Granted, it's a very special ship. And 50,000 acres of forest is its own reward. The New College At Oxford story of replacing the oak beams in the dining hall

Granted, it's a very special ship. And 50,000 acres of forest is its own reward. The New College At Oxford story of replacing the oak beams in the dining hall is more fact than legend (though it's usually told in a very Just-So way that's a little too tidy), and it's not alone in this sort of husbandry: https://blog.longnow.org/02014/12/31/humans-and-trees-in-long-term-partnership/ https://blog.longnow.org/02014/12/31/humans-and-trees-in-lon...