […]

Visitors to the Monastery of the Holy Spirit (MoHS) may not know the name Moses Green, but his work abounds throughout the Monastery grounds. If you see brick on brick, […]

The National Heritage Area contains some fascinating Civil War history from skirmishes at Flat Rock during the Battle of Atlanta to experiencing the destruction of William Sherman’s March to the […]

A month after large plumes of chemical smoke were deposited into the skies above Conyers, local residents are still waiting for updates, as many questions remain unanswered. On the morning […]

Cistercian monks at the Monastery of the Holy Spirit used an old firetruck not just as a way to put out wildfires but also to warm up to the community. […]

Dawn Massey was an indefatigable supporter of her hometown of Lithonia, and Ranger Mike Montgomery knew Arabia Mountain perhaps better than anyone.  It’s always hard losing loved ones. We at […]

Visitors were left disappointed as this year’s Daisy bloom did not materialize. But because of recent heavy rains, there might be some late-bloomers.  September in the Arabia Mountain National Heritage […]