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April 26, 2007
Hiking and learning with the Visually Impaired
at Reflection Riding Arboretum & Botanical Garden
Horticulturist Paola Zannini shows the students how plants are propagated
On Wednesday April 25, American Hiking Society participated in a field trip for 17 visually impaired students at Reflection Riding Arboretum & Botanical Garden here in Chattanooga. This is the third field trip that American Hiking Society has assisted the Hamilton County Department of Education's office of Visual Disabilities with.
In addition to the field trip where students learned about native plants, took a short hike, planted some rare American Chestnuts seedlings, and ground was broken for a brand new Garden of the Senses. All in all, it was an exciting and uplifting day.
To listen to a 4 minute 11 second interview with two students, along with Reflection Riding Board President Michael Green and Reflection Riding Executive Director Dave Hopkins, please click on this link. (1.94 MB)
To launch a one minute 47 second video that appeared on the Chattanooga CBS affiliate News Channel 12, please click here.
Enjoy!
Hiking in the News | By Jeffrey Hunter | 01:21 PM
