Sep 26, 2019
A Day of Daisies: 2019 Recap
On Sunday, September 22nd, hikers conquered three mountains and saw dozens of blooming yellow daisies. The second annual Daisy Days Triple Hike began at Stone Mountain (the largest of the...
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Sep 18, 2019
Daisy Days is Coming!
Our Daisy Days Triple Hike is coming up soon. This Triple Hike – where we summit Stone, Arabia and Panola Mountain all in one day – celebrates the vibrant yellow...
Sep 12, 2019
Arabia Alliance Honored at Georgia Governor’s Tourism Conference
This week, staff of the Arabia Mountain Heritage Area Alliance (the nonprofit coordinator of the National Heritage Area) spent three days in LaGrange, GA, at the 2019 Georgia Governor’s Tourism...
Sep 5, 2019
Barren Rock? Not So Much
Look at the metro-Atlanta monadnocks (the granite mountains of Stone, Arabia and Panola) and you’ll see what looks like a mass of barren stone. Look closer, though, and you’ll see...
Aug 29, 2019
We Love Books!
This weekend, you’ll find us far away from the quiet hills and historic sites of the AMNHA: we’ll have a booth in the heart of the bustling Decatur Book Festival!...
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 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 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 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...