Apr 12, 2013
NHA sites named AJC best picnic spots
Fresh air, amazing landscapes, and cool shady spots abound in the Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area. No wonder the AJC named it the best place in metro Atlanta to picnic...
Mar 25, 2013
Public Archeology Day April 2013
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Mar 15, 2013
New Home Needed; Shallow Pit Preferred
Finding a new home for an endangered plant species isn’t easy. Especially when that tiny plant prefers to live in a cozy pool on a granite monadnock. In early December,...
Mar 15, 2013
New PATH Open For Adventure
Curves ahead! New PATH features a serpentine bridge, plenty of hills, and gorgeous views. For several years, the Arabia Mountain/South River/Rockdale River PATH Trail system has terminated at the...
Dec 6, 2012
Down and Dirty at the Lyon Farm
A shard of pottery or a rusted nail – to some it may be junk but to an archaeologist, it’s a treasure that might yield clues about people long gone. To...
Dec 6, 2012
Lithonia Rocks! – An Expedition
Granite relics, historic homesteads and spiritual sanctuaries were showcased at the first Arabia Mountain Expedition entitled “Lithonia Rocks.” The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation...
Aug 23, 2012
Designers Turn Their Eye to Historic Arabia Mountain Building
As part of an annual service project, more than 20 design professionals including architects, landscape architects and interior designers, studied the historic 1929 building and its connections to...
Aug 23, 2012
Volunteers Dig Up Some History at Lyon Farm
In late April, the general public of Georgia was given a rare opportunity to participate in an official archaeological dig. This event was created in partnership between the Arabia Mountain...
Jul 19, 2012
National Passport Program
The National Passport Program, or Passport to Your National Parks Program, is a program that was created in 1986 to record visits to hundreds of national parks and heritage areas...
Jan 30, 2012
AMNHA named “Great Place”
The Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area is pleased to be the recipient of the inaugural "Great Place" award by the Atlanta Regional Commission annual Development of Excellence awards....
Nov 14, 2011
Heritage Area subject of “Georgia Outdoors”
It's difficult to sum up a place as vast and diverse as the Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area in a neat package, but Sharon Collins from "Georgia Outdoors" on Georgia Public Broadcasting has...
Nov 14, 2011
Monastery featured on “Where in Georgia?”
The Monastery of the Holy Spirit was featured on 11Alive’s “Where in Georgia?” segment. Ted Hall spent some time getting to know the monks and learning how they spend their...