DeKalb County has received a $3,000 grant from the State of Georgia for a wildlife viewing platform at the Davidson-Arabia Mountain Nature Preserve.
The Georgia Wildlife Resources Division has announced it is providing the grant to the DeKalb County Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs. It will fund a mountain trail viewing platform with interpretive signage at the 2,550-acre nature preserve. It's one of six grant recipients chosen from 15 applicants.
The funds come from the Georgia Nongame Wildlife Conservation Fund, part of a program by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources to increase awareness of wildlife by providing ways for the public to view animals, plants and habitats.
Also in the metro Atlanta area, similar grants will fund monarch and related pollinator habitats with signs and outreach at Gwinnett County Parks, and the repair and upgrade of a boardwalk and observation platform in a Piedmont tupelo river swamp at the Alcovy Conservation Center near Covington.
