The Arabia Alliance celebrated Black History Month with a blog series that spotlighted influential and talented African Americans in the national heritage area and beyond. We covered the trailblazer and path creator Tyrone Burkette, audio/visual storytellers Angel and Gazza Forte of Mermaid-Lion Entertainment and The Stonecrest Podcast, and water warrior and conservationist Dr. Jackie Echols, Board President of the South River Watershed Alliance. Please visit our site to learn more about the incredible African American history of Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area and its partners.
Arabia Mountain Goes To D.C.
From February 6-8, Arabia Alliance staff were in Washington D.C. for an annual national heritage area (NHA) business meeting. Executive Director Revonda Cosby and Communications Manager Jeff Dingler met with other NHA team members from across the country. Cosby and Dingler also met with the staff of Georgia senators and representatives on Capitol Hill to thank them for passing the NHA Act at the end of last year. Click here to check out our photo/video blog of the entire trip.
Bruce Street and Panola Mountain In The News
The Arabia Alliance made quite a bit of local news in February and early March. Paul Milliken of FOX 5 News covered both the upcoming Capital Campaign to transform Lithonia's Bruce Street School ruins into a multi-use, community events space as well as a new inclusive initiative called All-Terrain Georgia to get all-terrain wheelchairs in Georgia State Parks, including Panola Mountain. These trail-friendly wheelchairs are free; click here to register. It’s never a dull day in the NHA!
Upcoming Events
March 8, 15, 22, 29
Walking With Women Making History
Wednesdays in March, join different influential women in the community for a hike mingled with local history. All hikes start at the Vaughter's Farm Trailhead at 3366 Klondike Rd. Stonecrest, GA 30038. Check our calendar of events for more details about times. March 11
Lost But Found Safe And Sound
March 22
Sunsets and Scientists
Hike to Arabia Mountain summit, enjoy a sunset, and gain an understanding of this mountain's unique ecology and conservation success story from Ranger Robby and local researchers. 7pm at Arabia Mountain Nature Center. No registration necessary. March 25
Friends of Panola Mtn. Extended Hike
Take a guided hike with a trained “Friends of Panola” volunteer, through the restricted Conservation Area and up to the summit of Panola Mountain. This is a 5-mile, semi-off trail, strenuous hike. Event Fees and Phone Number: $10 plus $5 parking. 770-389-7801.
March 30
Bruce Street School Capital Campaign
At 1pm in front of the old stone building, Arabia Alliance will kick off the Bruce Street School Capital Campaign, which aims to raise $100,000 for phase 2 of this historic structure’s stabilization and reinvention into a multi-use open-air community events space. March 31
Tires and Fires at Wilburn Farm
Join Ranger Robby for a working vacation during golden hour as we remove tires from the forest followed by a cozy campfire with s'mores. Starts at 7pm at Wilburn Farm, 3899 N. Goddard Rd. Click this link to sign up.
