Best-selling author Andrea Wulf is speaking at Reflection Riding Monday, May 2 at 7:30 p.m.Reflection Riding Arboretum & Nature Center is hosting a lecture by best-selling author Andrea Wulf on the subject of her book “Founding Gardeners,” which focuses on how the Founding Fathers’ relationships to the land affected their politics.
A fundraiser for Reflection Riding, the event is set for Monday, May 2 at 7:30 p.m.
“She has a unique perspective on what motivated people to write what they did in the Constitution,” Refection Riding Executive Director Larry Zehnder said of Wulf.
He felt that having her share the connections she sees between plants and politics in the peaceful atmosphere of Reflection Riding would be a pleasant change from the today’s tumultuous political climate.
Wulf’s message – that the backbone of society is based on the living structures around us – also supports Reflection Riding’s goal of developing a premium botanical garden for the area, added Zehnder.
Member and supporter Jim Frierson shared the book with Zehnder and brought Wulf to Chattanooga following another speaking engagement in Asheville, N.C. As the “granddaddy of public land trusts in Chattanooga,” Reflection Riding is the perfect spot for Wulf to share her message, he said.
Zehnder said this is the first of many lectures on environmental topics he plans to hold at Reflection Riding. He is currently working on putting a program together for next year.
The cost to attend is $35, which goes to the privately funded nature center. Call the center at 821-1160 to see about reserving a spot.