Mar 16, 2023
Junior Ranger Day 2023
Get your hands dirty and discover history, culture, and nature as you earn your Junior Ranger Badge during this action-packed day. $5 for kids, free for adults Registration Required at...
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Feb 27, 2023
Arabia Mountain Day Hike with the Georgia Conservancy
Join Ranger Robby and the Conservancy to celebrate the blooms of diamorpha as we explore the forests, wetlands, and rock outcrops of Arabia Mountain Registration required. See...
Feb 27, 2023
Sunsets and Scientists
Join Ranger Robby with federal and state researchers to learn about Arabia’s most endangered plants and our conservation success story that is protecting them. We’ll hike to the summit,...
Feb 27, 2023
Arabia Wellness Walk
Join DeKalb County Wellness Coordinator Michelle Walldorff on a walk for wellness. Come learn tips, receive support, and take in the health benefits of...
Feb 22, 2023
Guardian of the South River
Jacqueline “Jackie” Echols: Board President of the South River Watershed Alliance Rivers are a crucial part of any ecosystem. Unfortunately, more rivers and waterways are becoming polluted due to...
Feb 16, 2023
Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area Goes to D.C.
A photo blog of the annual NHA Meeting in our nation’s capital Every year, team members from across the nation’s National Heritage Areas converge in Washington D.C. for an important...
Jan 23, 2023
The National Heritage Area Act Becomes Law, Ensuring Arabia Mountain’s Future
When President Joe Biden signed the National Heritage Area Act into law on January 6, 2023, it capped a years-long effort to ensure long-term federal funding and support for all...
Aug 9, 2022
Flat Rock After Slavery
Following Emancipation, members of the Flat Rock community had to navigate the rise of Jim Crow and deal with the harsh presence of segregation in daily life. Some left and...
Aug 4, 2022
Things to Do in Lithonia
Have you visited historic Lithonia? Once the granite capital of the world, this small southern city is situated at the northern end of the National Heritage Area and offers a...
Jul 26, 2022
Skills and Inventions in the Flat Rock Community
Life in the rural South was not easy for members of the Flat Rock community, especially during Jim Crow. In this video, listen to board members and staff of the...
Jul 14, 2022
Quilt Making in the Flat Rock Community
Quilt making has played an important role in the history of Flat Rock, one of the oldest Black communities in Georgia. Listen as Johnny Waits and Patricia Bryant, both descendants...
Jul 4, 2022
Beauty Pageants and Racecars: Fourth of July at the Lithonia Speedway
At a dirt-floored dance hall far from the bustling streets of Atlanta, people raced, reveled and made merry. This place was the Lithonia Speedway and the accompanying Country Club, tucked...